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COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM Awards $70,670 in 2022Thanks to all who volunteer at fundraising events, who sponsor fundraising events and who donate directly.
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Photo from Sunriver Care and Share Outreach | The Council on Aging of Central Oregon received $5,070 for continuing support of the Meals on Wheels program that helps older adults remain independent in their homes for as long as possible. Volunteers delivered nutritious meals to 146 seniors and performed wellness checks, reducing social isolation. The grant supported expansion of fresh meals to south Deschutes clients one day per week. The La Pine Community Kitchen received $5,000 to deliver hot meals five times per week, open their food pantry twice a week and operate a clothes closet. They served more than 11,000 meals to over 3500 individuals in the first 9 months of 2022. The 1017 Project was granted $5,000 to provide 20,000 servings of ground beef to entities providing food to hungry residents of south Deschutes County. The Giving Plate was awarded $3,500 to provide weekend food backpacks to about 200 students in south Deschutes County which represents about half of the Backpacks for Bend program. Sunriver Care and Share Community Outreach was given $3,000 to fill food boxes once a month. They serve about 300 people a month. |
Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention - $23,000
CASA of Central Oregon was awarded $6,000 to recruit, train and support community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected foster children in south Deschutes County. The CASA volunteer is often the only consistent adult in a child’s life during their time in foster care. Children with a CASA do better in school and find a permanent home sooner than those without a CASA. Kids Center received $5,000 to support comprehensive child abuse evaluation services to an estimated 25 children living in south Deschutes County. MountainStar Family Relief Nursery received $4,000 for its Outreach Program that serves approximately 30 families in the La Pine area. With almost a decade of outreach service experience in La Pine, MountainStar is establishing a permanent site with two therapeutic classrooms there. Friends of the Children Central Oregon was granted $5,000 to empower youth who are facing the greatest obstacles. Trained mentors work with a kindergartener in south Deschutes County for 12 years. Mentors help the most under-resourced children develop the relationships, goals, and skills necessary to break generational cycles of poverty, abuse, and violence. Every Child Central Oregon plans to use $3,000 to recruit new and support existing general foster family placements in south Deschutes County using a model that was recently successful in Jefferson County. |
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Photo from CASA Central OR