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BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS PRESS RELEASE
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VANESSA WILKINS JOINS OCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESS RELEASE
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Latest Project Turnkey News Releases
Project Turnkey Visuals
- Project Turnkey 2.0 Infographic
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Project Turnkey Resources
OCF 2022 LOOK AHEAD AND 2021 HIGHLIGHTS NEWS RELEASE
OCF 2022 LOOK AHEAD AND 2021 HIGHLIGHTS VISUAL
MARCY BRADLEY NEWS RELEASE
MARCY BRADLEY VISUAL
Max Williams Transition News Release
Max Williams Transition Resource
Max Williams Transition Visual
Latest Community Rebuilding Fund News Release
- February 9, 2022: Oregon Community Foundation to Deploy Nearly $1.46 Million in American Red Cross Relief for Fire Impacted Communities in Oregon
- November 10, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation and Community Rebuilding Fund Deploy $2.3 Million in Third Round of Relief for Fire Impacted Communities
- September 15, 2021: Second Round of 2020 Community Rebuilding Fund Relief Deploys $1.4 Million for Fire-Ravaged Communities in Need
- August 11, 2021: Nearly $4.7 Million Deployed for Long-Term Rebuilding of Communities Impacted by 2020 Fires in Oregon
Community Rebuilding Fund Resources
Community Rebuilding Fund Visuals
- Photo: Echo Mountain Fire Relief
- Photo: Echo Mountain Fire Relief
- Photo: Glide Revitalization
- Photo: Glide Revitalization
- Photo: McKenzie Valley Long Term Recovery Group
- Photo: Remake Talent
- Photo: Remake Talent
- Photo: Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund
- Photo: Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund
- Photo: Unite Oregon
- Photo: Unite Oregon
- Photo: United Way of Lane County
- Photo: United Way of Lane County
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News Releases
- May 11, 2022: Oregon Community Foundation Reinvests Nearly Half a Million to Help Further Positive Impact of Black Student Success
- May 6, 2022: Former Nike Leader and Future School Lab Founder of Deschutes County Joins Oregon Community Foundation Board of Directors, Representing Central Oregon
- March 23, 2022: Community-Centered Process Launches to Identify Next Steward for Albina Arts Center
- March 10, 2022: Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Housing and Community Services Poised to Launch Project Turnkey 2.0 with $50M in State Funding
- March 8, 2022: News Radio 1240 KQEN takes a look at the impact of Oregon Community Foundation in Douglas County
- February 23, 2022: OCF Distributes $560 Million in Grants to Support Children and Students, Stable Housing and Small Businesses through Pandemic
- February 9, 2022: Oregon Community Foundation to Deploy Nearly $1.46 Million in American Red Cross Relief for Fire Impacted Communities in Oregon
- December 15, 2-21: OCF Deploys More Than $1M to support the Arts in Oregon, Including 76 Arts Organizations, 36 County Cultural Coalitions and 9 Tribes
- November 18, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Deploys Nearly $1M in Funding to Close Opportunity Gap for Underserved Oregon Children and Families
- November 16, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Supports Thriving Entrepreneurs Fund with a $580,000 Investment Advances State’s Economic Vitality
- November 10, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation and Community Rebuilding Fund Deploy $2.3 Million in Third Round of Relief for Fire Impacted Communities
- October 6, 2021: After a Decade of Leadership, Max Williams Will Depart from Oregon Community Foundation with a Legacy of Positive Impact
- September 15, 2021: Second Round of 2020 Community Rebuilding Fund Relief
- August 19, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Invests Nearly $1 Million in Oregon Arts and Culture Projects Through 2021 Creative Heights Initiative
- August 11, 2021: Nearly $4.7 Million Deployed for Long-Term Rebuilding of Communities Impacted by 2020 Fires in Oregon
- August 5, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Wraps Up $41.2 Million in State-Funded Summer Learning and Enrichment Grants in all 36 Oregon Counties
- July 8, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Efficiently Wraps Up Project Turnkey with 19 Properties in 13 Oregon Counties, Adding Nearly 900 Units of Emergency Housing, a 20 Percent Increase in the State’s Supply
- July 8, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Grants Nearly $3 Million to the City of Bend and $3.45 Million to the Joint Office of Homeless Services (Multnomah County) to Purchase Area Motels for Use as Transitional Housing
- June 23, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards More Than $1 Million for Summer Programs for Parents and Their Young Children (Birth to Age 5)
- June 22, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Grants $3.9 Million to Providence and $4.2 Million to MWVCAA to Purchase Area Motels for Use as Transitional Housing
- June 17, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Invests Substantially in Diverse Communities Through State-Funded Program Addressing Learning Inequities in State
- June 14, 2021: Five Klamath County Students Awarded $5,000 in Scholarships by Earl and Jane Ferguson Scholarship Fund of Oregon Community Foundation
- June 3, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Deploys $70,000 to LGBTQ+ Organizations Photos: Beyond These Walls | TransPonder | Q Center Hand Up Project
- May 28, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards Nearly $7 Million to Rockwood CDC to Bring Critical Help to One of the Poorest Areas of Multnomah County
- May 20, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to House and Care for Coos County Veterans and COVID-Affected Individuals
- May 17, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Deploys Nearly $1 Million for Summer Youth Programs, First Round of Grantees
- May 13, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards Record $4.3 Million in Grants Prioritizing Funding for Disproportionately Impacted Communities
- May 6, 2021: CEO of United Way of Jackson County Joins Oregon Community Foundation Board of Directors, Representing Southern Oregon
- May 6, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards $7 Million to Central City Concern to Open Recovery-Oriented Housing for Homeless People in East Portland, Oregon
- May 4, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Awards $2.2 Million to Centro Cultural to Serve Low- Income Latino Families and Seasonal Workers Displaced by the Pandemic
- April 28, 2021: OCF to Grant $41.2 Million of State Funds for Summer Academic and Enrichment Programs
- April 27, 2021: OCF Awards Nearly $2.7 Million to Bethlehem Inn to Shelter Vulnerable Redmond Community Members
- April 22, 2021: OCF Awards $6.2 Million to Washington County to Shelter Vulnerable Community Members
- March 10, 2021: Project Turnkey Gains More Steam, Creating Diverse Geographic Footprint of Safe Shelter for Displaced Oregonians
- Feb. 26, 2021: Oregon’s Project Turnkey Gains Momentum
- Feb. 4, 2021: Oregon’s Project Turnkey Reaches Milestone
- Jan. 22, 2021: OCF Announces 2021 Priorities Aimed at Building Stronger, More Equitable Communities Throughout Oregon
OCF in the News
- May 7, 2022: Future School Lab founder, Sisters resident Vanessa Wilkins joins Oregon Community Foundation board
- May 6, 2022: An ecosystem of good
- April 12, 2022: New shelter will help victims of domestic violence, Archie Creek Fire refugees
- March 11, 2022: Project Turnkey Gains Steam, Creating Footprint of Safe Shelter for Displaced Oregonians Including Klamath Falls
- March 10, 2022: Cascade Seed Fund founders launch philanthropic effort to support C.O. innovation
- February 9, 2022: $500k in grants coming to Rogue Valley organizations post-Almeda Fire
- February 9, 2022: Oregon Community Foundation distributes nearly $1.46 million in Red Cross relief for fire-hit communities
- December 8, 2021: Housing leaders celebrate new Salem shelter, call for more action on homelessness
- December 7, 2021: 'Less a hotel and more of a home': Shelter opens at former Super 8 motel in Salem
- December 2, 2021: Oregon’s Project Turnkey: Bold action and collaboration for housing solutions
- November 21, 2021: 6 entrepreneurial Lane County nonprofits receive $142K from Oregon Community Foundation
- November 19, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation deploys funds to underserved Oregon children
- November 18, 2021: Community Rebuilding Fund: Aids local organizations
- October 31, 2021: Transitional housing opens for wildfire survivors in Talent, Oregon
- October 7, 2021: Organizations in Malheur County use foundation grants to bolster summer programs
- October 5, 2021: Building Economic Vitality One Small Business at a Time
- September 17, 2021: Recovery Group Lands $256k In Grants To Rebuild Wildfire-Hit Communities
- September 15, 2021: McKenzie Fire and Rescue awarded $125,000 for emergency operations center
- August 21, 2021: Local broadcaster wins $100,000 Creative Heights grant
- August 19, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation Invests Nearly $1 Million in Oregon Arts Culture Projects
- August 16, 2021: OPB's Think Out Loud Talks with Max Williams, OCF’s President and CEO
- July 27, 2021: Plagued by crises, Oregon looks to motels as creative solution to sheltering the unhoused
- July 20, 2021: National Alliance to End Homelessness, Hotels to Housing Case Studies: Project Turnkey
- June 5, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation grants $70K to LGBTQ+ support organizations - kgw.com
- May 28, 2021: Motel to shelter housing insecure Gresham residents thanks to $7M grant - koin.com
- May 19, 2021: Project Turnkey grant of $4.9 million helps Center for Hope & Safety buy motel - Statesman Journal
- May 6, 2021: 70-bed addiction recovery housing to open in East Portland - oregonlive.com
- May 4, 2021: Oregon Community Foundation awards $2.2 Million to Centro Cultural to serve low-income Latino families and seasonal workers - The Skanner
- April 28, 2021: Foundation to grant $41 million in state funds for summer academic, enrichment programs - ktvz.com
- April 12, 2021: New shelter will help victims of domestic violence, Archie Creek Fire refugees - The News-Review
- March 11, 2021: Project Turnkey Gains Steam, Creating Footprint of Safe Shelter for Displaced Oregonians Including Klamath Falls - Klamath Basin News
- March 10, 2021: Cascade Seed Fund founders launch philanthropic effort to support C.O. innovation - kztv.com
- March 10, 2021: Oregon legislature approves $65 million for wildfire victims, homeless shelters - kptv.com
- March 2, 2021: Study: For Every Dollar Contributed to Community Foundation DAFs in 2019, Donors Granted $1.08 in 2020 - Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative
- Feb. 2, 2021: $4.2 million grant awarded to buy motel for displaced southern Oregonians - kobi5.com