by Deanna Rivera | Aug 3, 2017 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
ShelterCare is a private, nonprofit human services agency addressing homelessness in our area. They offer a range of housing solutions, combined with wraparound services for vulnerable community members who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness. Their programs...
by Deanna Rivera | Jul 27, 2017 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit, Patriotism
The Kim Sticka PTSD Music and Arts Foundation exists to help all people affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by promoting research and development of new and better ways to cope with the causes and effects of PTSD. Many individuals and their families and...
by Deanna Rivera | Jun 22, 2017 | International Rotary Programs, Non-Profit
Cardiac surgery programs demand safety awareness in several major systems. CardoStart’s mission is to educate and assist local medical teams in providing heart surgery and cardiac services to adults and children in underserved regions of the world. Their vision is a...
by Deanna Rivera | Jun 14, 2017 | Community Awareness, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Kim Ruscher, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon at SHMC Riverbend and also chair of Safe Kids West Oregon, an injury prevention coalition. Last year, they distributed over 3,000 free bicycle helmets in our community, and will be continuing this effort – with their “Helmet for...
by Deanna Rivera | May 25, 2017 | Community Awareness, Environmental Concerns, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
The McKenzie River Trust was founded in 1989 and has grown in to a regional land trust, conserving and protecting more than 3400 acres of land in western Oregon. The vision is to sustain clean water, abundant fish and wildlife, and diverse natural resources forever....
by Deanna Rivera | Mar 30, 2017 | Community Awareness, Education, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Carisa Hettich, Executive Director of the Southwest Oregon Red Cross Chapter, provided a general overview of the Red Cross’ five lines of service as well as two newer programs called Prepare Out Loud (about the Cascadia Subduction Zone) and the Home Fire Campaign...
