Raffle for Rainbow will raise funds for Rainbow Place Shelter, a women's emergency hypothermia shelter located in Rockville, MD. For 43 years Rainbow Place Shelter has provided emergency hypothermia shelter to women in Montgomery County Maryland.

Rainbow has 24 beds available each night, from November through March. Rainbow is small, but mighty. Well over 3000 women have stayed at Rainbow over the years, and during those years Rainbow has added services well beyond providing shelter: Rainbow’s guests receive a warm, safe place to sleep, 3 meals a day, access to showers, laundry facilities, case management, and referrals to local social services, treatment and housing programs. Rainbow provides all these services while treating every person with dignity, compassion, and respect. 

Now Rainbow is working to expand the hours and season of its women’s shelter, as well as increase the number of beds available each night. Rainbow is also in the process of expanding its services to young adults (ages 18 - 24) in Montgomery County, including the LGBTQ+ community, with year-round, 24 hour, emergency shelter and the supports needed to transition out of homelessness. Rainbow’s new young adult shelter will house 30 guests and will offer services including mental health and substance abuse treatment/counseling, GED assistance, legal services, workforce development, and much more.  Rainbow will bring all its experience and resources to this new population, who will certainly benefit at a critical time in their lives from Rainbow’s smaller size and caring staff. 

Our Raffle for Rainbow is an online basket raffle (meaning there are many prizes to be won). It will run from September 6th - October 19th. We would love to have you participate!