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United Way of C Oregon distributes $35,000 in grants to Crook, Jefferson, Warm Springs nonprofits

United Way of C Oregon distributes $35,000 in grants to Crook, Jefferson, Warm Springs nonprofits
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United Way of Central Oregon Awards Additional $35,000 in Grants

United Way of Central Oregon Awards Additional $35,000 in Grants
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Local United Way Awards Non-Profits

Six nonprofits that serve Crook and Jefferson Counties, as well as the lands of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have been collectively awarded $35,000 from United Way of Central Oregon (UWCO) in its second round of grant-making since this summer. In an effort to reduce barriers to accessing funding faced by nonprofit applicants serving communities beyond Deschutes County, this grant application was much shorter than UWCO's standard application, had fewer requirements, and came with a simpler process for the Committee of volunteer reviewers to follow. These grant recipients are: Redemption House Ministries ($5,000), Every Child Central Oregon ($10,000), Jefferson County Faith Based Network – LINC Madras program ($5,000), The Children's Learning Center ($5,000), Treehouse Therapies Associates ($5,000), and Warm Springs Community Action Team ($5,000). Along with UWCO's first round of grant-making this summer, which awarded $245,000 to 31 Central Oregon nonprofits,

Every Child Central Oregon begins Kick-Off Summer shoe drive for youth in foster care

Every Child Central Oregon begins ‘Kick-Off Summer’ shoe drive for youth in foster care REDMOND, Ore., (KTVZ) Last year, about 400 youth in Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes counties, as well as The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, spent at least one night in foster care. Expecting numbers to exceed that 2021 figure, Every Child Central Oregon is asking people regionwide to donate new shoes, which will go directly to kids impacted by foster care. “An essential need for all children, new, quality shoes immediately give youth in foster care some hope they feel cared for and supported,” says Melissa Williams, director of ECCO, a regional nonprofit that mobilizes community to help address Central Oregon’s foster care challenges.

Calls to Child Abuse Hotline Expected to Rise in 2021 - Cascade Business News

Calls to Child Abuse Hotline Expected to Rise in 2021 (Photo | Courtesy of Every Child Central Oregon) The return to school is no doubt exciting for many after months of distance learning amid our pandemic times. However, Every Child Central Oregon (ECCO), a regional nonprofit that mobilizes community to help address Central Oregon’s foster care needs, knows a stark reality that some youth have been experiencing abuse and neglect to such extremes that an uptick in reports is expected along with the return to the classroom. In fact, incredible strain has already been placed on the foster care system over the past year. While the uncertainty and grief of COVID-19 has impacted all, the compounding trauma it brought to the state’s 10,800+ youth in foster care has been unparalleled:

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