South County Gardening works alongside volunteers to bring fresh produce to those in need
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Sweet, Sweet Victory… Gardens
South County Gardening works to bring fresh produce to those in need
Charity
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A Half-Mil and Counting
The Source and What If We Could’s giving program raises more than $580k for local nonprofits
In years past, the Source Weekly’s Give Guide helped local nonprofits get the word out about the work they’re doing in the community. But this year, the program went one giant step further by partnering with What If We Could and adding a digital giving component, CentralOregonGives.com, in which people could donate directly to any […]
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It’s Time to Give!
A note from our publisher on a special program
Here at the Source Weekly, we’ve been publishing our Central Oregon Give Guide, in its current form, for the past six years. It’s been a helpful compendium of local nonprofits, with a description of their services and their year-end needs. This year, with the help of Rys Fairbrother and his online platform, WhatIfWeCould.com, we decided […]
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Resilience IPA Festival
Drinking beer to support victims of the Camp Fire
By now you may have heard about Resilience IPA—but in case you were out of the country or under a rock, let’s review. The beer was created by Sierra Nevada Brewing out of Chico, Calif. Its proper name is Resilience Butte County Proud IPA—born to help those suffering from losses at the hands of California’s […]
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California’s Still Battling Its Worst Wildfire Ever. Here’s How to Help
Oregon fire crews now working on the blaze near Chico
At last estimate, the three wildfires burning in California had killed 42 people, with 200 still missing. Fires have burned nearly 200,000 acres and displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Paradise, Calif. and Chico, and also around Malibu. Last Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry deployed two strike teams to help battle the Camp […]
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The Foutz Foundation
New nonprofit aims to give kids the gift of music—one instrument at a time
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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Stay Warm, C.O.!
A winter coat drive is coming
Pine Mountain Sports, FootZone and Patagonia @ Bend are bringing the heat to Central Oregonians in need this winter with a winter coat drive and sleeping bag drive! Drop off your gently used winter coats and sleeping bags to any of these locations and they donate the coats to the Bethlehem Inn and and style […]
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Have library fines? Here’s your chance to have them forgiven
Donate food items to have your Deschutes County Library fines forgiven.
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Family Kitchen
Community support brings nutritious meals to the hungry
The Family Kitchen recently received its biggest donation in its 28-year history. Newport Avenue Market, with the generosity of its customers, raised $56,000 for the organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals for anyone in need. The funds raised will cover 67 percent of the food costs for the Family Kitchen’s meals this year. “One of […]
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Give Guide 2014
The Ripple Effect
We were proud to launch the “Give Guide” last year as an opportunity to introduce local nonprofits to our readers, to highlight the important work they do, and also to encourage you to give money and time to support our community. It was a huge success. And this year, the number of nonprofits involved with […]