Community Stories
Community is our middle name. Our work reflects the spirit of community and we're inspired by stories of generosity and transformative work leading to better lives for all Oregonians.
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Collaboration Carves a Path Through Water Challenges In Central Oregon
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Central Oregon
Land and Nature
What’s Ahead for Oregon’s Affordable Housing Shortage? Ernesto Fonseca Weighs In
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Metro Portland
Homelessness and Housing
2024 – 26 Fields Artist Fellows Announced
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Statewide
Arts & Culture
OCF Investments Create New Hope and More Housing for Oregonians
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Statewide
Homelessness and Housing
Empowering Communities Through Collective Real Estate Ownership
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Metro Portland
Economic and Community Vitality
OCF Scholarships Propel Students and the State to Success
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Statewide
Education
Celebrating a Decade of Reaching Creative Heights in Oregon
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Statewide
Arts & Culture
Community Connects, Reflects and Celebrates at OCF’s 50th Annual Meeting
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A Gift Beyond Measure: OCF Volunteer Impact
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Statewide
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Rios to Rivers
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Statewide
Education, Land and Nature
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Talent Maker City
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Southern Oregon
Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: The Children's Museum
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Southern Oregon
Education
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: 50 Years of Community
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Statewide
The Capacity to Do Good: After a Year, OCF President CEO Lisa Mensah Looks Forward
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Statewide
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Scholarships
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Southern Oregon
Education
Keeping the Promise: Public-Private Partnership Pays Dividends in Pendleton With Promise Inn
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Eastern Oregon
Homelessness and Housing
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Bridging Cultural Gaps
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Central Oregon
Education, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Community 101
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Statewide
Education, Community Engagement
After the Fires and Floods: Oregon Community Foundation works to support disaster-recovery efforts throughout the state
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Emergency Response
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Maslow Project
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing
Developing Partnerships: Oregon Community Foundation grants help Harney County organization build, sustain relationships
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Eastern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: A Safe Oasis in a Child Care Desert
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South Coast
Education, Community Engagement
New Life in a Child Care Desert: After a decade of work, and with OCF help, Pendleton Children's Center opens its doors
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Eastern Oregon
Education, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Creative Heights
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Southern Oregon
Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
Grants Cause a Ripple Effect: Oregon Community Foundation promotes Indigenous lifeways through art and community building
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Statewide
Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea
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South Coast
Community Engagement
Avel Louise Gordly Scholarship for Oregon Black Women Fund
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Statewide
Education
Life Must Be Lived as Play: Partnership provides inspiration to make big dreams come to reality
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North Coast
Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Sherm’s & ACCESS Give Back to the Community
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Cottage Grove Community Foundation
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Southern Willamette Valley
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Growing from the Ground Up: Partnership provides community support while fostering philanthropy
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Central Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality
Reimagining Libraries: How Oregon Community Fund partners with state’s libraries to meet changing needs
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Statewide
Education, Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Fields Artist Fellowship
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Southern Oregon
Oregon Community Foundation’s Northeast Oregon Heritage Fund helps preserve Indigenous lifeways
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Eastern Oregon
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Oregon Library Innovation Fund
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Southern Oregon
A Lifeline for the Liberty
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North Coast
Arts & Culture
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Reed and Carolee Walker Fund
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality
Community 101 Turns 25, Oregon Community Foundation's Youth Program Marks Milestone
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Statewide
Education, Community Engagement
Speaking up for Small Nonprofits with Big Goals
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Southern Oregon
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: The Ford Family Foundation
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality
Wallowa Resources, Along With OCF, Racks Up Long List of Successes From Humble Beginnings
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Eastern Oregon
Community Engagement, Land and Nature
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Outdoor School
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Statewide
Education, Land and Nature
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute shares tribes’ rich history
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Eastern Oregon
Arts & Culture
Making a Bigger Impact, with OCF
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Metro Portland
Program putting healthy smiles on childrens faces
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Eastern Oregon
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Housing Stability
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Statewide
Homelessness and Housing
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Women in Philanthropy
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Statewide
Community Engagement
Amid a Changing Climate, OCF’s Focus on Resilience for People and Place Persists
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality, Land and Nature
Continuing Our Investment in Strong Local Press Across the State
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Statewide Expansion
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Statewide
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Ready to Smile
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South Coast
Health and Well-being
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Lisa Mensah Five on 5
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Statewide
Community Engagement
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: Happy Smiles
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Southern Oregon
Health and Well-being
KOBI Spirit of Community Moment: From Vision to Impact
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Southern Oregon
Oregon Community Foundation by the Numbers: Six Remarkable Statistics that Prove the Power of Philanthropy
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Eastern Oregon
Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
50 Years of Oregonians Helping Oregonians: OCF's Origin Story
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Statewide
Capacity Building in Action
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Metro Portland
Education
Expanding Opportunity for Oregon Entrepreneurs Who Help Their Communities Thrive
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality
Growing OCF Support for Indigenous Artists, Educators and Culture-bearers
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Statewide
Arts & Culture
Project Pools Resources to Strengthen Oregon’s Child Care Sector
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Statewide
Emergency Response
With GO Kids, OCF Works With Communities to Expand Opportunities for Oregon Children
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Statewide
Education
Born and Raised to Volunteer
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Southern Oregon
College, Classes, and Community Grants
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Southern Willamette Valley
A Lifetime of Generosity
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Metro Portland
Education, Health and Well-being
Partnership Boosts Scholarships Programs
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Southern Oregon
Education
A Vital Community Resource
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North Coast
Education, Health and Well-being
Employees Drive Company Giving Program
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Southern Willamette Valley
Fund Honors a Legacy of Service
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Eastern Oregon
Arts & Culture
Solar Power and a Place to Call Home
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Central Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Homelessness and Housing
Funds Boost Emergency Responder Workforce
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Northern Willamette Valley
Education, Health and Well-being
Endowment Funds Help Libraries Build Community
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South Coast
Education, Health and Well-being
Creating New Paths to Affordable Housing and Home Ownership
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Statewide
Homelessness and Housing
Designing Scholarships for Maximum Impact
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Statewide
Education
LGBTQ+ Focus Provides New Take on ‘Our Town’
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Northern Willamette Valley
Arts & Culture
Building Resilience for Oregon’s Essential Lands, Waters and Rural Communities
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Statewide
Land and Nature
Supporting the Stories that Reveal Oregon’s Invisible Indigenous
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Statewide
Arts & Culture
Community Voices: Gabriela Peden, Central Oregon Latino Partnership Program
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Central Oregon
Education, Health and Well-being
Community 101 Student Philanthropy Program Expands Horizons
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Statewide
Education, Community Engagement
New Grant Program Funds Mentoring, Training and Coaching for Entrepreneurs
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality
Valuing and Supporting Artists Through the Fields Artist Fellowship
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Statewide
Arts & Culture
A Supportive Home for Displaced Women
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Central Oregon
Homelessness and Housing
New Scholarship Funds Close the Opportunity Gap for Rural Lane County Students
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Southern Willamette Valley
Education
Oregon Community Foundation Deploys $70,000 to LGBTQ+ Organizations
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Statewide
Health and Well-being, Emergency Response
Community Voices: Al Barkouli
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Metro Portland
Indigenous Resilience, a Pandemic and a Water Crisis
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Statewide
Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality
Supporting Education in Lakeview
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Southern Oregon
Education
Deepening Belonging in Beaverton
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Metro Portland
Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality
Bridging Divides in Bend
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Central Oregon
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Interdependence in Wallowa County
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Eastern Oregon
Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality
Community Voices: Jessie Hecocta, Southern Oregon Leadership Council
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Southern Oregon
Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
Community Voices: Ashley Espinoza, OCF Southern Willamette Valley Leadership Council Member
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Southern Willamette Valley
Economic and Community Vitality
Reconciling with Our Past Is Only Way to Help Heal Our Future
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Statewide
Education, Health and Well-being
Resilient Landscapes Initiative Helps to Conserve 4,500 acres in Central Oregon
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Central Oregon
Land and Nature
Community Voices: Dr. Dalton Miller-Jones, Central Oregon Leadership Council
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Central Oregon
Education, Health and Well-being
Community Voices: Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Southern Willamette Valley Leadership Council
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Southern Willamette Valley
Education, Community Engagement
Community LendingWorks: Supporting Oregon’s Small Businesses Through Loans and Grants
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality, Emergency Response
Hygiene and Housing: How Oregon Harbor of Hope is Bridging the Gap Through the Pandemic
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Metro Portland
Homelessness and Housing
Oregon Ocean Conservation Fund Protects Coastal Resources
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Statewide
Land and Nature
Helping the Unhoused Shelter in Place
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Central Oregon
Homelessness and Housing, Emergency Response
Child Care Center Boosted by Grant
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Metro Portland
Economic and Community Vitality, Emergency Response
OCF Grant Supports Tribal Center
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Eastern Oregon
Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Emergency Response
Meaningful Connections Emerge from ‘Partnering for Black Student Success Summit’
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Statewide
Education
Providing a Safe, Caring Place
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South Coast
Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality
Comforting Children in Crisis
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Southern Willamette Valley
Health and Well-being
Championing Equal Opportunity
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Metro Portland
Homelessness and Housing
Helping Students Access Higher Education
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North Coast
Education
Taking a Win-Win Approach
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Southern Oregon
Community Engagement
Improving Kids’ School Readiness
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Northern Willamette Valley
Education
Learning, Libraries and Service: Journey of a Small Town Volunteer
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Eastern Oregon
Education
Sustaining Oregon's Libraries
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Statewide
Education, Community Engagement
Latino Community Engages in Conservation
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Metro Portland
Community Engagement, Land and Nature
Lifelong Passion for Community Service
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Southern Willamette Valley
Education
Rolling Up Her Sleeves in the Community
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South Coast
Health and Well-being
Giving Youth a Second Chance
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Central Oregon
Health and Well-being
Crucial Support for Families on the Edge
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South Coast
Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
Community Rallies to Upgrade Multi-Use Facility
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Northern Willamette Valley
Education, Community Engagement
Critical Skills Improve Girls’ Outcomes
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Southern Willamette Valley
Education, Health and Well-being
Promoting the Needs of Their County
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Southern Oregon
Education
Providing Safe and Affordable Housing
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Southern Willamette Valley
Homelessness and Housing
Taking Chances with Art
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Metro Portland
Arts & Culture
Transforming Oregon Through Impact Investing
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Statewide
Economic and Community Vitality
Working Together Toward Housing for All
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Statewide
Homelessness and Housing
Expanding Opportunities for Students Through the Arts
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Statewide
Education, Arts & Culture
Investing in Youth Learning
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Central Oregon
Education, Arts & Culture
Celebrating Community and Philanthropy
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Eastern Oregon
Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality
Community Voices: Carlos Salcedo
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Central Oregon
Education
Community Voices: Gayle Yamasaki, Southern Oregon Leadership Council
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Southern Oregon
Community Engagement
Jugamos Afuera: Let’s Play Outside
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Central Oregon
Education, Health and Well-being
Chetco Indian Memorial Brings Hidden History to Light
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South Coast
Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
Northwest Youth Corps: From the Ground Up
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Southern Willamette Valley
Economic and Community Vitality, Land and Nature
Conserving an Iconic Coastal Landscape
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North Coast
Land and Nature
Transforming Schools to Help All Students Thrive
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