Donate Life Northwest - Done Vida Noroeste

Donate Life Northwest works to provide Oregon's Hispanic/Latino population with education and access to resources around donation and transplant. The Done Vida Noroeste program works with Spanish-speaking Latino volunteers and community health organizations to provide bilingual and culturally specific education about donor registration, access to transplants, and opportunities to honor the generosity of donor families and the gratitude of recipients. 

The U.S. Office of Minority Health reports that nationally:

• The number of organ transplants performed on Hispanics in 2024 was about 35 percent of the number of Hispanics currently waiting for a transplant. The number of transplants performed on non-Hispanic whites was 53 percent of the number currently waiting.
• While 22.6 percent of the total candidates currently waiting for transplants are Hispanic, they comprised 15.4 percent of organ donors in 2024.
• Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the white population, and they are almost twice as likely to die from chronic liver disease as compared to the white population.

Community Presentations

We invite members of the public to use our PowerPoint and request a supplemental kit of Spanish language brochures and registration forms.  Contact us about the availability of Spanish speaking presenters.

Stories of Hope

If your life has been touched by donation or transplantation, we invite you to share your story and inspire others. 

Educational Resources in Spanish

• General info videos in Spanish:  HRSA 
• Request brochures and registration forms in Spanish
• Presentation available by request
• Visit the Educational Resources page; nearly all toolkits contain Spanish language talking points and graphics. 
• Watch more videos on our Done Vida Youtube channel for Spanish language public service announcements and testimonials.

Visit our Facebook Page

   https://www.facebook.com/donevidanoroeste

Ambassador Program

Bilingual volunteers are critical to helping us educate the community about this important health crisis. Done Vida volunteers organize and/or attend events, speak to the community or school groups, and share their stories through our various public education projects.  For more information, please contact donevida@donatelifenw.org.