Standing With Bend in a Time of Need

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All of us at Oregon Community Foundation are heartbroken by the tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School, especially our team members and community partners in Bend. Our thoughts are with the students, families, educators and first responders affected by this violence. 

Our priority now is to listen thoughtfully to our community partners in Bend about how to respond to the most urgent needs. Our team in Bend is part of this community and is in close touch with friends and colleagues about what comes next and how Oregon Community Foundation can be most helpful.  

Meanwhile, we are coordinating with other Oregon funders to align our support efforts and will make resources available through Oregon Community Foundation's Rapid Response Fund to help address short-term community needs as they emerge.

We will continue listening, assessing community needs and working with our partners to ensure support reaches where it can do the most good.