PROGRAMS | Ground Score

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A photo of a Ground Score G.L.I.T.T.E.R. worker picking up trash at a houseless camp in Portland Oregon.

Close-up image of a pile of empty aluminum cans and plastic bottles being processed for recycling at The People's Depot in Portland, Oregon. Most of the containers are green Mountain Dew cans.

A close up photo of a person mending a strip of denim in Ground Score Association's Reuse and Repair program that teaches people easy entry sewing skills.

Photo of a worker at Ground Score's laundry facility leaning over and checking on a washer with a load of laundry inside it. Behind the worker, three dryers and three washers are visible. The dryers are stacked on top of the washers.

Photo of large black plastic storage bins with yellow lids stacked inside Ground Score's storage area. Some of the bins are stacked on large shelves, and others are stacked below the shelves.

G.L.I.T.T.E.R.

Ground Score Leading Inclusively Together Through Environmental Recovery or G.L.I.T.T.E.R. provides litter collection and tentside waste collection services for houseless camps across the Portland Metro Region. It ensures sanitation for those who would otherwise lack access to them and keeps our city's streets and sidewalks clean for all.

THE PEOPLE'S DEPOT

The People's Depot is Ground Score's beverage redemption center operated for canners, by canners. The People's Depot generates formal, benefitted jobs for workers, serves hundreds of canners a week in the Central Eastside, and prevents the emission of hundreds of tonnes of CO2 equivalent (greenhouse gases) a year.

reuse and repair

Ground Score's Reuse Team offers a Sewing Program for low-barrier learning in the recovery, reuse and repair of textiles. Most materials come from GSA’s waste collection routes and community partners. This program is fundraising towards a fully-functioning eco-production studio.

THE WASH HOUSE

The Wash House is the laundry program we created in partnership with the City of Portland. Folks who need free laundry services can drop off up to 40 pounds of laundry to our facility on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Wash House also washes shelter bedding, and it cleans and redistributes clothing, blankets, other textiles that would otherwise go in the landfill.

Storage, OUTREACH, & Housing

Ground Score operates special programs to serve community members. We currently provide day storage and conduct environmental and health outreach in partnership with other local organizations.