4-H Clark County has had a partnership with Clark County Juvenile Court for over 15 years, supporting youth involved in the criminal punishment system. Their program offers a nonpunitive community service opportunity that allows youth to engage in learning and spend time with supportive adult mentors and educators.

A Caring Closet is an all-volunteer organization that provides gently used Durable Medical Equipment to seniors and individuals in Clark County at no cost.

Assistance League of Southwest Washington is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization of 60 members with no paid staff dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening community.

Autism Empowerment – Devoted to promoting a culture of acceptance, enrichment, inspiration, and empowerment in the lives of youth, adults, and families in the autism community.

Big Brothers Big Sisters creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters helps youth overcome challenges to improve academic achievement, deepen positive relationships with peers and adults, and increase their ability to avoid risky behaviors, so they can graduate from high school and transition successfully into adulthood.

Camp Hope’s mission is to compassionately reach youth, empowering them to overcome life’s challenges through the principles of trust, truth, and  unconditional love. Their camps serve the greater southwest Washington communities, and the beautiful, forested property provides an ideal setting for outdoor education and wellness support.  

Cascadia Tech Academy Foundation Skills Center – Incorporated in 1992 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to support Cascadia Technical Academy (formerly Clark County Skills Center). The foundation raises funds for: (1) specialized equipment, tools, and technology for students to develop competitive knowledge and skills that are outside the needs of a traditional high school curriculum; (2) scholarships to support students in their path to career and/or college readiness; and provides financial stewardship of those funds and assets. 

CDM Caregiving Services has been fulfilling their mission of “brining assisted living home” for 44 years. CDM cares for the elderly and the chronically disabled with the belief that everyone should have access to long-term care services that are tailored to the unique needs of each person and family.

The Children’s Center serves children and youth from ages 2 to 21. Their mission is to serve children, youth and families through comprehensive community-based mental health services.

Clark County Food Bank – Community-based food bank that oversees a variety of suborganizations to meet the food needs of low-income individuals in the community

Clark County Veterans Assistance Center’s mission is to provide a welcoming and safe environment; to assist Veterans and their families in obtaining benefits, services and resources; and to meet their basic needs.

Clark County YoungLives’ mission is to support pregnant and parenting teens through mentorship and community. YoungLives mentors show they care by going where kids are, meeting them as they are, and believing in who they can be.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity builds affordable housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in Clark County.

Family Promise of Clark County helps low-income families and families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Their mission is to ensure that children and their families have a safe place to sleep at night.

Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s goal is to help create new readers and support the efforts of lifelong learners by funding library programs and services that have the greatest impact on the communities they serve.

Fosterful (formerly Office Moms and Dads) is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with child welfare offices to provide a nurturing environment for children entering foster care.  They believe that early intervention is the best solution for healing little bodies and minds affected by abuse or neglect, and to aim to provide a nurturing environment while children wait, sometimes for hours, to be placed in a qualified foster home.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington provides & facilitates access to free, compassionate, quality health care for community members who are otherwise unable to obtain such services.

Friends of the Children – Our mission is to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors—12+ years, no matter what.
In partnership with local schools and community-based organizations, we select children whose families are experiencing generational poverty and who have been impacted by or are at risk of entry into the foster care system.

Giving Closet – No one should be hungry, unclothed, or unloved within our reach. We strive to fulfill this by offering clothing, household goods, bedding, linens, toys, books, emergency food, and Welcome Home Bundles all at no cost to those who need it.

Harper’s Playground –  inspires and empowers global communities to build radically inclusive playgrounds. Through storytelling, consulting, and unique design principles, we create playful nature-scapes where people of all ages and abilities find belonging and social connection through play.

The Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit program created to provide kids in Clark County with a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running.

H.O.P.E. for the Good’s mission is to empower families, youth and individuals to build their lives and communities through service, healthy and positive life choices through their programs Hopefront, Hope at Home and Hope for Tomorrow. 

Hunger for Success‘ mission is to promote and provide access to a college education, to administer professional development training and to assist with job placement for persons who have low or no income.

Innovative Services serves Clark County’s most vulnerable population: children and adults with disabilities.

Lifeline Connections’ mission is to inspire hope and support lifesaving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions. Programs include residential treatment and outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, school-based and community-based services, therapeutic specialty courts, supported employment, supportive housing, and recovery-focused aftercare.

Meals on Wheels People recognizes the need to reach out to seniors to help them maintain their independence by remaining healthy and in their own homes. Their Medically Tailored Meals program is an evidence-based nutritional intervention program tailored to clients’ specific dietary needs.

MPowered Living Ministries – Helping men, women and children living in poverty by addressing their mental health and basic needs.

Northwest Association for Blind Athletes’ mission is to provide life-changing opportunities to individuals who are blind or visually impaired throughs sports and physical activities.

Rocksolid Teen Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe place for the youth of our community. They foster kids’ relationships with one another and caring adults for the purpose of encouraging them to become ROCKSOLID persons.

Santa’s Posse is a partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the local community working together to collect and distribute toys and food to make a special Christmas holiday for less fortunate families in our community.

Share House believes every person counts. Together they pursue a stronger community by building relationships, advocating for equitable access to housing and food stability, while empowering every individual to grow and thrive.

The Vancouver Farmers Market is a nonprofit organization devoted to cultivating, educating and inspiring a well-fed community. Since 1990, The Vancouver Farmers Market has been a mainstay of our community, supplying locally produced foods and goods to the Clark County community.

YMCA Clark County’s programs focus on improving the daily lives of women, children, and families in Clark County; preventing violence in the home and in our community; and working towards race equity and eliminating oppression wherever it is found.

4-H Clark County has had a partnership with Clark County Juvenile Court for over 15 years, supporting youth involved in the criminal punishment system. Their program offers a nonpunitive community service opportunity that allows youth to engage in learning and spend time with supportive adult mentors and educators.

A Caring Closet is an all-volunteer organization that provides gently used Durable Medical Equipment to seniors and individuals in Clark County at no cost.

Assistance League of Southwest Washington is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization of 60 members with no paid staff dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening community.

Big Brothers Big Sisters creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters helps youth overcome challenges to improve academic achievement, deepen positive relationships with peers and adults, and increase their ability to avoid risky behaviors, so they can graduate from high school and transition successfully into adulthood.

Camp Hope’s mission is to compassionately reach youth, empowering them to overcome life’s challenges through the principles of trust, truth, and  unconditional love. Their camps serve the greater southwest Washington communities, and the beautiful, forested property provides an ideal setting for outdoor education and wellness support.  

CDM Caregiving Services has been fulfilling their mission of “brining assisted living home” for 44 years. CDM cares for the elderly and the chronically disabled with the belief that everyone should have access to long-term care services that are tailored to the unique needs of each person and family.

The Children’s Center serves children and youth from ages 2 to 21. Their mission is to serve children, youth and families through comprehensive community-based mental health services.

Clark County Veterans Assistance Center’s mission is to provide a welcoming and safe environment; to assist Veterans and their families in obtaining benefits, services and resources; and to meet their basic needs.

Clark County YoungLives’ mission is to support pregnant and parenting teens through mentorship and community. YoungLives mentors show they care by going where kids are, meeting them as they are, and believing in who they can be.

Community Home Health & Hospice’s mission is to bring peace of mind to patients and their families by providing compassionate, dignified, collaborate and patient-focused home healthcare and hospice.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity builds affordable housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in Clark County.

Family Promise of Clark County helps low-income families and families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Their mission is to ensure that children and their families have a safe place to sleep at night.

Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s goal is to help create new readers and support the efforts of lifelong learners by funding library programs and services that have the greatest impact on the communities they serve.

Fosterful (formerly Office Moms and Dads) is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with child welfare offices to provide a nurturing environment for children entering foster care.  They believe that early intervention is the best solution for healing little bodies and minds affected by abuse or neglect, and to aim to provide a nurturing environment while children wait, sometimes for hours, to be placed in a qualified foster home.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington provides & facilitates access to free, compassionate, quality health care for community members who are otherwise unable to obtain such services.

The Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit program created to provide kids in Clark County with a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running.

H.O.P.E. for the Good’s mission is to empower families, youth and individuals to build their lives and communities through service, healthy and positive life choices through their programs Hopefront, Hope at Home and Hope for Tomorrow. 

Hunger for Success‘ mission is to promote and provide access to a college education, to administer professional development training and to assist with job placement for persons who have low or no income.

Innovative Services serves Clark County’s most vulnerable population: children and adults with disabilities.

Lifeline Connections’ mission is to inspire hope and support lifesaving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions. Programs include residential treatment and outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, school-based and community-based services, therapeutic specialty courts, supported employment, supportive housing, and recovery-focused aftercare.

Meals on Wheels People recognizes the need to reach out to seniors to help them maintain their independence by remaining healthy and in their own homes. Their Medically Tailored Meals program is an evidence-based nutritional intervention program tailored to clients’ specific dietary needs.

NICU Families NW was established in 2015 to build a community for parents with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU as it is commonly called, to find practical, ongoing, social and emotional support through peer-to-peer, and near-peer relationships.

Northwest Association for Blind Athletes’ mission is to provide life-changing opportunities to individuals who are blind or visually impaired throughs sports and physical activities.

Police Activities League or PAL is a youth development nonprofit that strives to promote positive relationships between law enforcement and youth through community-based, recreational and educational opportunities.

Rocksolid Teen Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe place for the youth of our community. They foster kids’ relationships with one another and caring adults for the purpose of encouraging them to become ROCKSOLID persons.

Santa’s Posse is a partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the local community working together to collect and distribute toys and food to make a special Christmas holiday for less fortunate families in our community.

Share believes every person counts. Together they pursue a stronger community by building relationships, advocating for equitable access to housing and food stability, while empowering every individual to grow and thrive.

The Vancouver Farmers Market is a nonprofit organization devoted to cultivating, educating and inspiring a well-fed community. Since 1990, The Vancouver Farmers Market has been a mainstay of our community, supplying locally produced foods and goods to the Clark County community.

YMCA Clark County’s programs focus on improving the daily lives of women, children, and families in Clark County; preventing violence in the home and in our community; and working towards race equity and eliminating oppression wherever it is found.

Assistance League of Southwest Washington is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening community. Assistance League has partnered with Innovative Services to plant a school playground garden where children can experience the full cycle of gardening.

Autism Empowerment is a grassroots nonprofit devoted to promoting a culture of acceptance, enrichment, inspiration and empowerment in the lives of youth, adults and families in the autism community. Everyone on their Board of Directors and in key roles is either diagnosed on the autism spectrum or has autistic family members. Some of them have a combination of both.

Big Brothers Big Sisters works to create one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest has been faced with unprecedented requests for support and assistance from families.  They are now serving as a hub for hundreds of families, providing resources for those who are affected by loss of income, food insecurity, lack of healthcare, and mental health issues.

CDM Caregiving Services has been fulfilling their mission of “bringing assisted living home” for over 30 years. CDM cares for the elderly and the chronically disabled. Their “Living With Dignity” Program allows them to solve problems which could, without intervention, cause their clients to be moved to a nursing home or become homeless. “Living with Dignity” has several components, including home repairs and modifications, assistance with pets including veterinary care and food/supplies, and programs to reduce isolation and depression.

The Children’s Center serves over 2,000 children and youth from ages 2 to 21 each year.  Those that seek their care are facing many challenges.  Some are victims of sexual abuse or domestic violence; others are living with anxiety, ADHD, depression, and suicidal thoughts. The CCAR Foundation grant will help the Children’s Center provide lock boxes to keep youth at risk of self-harm and suicide safe. by keeping knives, sharp objects, and medications inaccessible to their teen.

Clark County Food Bank has a longstanding partnership with the YWCA to provide food for roughly 10-14 families who are hiding or recovering from an abusive situation at YWCA’s domestic violence shelter. This is known as their “SafeChoice” program. This year, YWCA has been remodeling their domestic violence shelter. During the remodel of the living quarters, they will have to relocate residents. While relocated, these families will not have access to the secure, common kitchen and will need individual food boxes provided for their household during that time. This grant will help provide food boxes needed to help families in the SafeChoice program while the SafeChoice house is renovated.

Clark County Veterans Assistance Center’s mission is to provide a welcoming and safe environment; to assist Veterans and their families in obtaining benefits, services and resources; and to meet their basic needs. During this time of the Covid pandemic, they have rescued many Veterans and their families from hunger, providing food boxes to veterans and their families and handing out breakfast and lunch bags to any hungry Veteran who comes to their door.

Columbia Springs offers a unique setting and educational experience that fosters a greater awareness of the natural world and inspires stewardship. Columbia Springs is focused on youth in the Evergreen and Vancouver Public School Districts. Their youth-centered programming brings more than 6,000 fifth graders to Columbia Springs annually. Most of the youth they serve are low- to moderate-income and many do not have regular access to the outdoors. Columbia Springs plants the seeds of interest and, in turn, children return to Columbia Springs with their families to experience the site together. 

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity has been partnering with low- and moderate-income families in Clark County to provide local, affordable homeownership opportunities here in our own community since 1991. Funds from our grant will be used to purchase windows for the “Women Build” home. The “Women Build” program seeks to empower women to get involved with Habitat for Humanity both on and off the construction site, to encourage women to build affordable housing, and to advocate for affordable housing solutions worldwide.

Family Promise of Clark County’s mission is caring for homeless families with children. They created Family Promise Day Center where homeless students have access to  stable, reliable internet service. In addition, their FP Cares Shelter Diversion program connects families with immediate financial assistance and/or alternate housing arrangements. 

The Free Clinic addresses the health care needs of uninsured and under-served residents of Southwest Washington. They’re powered by the energy and dedication of volunteers who provide virtually all their clinical services. The grant will allow the Free Clinic to continue to provide free, compassionate, quality healthcare to low-income and uninsured community members, many of whom are undocumented and unable to access Medicaid services.

Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit program created to provide kids in Clark County with a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running. To combat the increasing rates of child obesity in America, this program was designed to motivate kids to be healthy, active, and provide a fun environment to improve their self-esteem as it is imperative to incorporate a love of physical activity early in every child’s life. The program’s focus is to have fun and create a “Get Up and Go” attitude for every child participating in the races.

His Heart Foundation has been building bridges to mental wellness throughout Southwest Washington in the areas of prevention, intervention, and restoration since 2016. This grant will help fund their “Mentor Success” program, which meets the needs of  underserved children.  Mentor Success connects children by equipping trained volunteers for one-on-one customized mentoring sessions. These sessions are geared toward relationship building, social interaction skills, problem solving, character, integrity and other important life abilities.

Innovative Services serves Clark County’s most vulnerable population: children and adults with disabilities. This grant will enable low-income children with developmental delays, disabilities, or other special health care needs to access therapeutic services during their critical developmental years.

Legacy Health Salmon Creek Medical Center supports vulnerable children, families, and seniors living in Clark County. This grant will support their Child Abuse Assessment Team with the funds to purchase supplies for special superhero and princess themed examination gowns and “capes”. It will also provide funds to purchase distraction items, small toys and other objects for children to focus on during difficult portions of the medical exam.

Lifeline Connections serves more than 4,000 low-income youth and adults annually. Their mission is to inspire hope, and support life-saving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions. One of their programs is Camp Mariposa, a FREE transformational weekend camp and youth mentoring  program serving at-risk children ages 9-12 living with Substance Use Disorder in their families. This program breaks the intergenerational cycle of addiction by providing children the knowledge, tools, and coping skills needed to prevent them from developing a Substance Use Disorder of their own. The funds provided will be used to restock Camp Store supplies, allowing kids to acquire items that bring  joy to their lives.

Meals on Wheels People recognizes the need to reach out to seniors to help them maintain their independence by remaining healthy and in their own homes.  CCRF awarded Meals on Wheels People a grant toward their Medically Tailored Meals program, an evidence-based nutritional intervention program tailored to clients’ specific needs and delivered to their homes by trained volunteers and staff. Medically tailored meals are much more costly to produce because they include higher quality meals, a variety of choices, and larger portions.

Office Moms and Dads is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with child welfare offices to provide a nurturing environment for children entering foster care. Their goal is to recruit 40 new volunteers to reach a total of 105 volunteers.

Rocksolid Teen is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe place for the youth of our community. They foster kids’ relationships with one another and caring adults for the purpose of encouraging them to become ROCKSOLID persons. Rocksolid offers an amazing Life Skills program throughout the school year. The grant would cover activity costs, field trips and educational materials.

Santa’s Posse is a partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the local community, working together to collect and distribute toys and food to make a special Christmas holiday for less fortunate families in our community. This year they are hoping to increase their impact in the community by giving away toys and non-perishable food. 

Share believes every person counts. Share envisions a community without hunger, where all people have safe and adequate housing and the skills to enhance their quality of life. Share’s Backpack Program provides weekly food bags for children identified as at risk of hunger.

Vancouver Farmers Market’s Produce Pals program is designed to educate children about making healthy choices, while providing a $2 chip to be spent after completing an activity. Funds from this grant would go directly towards increasing outreach to low income and disadvantaged children, activity equipment and supplies, and token reimbursement to farmers, so children can shop for their own fruits and vegetables at the market.

Watch CCRF Grant Reception Recap Video HERE.

A Caring Closet provides durable medical equipment to those who have financial barriers in Clark County. They plan to use this grant money to help implement an inventory tracking system to help them provide their services more efficiently.

Assistance League of Southwest Washington is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization of 60 members with no paid staff dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening community.  Many times when victims go to emergency their clothes are taken for evidence of the assault and without the kits, would go home in a hospital gown.  The kits provide dignity to the survivor to help them in the healing process.

Founded in June 2011 in Vancouver, WA, Autism Empowerment is a grassroots 501(c)3 nonprofit devoted to promoting a culture of acceptance, enrichment, inspiration and empowerment in the lives of youth, adults and families in the autism community. What makes them unique from the majority of autism related organizations is that everyone on their Board of Directors and in key roles is either diagnosed on the autism spectrum or has autistic family members. Some of them have a combination of both. We are pleased to award a grant to Autism Empowerment to help fund their Autism Serves Kids Care Club volunteerism program, which is entering its sixth year.

Big Brothers Big Sisters works to create 1:1 mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. We are pleased to see this grant provide 1:1 mentoring and case management to relieve mental health burdens and economic strain.

The Camp Hope mission is to compassionately reach youth, empowering them to overcome life’s challenges through the principles of trust, truth and unconditional love. Programs at Camp Hope were established in response to the rise in teen suicides, substance abuse, mental health issues and low academic performance among youth in Southwest Washington. Their team of caring adults began looking for ways to connect with youth and meet their emotional and social needs to combat this trend.  The funding would cover camp for youth, help fund lunch and snacks for the year as well as equine horse therapy.

For over 36 years, CDM Caregiving Services has been fulfilling their mission of “brining assisted living home.” CDM cares for the elderly and the chronically disabled. “Living With Dignity” Program allows them to solve problems which could, without intervention, cause their clients to be moved to a nursing home or become homeless. Living with Dignity has several components including home repairs and modifications, assistance with pets including veterinary care and food/supplies, added services including art & music therapy in the adult day center, programs to reduce isolation and depression in our area seniors, and more. We are pleased to award a grant to CDM Caregiving towards their Living with Dignity program.

The Free Clinic was founded in 1990 to address the health care needs of uninsured and under-served residents of Southwest Washington–needs that still strain our community today. They’re powered by the energy and dedication of the volunteers who provide virtually all our clinical services. This years’ grant will help fund a navigator position to assist clients and facilitate patient services.

The Healthy Kids Running Series is a non-profit program created to provide kids in Clark County with a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running. To combat the increasing rates of child obesity in America, this program was designed to motivate kids to be healthy, active, and provide a fun environment to improve their self-esteem as it is imperative to incorporate a love of physical activity early in every child’s life. The program’s focus is to have fun and create a “Get Up and Go” attitude for every child participating in the races. We are pleased to award a grant to the Healthy Kids Running Series to support the ongoing success of their non-profit program.

Since 2016, His Heart Foundation has been building bridges to mental wellness throughout southwest Washington in the areas of prevention, intervention, and restoration. They would like to help build a digital library to respond to remote learning and counseling sessions, as their previous model utilized hard-copy books.

Lifeline Connections is a CARF-accredited nonprofit serving more than 4,000 low-income youth and adults annually. They are based in Vancouver and have served Clark County since 1962. Their mission is to inspire hope and support life-saving changes for people affected by substance use and mental health conditions. Programs include residential treatment and outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, school-based and community-based services, therapeutic specialty courts, Supported employment, supportive housing, and recovery-focused aftercare. Treatment is built on evidence-based, best-practice standards and protocols that support what research and human experience has proven that treatment works. Recovery is possible, and with help, it happens every day. We are pleased to award Lifeline Connections a grant towards their plan to create a Sensory Garden for toddlers and mothers to grow and procure their own food during treatment.

Meals on Wheels People recognizes the need to reach out to seniors to help them maintain their independence by remaining healthy and in their own homes. As baby boomers reach the age of 60, the demand for services to promote healthy lifestyles for older adults will continue to increase. At both the state and local level, fewer economic and social resources are available to support the traditional costs associated with the loss of independence, such as repeat hospitalizations for falls, home care, and permanent skilled or custodial care. And with increased uncertainty surrounding healthcare and Medicaid subsidies, many of those that they serve are in tenuous financial circumstances. We are pleased to award Meals on Wheels People a grant towards expanding their programs in Clark County.

Office Moms and Dads, a nonprofit organization founded right here in Clark County, is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with child welfare offices to provide a nurturing environment for children entering foster care.  They believe that early intervention is the best solution for healing little bodies and minds affected by abuse or neglect, and to aim to provide a nurturing environment while children wait, sometimes for hours, to be placed in a qualified foster home.  We are pleased to award Office Moms and Dads a grant to help purchase basic needs kits.

Rocksolid Teen Center is a non-profit organization established in 2002 dedicated to provide a safe place for the youth of our community and to foster relationships with one another and caring adults for the purpose of encouraging them to become ROCKSOLID persons. This grant would help facilitate the Life Skills program, which brings in speakers and facilitates opportunities to teach financial and education strategies to youth participants.

Santa’s Posse is a partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the local community working together to collect and distribute toys and food to make a special Christmas holiday for less fortunate families in our community. We are pleased to award Santa’s Posse a grant to help purchase toys and non-perishable food in a year they hope to increase their impact in the community.

The Children’s Center was foundered in 1989 by a group of concerned citizens who were astounded by the incredible wait times that vulnerable children and families faced for mental health services. Their goal is for every child and family in Clark County to have access to mental health services.  This grant will buy 60 lockboxes to distribute to families who have a child at risk of hurting themselves or others.

The Mission of Washington Advocates for Deaf and Hard of Hearing is to serve and empower the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hearing Loss community to meet their educational, technical, and social needs while respecting their language and culture. This grant will help supply Hospital kits for use by deaf residents who may have trouble in medical settings, further complicated by mask wearing due to COVID-19.

Assistance League of SW WA – Purchase of stuffed Teddy Bears to be included in their ASK® Assault Survivor Kits that they currently provide to local hospitals.
Assistance League of Southwest Washington is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization of 60 members with no paid staff dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening community. In their 15 years of existence, they have demonstrated compassion for children, women and families going through trauma with our ASK® philanthropic program which stands for Assault Survivor Kits. Many times when victims go to emergency their clothes are taken for evidence of the assault and without our kits they would go home in a hospital gown. Our kits provide dignity to the survivor to help them in the healing process.

Autism Empowerment – Support Autism Serves Kids Care Club volunteerism program.
Founded in June 2011 in Vancouver, WA, Autism Empowerment is a grassroots 501(c)3 nonprofit devoted to promoting a culture of acceptance, enrichment, inspiration and empowerment in the lives of youth, adults and families in the autism community. What makes us unique from the majority of autism related organizations is that everyone on our Board of Directors and in key roles is either diagnosed on the autism spectrum or has autistic family members. Some of them have a combination of both.

Camp Hope – Provide scholarships to 200 youth and help defray food costs  and support program activities. Programs at Camp Hope were established in response to the rise in teen suicides, substance abuse, mental health issues and low academic performance among youth in Southwest Washington. Their team of caring adults began looking for ways to connect with youth and meet their emotional and social needs to combat this trend. The Camp Hope mission is to compassionately reach youth, empowering them to overcome life’s challenges through the principles of trust, truth and unconditional love.

CDM Caregiving Services – “Living With Dignity” Program allows them to solve problems which could, without intervention, cause their clients to be moved to a nursing home or become homeless.
For over 35 years, CDM has been fulfilling their mission os “brining assisted living home.” CDM cares for the elderly and the chronically disabled.

Children’s Center – Purchase approximately 60 lock boxes. A significant number of the youth we serve are at risk of self harm and suicide. (Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in youth between the ages of 14-25 in the state of Washington). In order to help keep our youth safe we try to provide a lock box to parents in which they can keep knives, sharp objects, and medications inaccessible to their teen. Children’s Center is a local non-profit community-based mental health agency founded in 1989. Each year they serve over 2000 children and youth from ages 2 to 21. Those that walk through their doors are facing many challenges. Some are victims of sexual abuse or domestic violence; others are living with anxiety, ADHD, depression, and suicidal thoughts. By providing community-based treatment at the Center and throughout Clark County in 41 schools their therapists and staff provide hope, healing, and specialized treatment to vulnerable children and families.

Columbia Springs – “Family Nature Days” is a new project in 2019 that was developed by their Events program aimed at expanding our community outreach to children and families in our community in Southwest Washington. Columbia Springs’ mission is to offer a unique setting and educational experiences that foster a greater awareness of the natural world and inspire stewardship.

Family Promise of Clark County – Their aim is to help homeless families in Clark County attain sustainable independence through a community-based response. Their mission is to ensure that children and their families have a safe place to sleep at night. They utilize a network of 13 host congregations who provide overnight shelter and meals, for a week at a time, on a rotating basis. During the day our families are transported to our Day Center in Camas where they have access to showers, laundry facilities and case management in a home-like environment. Their case managers help families achieve independence by helping them find gainful employment and permanent housing. Family Promise of Clark County began serving our first families March 31, 2019.

Fir Grove Vista School – Classroom and athletic supplies for the therapeutic day school. Fir Grove – Vista School is a therapeutic day school for children with varying abilities or who have experienced trauma and lack the neccessary skills to succeed in a conventional classroom setting. Students come from across the county, so they are not able to get funds from a Parent – Student -Teacher Association like other public schools in the district.

FISH of Vancouver – Hunger Outreach Program to increase the number of children, families and seniors accessing the FISH food pantry, to improve food security and food access for low-income children, families and seniors who live in downtown Vancouver, which is a food “desert” without a full-service grocery store) and in affordable housing projects beyond the city center. At FISH of Vancouver, our Mission is to provide nutritious food to anyone in need. 2019 marks their 50th year of feeding food-insecure families, children, seniors and individuals. FISH started in 1969 when community need met volunteer commitment.

Free Clinic of SW Washington – Purchase insulin for these patients. Diabetes is often a poverty issue. This disease may lead to lost income, lost jobs, high cost of treatment and complications and may push poor families into destitution. According to the American Diabetes Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, low-income individuals – the same population that the Free Clinic serves – are more likely to suffer from uncontrolled diabetes due to lack of access to health care. They are at high risk for developing a number of complications, including vision problems or blindness, foot ulcers, amputation, diabetic neuropathy, heart attacks, high cholesterol and stroke.

Friends of the Children – Create an Enrichment Fund for our 44 Clark County youth. Friends of the Children specializes in serving youth who live with the intersecting pressures of poverty and multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They partner with public schools and the foster care system to proactively select low-income kindergarteners who began experiencing compounding risk factors early on and had few protective factors to mitigate those risks. They provide each youth with 1:1 support from highly trained and salaried mentors and advocates (called Friends) for the next 12 ½ years—through high school graduation. They currently serve 44 youth in three SW Washington school districts, and will be selecting of new cohort of kindergarteners in 2020.

Healthy Kids Running Series – Healthy Kids Running Series is a Clark County, community-based non-profit that provides a fun, inclusive, five-week running series for ages 2-14 designed to get kids active, experience accomplishment and lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. To combat the increasing rates of child obesity in America, HKRS was designed to motivate kids to be healthy, active, and provide a fun environment to improve their self-esteem.

Human Services Council – The Human Services Council (HSC) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit agency located in Clark County, Washington. HSC operates a number of transportation programs which provide transportation services and resources to at-risk populations in Southwest Washington.  HSC’s mission and values support special needs transportation, volunteerism, and collaboration.  By coordinating with our community partners we can achieve much better results to serve the region as a whole.

Lifeline Connections – CAMP MARIPOSA, a new transformational weekend camp and mentoring program for at risk youth in Clark County. Funds go to support this innovative program proven to break the intergenerational cycle of addiction for children living with substance use disorder in their family. This would be their first partnership with Clark County REALTORS Foundation.

Meals On Wheels People – Increase their outreach to homebound elderly in Clark County who need Meals on Wheels, and make sure the meals that they provide are made from local, fresh ingredients. Homebound elderly are 80% more likely to be malnourished. Poor nutrition causes symptoms that mask themselves as other diseases and can send a senior to the hospital or to a nursing or assisted living facility. Eating a hot, nutritious meal is often the most critical determining factor for an older adult to remain healthy and independent.

NICU Families Northwest – NICU Families Northwest (NFNW) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2015 to build a community for parents with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to find practical, ongoing, social and emotional support through peer-to-peer, and near-peer relationships. Their services are designed to support parents anticipating a NICU birth or currently in the NICU, as well as “graduate” families with children no longer in need of inpatient care.

NW Furniture Bank – Assist 30 people – children, their parents, and the elderly- get a good night rest. By helping get clients off the floor and into a good-quality and comfortable bed. Our mission is to help restore hope, dignity and stability in our community by recycling donated furniture to people in need. In Clark County, roughly 30% of families lived paycheck-to-paycheck in 2016 and an additional 10% lived in poverty. When a major crisis hits these families, homelessness becomes a real possibility. This includes going to an emergency shelter, living with family/ friends, or even sleeping on the street. Mostly, these families struggle to afford basic furnishings when rebuilding, like a bed to sleep in or a table to share family meals together.

Office Moms and Dads – Office Moms & Dads (OMD), a nonprofit organization founded right here in Clark County, is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with child welfare offices to provide a nurturing environment for children entering foster care. They believe that early intervention is the best solution for healing little bodies and minds affected by abuse or neglect, and to aim to provide a nurturing environment while children wait (sometimes for hours) to be placed in a qualified foster home.

PAL of SW Washington – PAL is a youth development nonprofit that strives to promote positive relationships between law enforcement and youth through community-based, recreational and educational opportunities. The programs we run intend to encourage the empowerment of our young people to make life enriching decisions and to reduce juvenile crime rates.

Santa’s Posse – A partnership between the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the local community working together to collect and distribute toys and food to make a special Christmas holiday for less fortunate families in our community.

Vancouver Farmers Market – Expansion of the Produce Pals Program. Increasing outreach of the program to low income and disadvantaged children, activity equipment and supplies and token reimbursement for farmers so children can shop for their own fruits and vegetables at the market.

A Caring Closet – Rental space for equipment
A Caring Closet’s vision is that no individual will go without needed medical equipment due to lack of income, insurance or accessibility. That is why they provide needed Medical Equipment for FREE. The funding will cover 4 months of rental fees in order to sustain the ability to provide this much needed service to individuals in Clark County.

Bridge The Gap – Clothing for foster children
Bridge the Gap (BTG) is asking the Clark County Realtors Foundation to consider their request for assistance to develop, implement and fund a clothes closet for children in foster care in SW Washington for one year. This support will assist BTG in providing needed clothing for foster children whose lives have been traumatized due to neglect and/or abuse.

Children’s Center – Lockboxes to help prevent suicide
Purchase 80 lock boxes (each lock box costs approximately $35 each). A significant number of the youth they serve are at risk of self-harm and suicide. In order to help keep them safe we try to provide a lock box to parents in which they can keep knives, sharp objects, and medications inaccessible to their teen. As 95% of our families are from low income homes, most cannot afford to purchase this potentially lifesaving resource. In last 12 months we have provided almost 100 lock boxes to families. Your support would allow us to provide this lifesaving resource to any family that needs it.

Columbia River Mental Health Foundation – Housing Assistance
CCRF funds would be used to set up a “Housing Assistance Fund from CCRF” that would be used solely for housing assistance for disadvantaged CRMH clients. Their aim with these funds would be to keep families with children in services and elderly clients in their homes so they can stay focused on becoming stronger and more productive members of our community. They are actually requesting $2,000 to $5,000 in grant funds

Columbia Springs – Books and Program Development
Goals for this grant will include the purchasing of books for the library, program development for story-time and learning games, materials to create the games or purchase them, and art supplies for the mural. Utilizing Columbia Springs’ volunteers, the story times will be provided by Docents, and the mural will be installed by local artists donating their time.

Food with Friends – Shower Outreach Program
Other programs can no longer provide showers for shelter residents, which was the only place homeless families could shower. Food with Friends has started the Shower Outreach Program for the homeless to provide shower and hygiene resources. The funding would be utilized by renovating their 2nd shower trailer, one year of insurance for the truck and trailer, propane for heating shower water and weekly cleaning, supplies and maintenance.

Healthy Kids Running Series – Race Fees
Donations to HKRS are used to support the cost of running the races. We pay for the park space used each week along with required insurance. Donations are also used to purchase the t-shirts, medals and trophies. Grant funds would support the ongoing success of our non-profit program. They have had 150+ children running with us in each of our 2018 series, and they hope to increase these numbers to over 200 in 2019. Support from our local community sponsors is needed to help us achieve this goal.

Mom’s Place Maternity – Operations, health and wellness
Their request this year focuses on two areas. One directly related to our operation and maintenance of the house in the form of utilities payments (which in the new house run about $400 monthly) and the other related to the area of health and wellness. Battle Ground Community Education Program offers a variety of classes in First Aid/CPR and wellness classes such as Yoga, Zumba, etc. They believe that it is very important that our moms learn the importance and value of taking care of their emotional and physical well being by participating in regular exercise. Their request this year includes funding for utilities for the house and registration fees for our moms to take exercise or CPR/First aid related Community Education Classes.

NICU Families NW – Coping program
Grant funds would be used to print, produce, and assemble a run of 1,500 NICU-focused journals to be distributed as part of their inpatient care packages. This would provide us roughly a year’s supply of journals based on our current distribution estimate. Goal of journals: Help parents cope with the long-term impact of a NICU stay on parental health and well-being through accessible, supported journaling; Engage our current peer-to-peer community in the production/assembly of journals as a community-building activity; Provide parents with a journal focused on their unique needs and experiences in the NICU; Offer an alternative to journals and baby books that discourage/upset NICU parents because they highlight milestones that may be significantly delayed or never reached by their infants.

Office Moms and Dads – Foster care support
Many times, a child entering foster care leaves with only the clothes they are wearing. The grant will be used ​​to guarantee basic needs for approximately 80 children entering foster care in Clark County over the next year. These include clean clothing to replace tattered items, luggage instead of garbage bags, or simple comfort items like a stuffed animal and blanket.

Partners in Careers – Youth First Internship Program
The Youth First internship program allows staff to meet with the students to identify career goals, review their high school and beyond plans, offer workshops to prepare them for the work experience portion, identify employers that would be appropriate worksites, train the worksite supervisors to ensure the students and the business have meaningful engagement, monitor and support the student through the internship to ensure learning objectives are met, and evaluate the experience for both the student and the employer at the end of the internship. Many of the students we work with live in generational poverty and they only know what they’ve experienced. For some that has been three generations who have been dependent on public assistance for their housing, food and transportation. Breaking that cycle by helping students graduate high school and prepare for post-secondary education or employment is critical. It all starts by helping them see a different future for themselves and providing them with the tools and support to get there. Internships are a key element of this process.

Southwest Washington Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition
SWEAP’s goal in 2019 is to duplicate the success of these seminars, with a new theme, and to expand our reach by video and audio recording the presentations. SWEAP would then make the presentations available for free on SWEAP’s website and through social media. Also, increased funding will help SWEAP secure advertising for the events, rent equipment for video and audio recordings, and employ an audio-visual technician. These resources will allow the seminars to be uploaded to the internet, which will make them more widely accessible to an even larger audience.

Southwest WA Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Tilikum)
There are more than 150 Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing residents in the Vancouver area, and more than 200 Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing seniors who have registered with Washington State Deaf Seniors Citizens. The number of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing people is growing. It is very rare to have someone who knows ASL and work with Deaf, Deaf-Blind and/or Hard of hearing seniors at nursing or assistive living settings. It can be very depressing for those who reside in either setting. As a result, many seniors have experience isolation in which impact them emotionally, mentally, physically and psychologically due to a very little or no communication access at home. Many seniors rely on sign language, so written notes are not the best options. They really need a volunteer who can visit them and communicate with them in ASL.

Tilikum aims to set up a pilot of a volunteer program for seniors where volunteers would be trained how to work with Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing seniors at home after they pass their background checks. They will obtain a certification to indicate that they have completed three days training program. They will not be responsible for any medical care for seniors due to the liability issue. They will only visit seniors at their home, to chat with them for one to two hours. If the volunteer notices that the senior needs additional support or help, then s/he can be referred to our Community Advocates who can assist them with their basic needs.

Assistance League – Duffel Bags for Foster Children
“Foster children usually move from home to home and their belongings are usually in garbage bags. The duffel bags would be used for teens who age out of foster care for a place where they can keep their belongings as they are now on their own.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters – Mentoring Program
The funding requested would support one match of adult to at-risk youth for one year.

Boys and Girls Club of SW WA – Project Learn
Project Learn is a research-based initiative that engages students in academically beneficial activities at their Clinton and Gloria John Clubhouse.

Children’s Center – Lockbox Program
The lock boxes are given to parents of youth who are at-risk of suicide or self-harm. They are boxes that parents can safely store sharp objects and medications / The workbooks help families understand their trauma and/or mental illness diagnosis.

Food with Friends – Shower Outreach Program
Other programs can no longer provide showers for shelter residents, which was the only place homeless families could shower. Food with Friends has started the Shower Outreach Program for the homeless to provide shower and hygiene resources. The funding would ensure continual operation of the Shower Trailer.

Free Clinic of SW WA – Children’s Dental Program
To fund supplies and dental assistant support for uninsured and under-insured low-income children. Funding will enable the Free Clinic will be able to serve 350 children.

Innovative Services NW
Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood which uses Applied Behavior Analysis related techniques in an educational setting for at-risk, low income and behaviorally challenged children in their Early Learning program and ABA Therapy in their Pediatric program, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental disabilities/delays, particularly those on Medicaid.

Mom’s Place Maternity – Wheels of Hope Project
Mom’s Place serves homeless women who are pregnant and/or have children under three years; between the ages of 18-30; and have a significant period of sobriety. Wheels of Hope matches funds that the women have saved for a car, assistance for a driver’s licence, gas cards, and bus passes in order to help women become more independent.

Parks Foundation of Clark County – Summer Playgrounds Program
Funding would support craft and sports supplies and program staff costs. In conjunction with Share and City of Vancouver, Summer Playgrounds offer constructive play for children ages 6-11 and offers them a nutrition lunch free of charge, often times this will be the only meal they get throughout the day, or go hungry for long periods of the day without this program.

Share – Food for children program
The funding requested will provide more than 1,100 bags of food for school children throughout Clark County.

SW Washington Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition (SWEAP) – Financial Fraud Seminars
SWEAP works in conjunction with state departments and law enforcement to provide free seminars for seniors to raise awareness of financial fraud. Funding would allow SWEAP to hold four (4) educational seminars.

Workforce Southwest Washington – Youth-oriented Employment & Career Readiness
Funds would provide furnishings and equipment for the center. Target groups for center are: 16-24 years of age who lack high school completion, parents, court-involved, non-native English speakers, homeless, and/or transitioning out of foster care.