In honor of this week’s Give Guide, the Source team spent some time exploring the stories of a few local nonprofits.

A School for Learning Ranch Skills: A new nonprofit in Central Oregon is building community one homesteading class at a time

Homebuying Made Easy with Thistle & Nest: A fast-paced effort to help homebuyers find affordable housing

Families Supporting Families: Kindred Connections offers the bonds of family for parents who need a helping hand

Think Wild: Helping Central Oregon’s Wildlife, One Animal at a Time: How a Bend-based nonprofit is making a difference in the lives of local animals through rescue, rehabilitation and engagement

This article appears in Source Weekly November 7, 2024.

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Central Oregon Gives

by The Source Editorial Board, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 6, 2024

<h1>Central Oregon Gives</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Editorial Board, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 6, 2024</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/feature-landing.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/feature-landing.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-2116" /></a></figure> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">I</span>n honor of this week's Give Guide, the Source team spent some time exploring the stories of a few local nonprofits.</p> <p><h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/news/a-school-for-learning-ranch-skills-22144310" target="_blank">A School for Learning Ranch Skills:</a> <span>A new nonprofit in Central Oregon is building community one homesteading class at a time</span></h3> <p class="p1"> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/news/homebuying-made-easy-with-thistle-and-nest-22144318" target="_blank">Homebuying Made Easy with Thistle &amp; Nest:</a> <span>A fast-paced effort to help homebuyers find affordable housing</span></h3> </p> <p class="p1"> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/news/families-supporting-families-22144305" target="_blank">Families Supporting Families:</a> <span>Kindred Connections offers the bonds of family for parents who need a helping hand</span></h3> <p class="p1"> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/news/think-wild-helping-central-oregons-wildlife-one-animal-at-a-time-22144350" target="_blank">Think Wild: Helping Central Oregon’s Wildlife, One Animal at a Time: </a><span>How a Bend-based nonprofit is making a difference in the lives of local animals through rescue, rehabilitation and engagement</p> <p></span></h3> </p> <p> <span></span> </p> <div> <span><b>Read more about other local nonprofits inside the Central Oregon Give Guide, here's the digital version!</b></span> </div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://issuu.com/thesourceweekly/docs/co_gives_guide_2024"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/co_cover_for_web.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2117" /></a></figure></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/central-oregon-gives-22144831/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=2115&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/central-oregon-gives-22144831/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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