Nonprofits
Posted inOpinion

If Feeding the Hungry Isn’t Big Government’s Role, Show Us Whose Role It Is

As nonprofits struggle to fill the gaps left from federal funding cuts, individuals are supposed to step in. Are you?
by The Source Editorial Board

As we write this, one in eight Americans is living in an existential limbo. Monday was the deadline for the Trump Administration to say whether it would follow the rule of law and comply with a judge’s order to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — a lifeline for a vast contingent […]

Posted inBend Nest

A Lifetime Commitment

Friends of the Children Central Oregon is here to stay
Caitlin Richmond

There are many children in the world who are born into circumstances that do not benefit them. Maybe their parents cannot support the family, so they grow up hungry, or maybe they are left mostly on their own because their parents are working all the time. Parents may be abusive or pre-occupied with their own […]

Posted inCulture

What If We Could?

New organization aims to make volunteering more accessible
Caitlin Richmond

Volunteering or giving back to the community can feel good—but involves enough barriers that for a lot of people, it doesn’t happen very often. Rys Fairbrother is trying to make the process easier for people Central Oregon through his organization, What If We Could. His one-man operation partners with nonprofits in Central Oregon to help […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

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 […]

Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides

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 […]

Posted inOpinion

Nonprofits can and should listen to their communities. St. Charles didn’t.

The Source Staff

Hospitals in the United States represent a prime example of the conundrum in American values. On the one hand, they’re institutions aimed at serving the greater public good of fostering health across a community. On the other hand, they’re tasked with managing complex budgets and sometimes making tough financial decisions—whether they’re for-profit or nonprofit institutions, […]

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