January 12, 2023 3:30 a.m.
The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded $785,806 to 69 charities in southwestern Oregon at the Seven Feathers Convention Center in Canyonville on Wednesday.
Foundation Director Carma Mornarich said it had been three years since the last “in person” presentation ceremony for CCUIF took place. Mornarich said the non-profits are in Douglas, Coos, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lane Counties.
In Douglas County, $83,000 went to seven organizations. That included:
*$15,000 to the Family Development Center to assist with providing child abuse prevention services to high-risk families
*$15,000 to Heartwood Resources to assist with the expansion of sales and storage capacity through construction of a pole building and improvements to existing facilities
*$15,000 to the Oakland School District to assist with purchasing upgraded equipment, tools and storage in the wood and metal shop programs to increase career education
*$15,000 to Onward Roseburg to assist with transportation, case management, medication, medical motel stays, and advocacy for people experiencing homelessness
*$10,000 to NeighborWorks Umpqua to assist with purchasing essential move-in supplies for local low-income renters
*$9,000 to St. Joseph’s Community Kitchen to support operating coasts associated with providing bi-weekly meals to guests
*$4,000 to Reedsport Church of God/Project Blessing Food Pantry to support Project Dash which allows clients to shop online and have food pantry items delivered to their homes
The foundation awarded the Buss Rondeau Award to Heartwood Resources, which is an affiliated organization of NeighborWorks Umpqua.
The Martha Young Award went to the non-profit Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, a small all-volunteer charity formed in 2021.
The mission of the foundation is to offer assistance in education, strengthen youth and family, provide for positive youth development, and add to the quality of life for people in southern Oregon. The foundation has put an increasing emphasis on basic needs, so more hungry people are fed.
More information about the organization at is: https://www.cowcreekfoundation.org/