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Central Oregon Gives Sets an Ambitious 2020 Goal

Program that puts all nonprofits in one place launches again on Nov. 12; nonprofits can sign up now
The Source Staff

The local program that helps Central Oregon nonprofits raise funds toward their end-of-year giving goals is back—this time, with a far more ambitious goal. Local nonprofits can sign up now to join Central Oregon Gives, the program created in 2019 by the Source Weekly and What If We Could. Last year, the program raised over […]

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TRACEs Central Oregon

Nonprofit partners with organizations to help Central Oregonians thrive
Chris Miller

TRACEs (trauma, resiliency and adverse childhood experiences) Central Oregon partners with other nonprofits to help adults and children in the area thrive. According to Katie McClure, director of TRACEs, in the fall of 2016 a group of organizations commissioned a review of what other communities were doing to address adverse childhood experiences. What they found […]

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The Foutz Foundation

New nonprofit aims to give kids the gift of music—one instrument at a time
Avatar photo Keely Damara

The Foutz Foundation is a labor of love, founded by husband and wife team Brian and Genny Foutz. Following the death of his brother, Travis Foutz, in May 2017, Brian Foutz created the nonprofit to honor his brother’s legacy. Before his death, Travis was training to become a music teacher at Central Oregon Community College. The […]

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Friends of the Children

Giving kids a consistent caring adult throughout their lives
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

You might have heard of volunteer programs that place a positive adult with a child in need of extra support. Friends of the Children builds on that model—but does it by enlisting “Friends” who earn a full-time salary for their mentorship. Founded in Portland in 1993 by Duncan Campbell, a Portland-area man who himself experienced […]

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ChickTech

Engaging women and girls in technology
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The color pink and the word “chick” might not seem like the first choices for those committed to female empowerment—but the people behind ChickTech don’t see it that way. The nonprofit wants the word “chick” to be seen as empowering, not degrading. And they chose pink as a signature color for their organization, in an […]

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Moon Country Snowbusters

Helping maintain trails for more than just snow users
Chris Miller

Way back in the same year man first walked on the moon, Moon Country formed as a nonprofit to help the Oregon State Snowmobile Association with trail grooming efforts. Over the years since, the clubs have evolved, changed, backstepped and grew, leading to the current Moon Country Snowbusters, formed in October 2017. The name pays […]

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