Past Annual Grantees
2017 - WATCH AWARD VIDEO
Our mission is to create a family-forward Oregon where all families can be economically secure and have the time it takes to care for a family. Today, too many families are forced to sacrifice one or the other. But we’re working hard to change that by engaging and partnering with parents, employers and policy-makers to create innovative, forward-thinking approaches to work and family
$10,000 - May 2017
Staff support for public policy organization focusing on passing and implementing a paid family and medical leave insurance program for all Oregonians.
Oregon Justice Resource Center
We work to promote civil rights and improve legal representation for communities that have often been underserved in the past: people living in poverty and people of color among them. We work in collaboration with other, like-minded, organizations to maximize our reach to serve underrepresented populations, to train future public interest lawyers, and to educate our community on civil rights and current civil liberties concerns.
$20,000 - May 2017
Program support for the Women in Prison Project, providing legal assistance and direct services to clients of Red Lodge Transition Services housed in Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Domestic Violence Services Inc.
It is the purpose of Domestic Violence Services, Inc. to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to work toward ending violence within the community, now and in the future.
$25,000 - May 2017
Support increased outreach in rural service areas of Umatilla and Morrow Counties through regional staffing, outreach materials, and educational programs.
The mission of Clackamas Women's Services is to foster the empowerment of survivors so they can establish lives free of domestic and sexual violence. Our commitment is to break the isolation of domestic and sexual violence for all survivors and help them reconnect to a social fabric in which they feel valued, supported, and to which they contribute meaningfully.
$20,000 - May 2017
Operational support to fund a Latina Services Coordinator position and supporting the implementation and expansion of a Promotoras direct service program for Latinx survivors.
Past Immediate Impact Fund Grantees
Northwest Mother's Milk Bank - Portland - $5,000
Minimize barriers for breastfeeding mothers who are incarcerated through the Expressions of Care program, providing education, supplying milk collection bags to mothers, and offering a reliable delivery/shipping solution.
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon - Statewide - $5,000
Engage and empower students with lived experience of hunger and poverty through the SNAP Advisory Council Board and Hunger-Free Campuses Initiative to advocate for legislation to end college hunger across Oregon.