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Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington Members are nonprofits, business and individual leaders.
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Member Profiles
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Member since 2008
ARC OF CLARK COUNTY
Member since 2008
The Arc of Clark County has been part of the local community since 1936. Its legacy includes major contributions to promoting progressive inclusion, choice and independence for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its early leaders were instrumental in the founding of the state and national Arc organizations as well. The agency currently operates from two campus locations in Clark County and remains the premier independent, non-profit group advocating and providing direct services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. http://www.arcofclarkcounty.org/
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF CLARK COUNTY
Member since 2009
is an all-volunteer organization with the motto, “Helping today for a better tomorrow.” The almost-fifty members serve the community through four programs that benefit women and children.
The Assault Survivor Kits ® program provides the emergency rooms of three hospitals—Legacy Salmon Creek, Southwest Washington Medical Center and St. John’s, Longview—with clothing and toiletries for women and children who are victims of assault as many such victims arrive in their nightclothes or with torn and damaged clothing, or their clothing is kept by law enforcement officers as evidence. A member serves as liaison with each hospital ensures that each has a stock of kits for distribution.
My Life Story Books are given to children in foster care. These beautiful handmade memory albums give children a place to keep family history and letters, photos and records as they move from place to place. The group makes and donates thirty books per month to Children’s Protective Services to distribute.
Operation School Bell® provides new clothing—including coats and shoes—and school supplies to children in poverty at several elementary schools throughout Clark County. School employees identify specific needs to an Assistance League liaison who supplies the requested items. The program has recently been expanded to include children between the ages of 10 and 18 who are suddenly removed from their homes by Children’s Protective Services and often have only what they are wearing at the time.
The Community Outreach Program partners with Innovative Services Northwest to provide volunteers in the children’s orthotics clinics and the community preschool, literacy supplies for children and scholarships for preschool attendees in the summer, when government assistance is not available.
Funding for all the programs comes from two annual fundraisers—the Sleigh Bell Benefit lunch held in early December and a Spring Garden Party. All funds raised remain in the community and are dispersed through the programs.
For more information, call 360-690-1253 or visit ALSW.AssistanceLeague.org
CDM SERVICES
Long-Term care services since 1978
Member since 2008
CDM Services has provided long-term care services to the community since 1978. We seek solutions for families and individuals who need help staying at home. Our Community Partnership Initiative, funded by a M. J. Murdock Trust grant, is finding solutions outside of government funding sources. More information on the CDM website.
CHILDREN’S CENTER
Member since 2009
CHILDREN’S CENTER is a private, non-profit state licensed community
mental health agency. The agency was founded by a group of concerned
citizens who were committed to providing quality mental health services
for children in our community.
The Board of Directors is comprised of community volunteers with
membership drawn from the broader community. Incorporated on July 7,
1989 as a private nonprofit, the agency is licensed by WA State
Department of Social and Health Services as a community mental health
provider.
Our Programs:
POST-ADOPTION RESOURCE CENTER (PARC): Innovative supports to families
of adoption, especially to families who have adopted children with
special needs.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: Specialized treatment to child
victims of sexual abuse and non-offending family members to promote
recovery, emotional health and well-being.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Outpatient counseling and psychiatric services
for children/youth whose mental health needs puts them at-risk of
disruption in home or school with the goal of creating possibilities for
a healthy, productive life for each child.
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM: Mental health services on-site at
schools in the Evergreen and Vancouver School Districts for children
identified with behavioral or emotional problems impacting their ability
to function successfully in school and in the community. These services
are currently offered in sixteen schools throughout Clark County.
COACHES PROGRAM:A specialized outpatient treatment program for
meth-exposed preschoolers that incorporates existing methods in mental
health as well as neuro-behavioral strategies to help make the child
“school-ready.”
COACHES PLUS:This program expands services to children with meth
exposure through the age of 18, with an emphasis on specialized services
to target children in the elementary and middle school years
PATHWAYS: a program designed to serve uninsured or underinsured
children and youth in need of mental health care who otherwise would
fall through the cracks. Children who are uninsured or underinsured
receive quality mental health services from a child therapist with no
out of pocket cost to the family.
CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Member since 2008
Founded in 1896, Children’s Home Society of Washington is one of Washington State’s oldest and largest private statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations dedicated to promoting the well being of children and families. In the Southwest Washington Region, CHSW provides integrated services that include family support, home visiting; early childhood development; adoption, kinship care, mental health; parent education and advocacy. CHSW mission is to develop healthy children, create strong families, build engaged communities, speak and advocate for children. Organizational development is supported locally by a Community Engagement team and by a State Board of Trustees with 2 Regional representatives. CHSW’s has a comprehensive internal QUality Improvement process, undergoes regular state best practice audits, and its family support program is the only one accredited by the rigous Council on Accreditation. CHSW Southwest Region also holds State of Washington Child Placement and Mental Health (counseling, peer support, case management) licenses. CHSW Web site
CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANK
Member since 2008
The mission of the Clark County Food Bank is to alleviate hunger and its root causes by distributing food to low-income and food-insecure residents of Clark County through our agency partners as well as provide nutrition education and advocacy. We serve organizations, not individuals—yet we are able to see faces in our work knowing that sustenance is being provided to thousands of Clark County residents. Clark County Food Bank has been providing services in Clark County since 1985 from its Stop Hunger Warehouse, which is staffed by two employees along with many volunteers and managed through a contract with The Salvation Army.
In 2007 we received, stored, and distributed over 3 million pounds of fresh, frozen, chilled and shelf-stable food products to over 30 nonprofit agencies and organizations. Fourteen ‘local food banks’ make up our Food Distribution Committee, which recommends distribution policies and procedures to our seven-member board of directors.
Clark County Food Bank
P.O. Box 61833, Vancouver, WA 98666 360.693.0939 clarkcountyfoodbank.org
CLARK COUNTY SAFE KIDS
Member since 2008
Clark County Safe Kids focuses on preventing unintentional injuries especially to children. We conduct car seat clinics and bicycle helmet fittings. Through coalition members we get injury prevention education to all members of the community.
Our primary goal is to educate parents and caregivers about unintentional injuries and how to avoid them. Motor vehicle crashes are still the number one killer of children under the ages of 14. Every child needs to be properly restrained in a vehicle all the time.
Properly fitted helmets can and do reduce traumatic brain injury to all ages as long as they are worn correctly. Please contact us for information on how you can support .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Clark County Safe Kids
COLUMBIA DANCE
Member since 2008
Founded in 1987, Columbia Dance is one of Southwest Washington’s oldest and most distinguished arts organizations. Housed in the custom-designed Leslie B. Durst Columbia Dance Center at 1700 Broadway in Vancouver’s Uptown Village, the organization plays a leading role in the cultural vitality of this growing region.
Columbia Dance provides excellence in dance training within a nurturing and challenging environment. Offering quality, professional dance training in classes that are carefully graded to suit age and technical abilities ensures the maximum progress of each student. Central to the Columbia Dance philosophy is to demand of each student, whether or not a dance career is planned, his or her very best effort. In return, Columbia Dance teachers and staff are dedicated to providing the care and attention each student deserves. Columbia Dance is proud to be a performing member company of Regional Dance America from the Pacific Region. To learn more about this national organization please visit regional-dance-america.org.
Columbia Dance offers a complete curriculum for the Pre-Professional dancer (view class schedule). The program is designed to provide an increasing variety of classes while making greater demands on the student with each year of study. The syllabus is enhanced by the 20th century dance forms and ideas, preparing our graduates for the eclectic demands of American dance today. Columbia Dance supports both a Junior and Senior performing company. Membership in these companies is by audition only. These companies provide excellent performing experiences for the member dancers, while contributing to the greater Vancouver community cultural arts scene.
Experience dance! Come to The Nutcracker!
COLUMBIA RIVER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Member since 2008
“We provide behaviorial health services that promote healthy people, healthy families and a healthy community. Lives change here!”
Columbia River Mental Health Services was founded in 1942 as a child guidance clinic. The agency has met the mental and behavioral health needs of children and their families continuously ever since.
Today, the organization maintains its charitable mission by serving people most in need of mental and behavioral health treatment through a wide array of services to people of all ages. It is focused on recovery and reintegration of all participatns in the positive life of our community.
Columbia River Metal Health Services (CRMHS) is a private nonprofit 501 (c)(3) community mental health center providing services to approximately 7,000 individuals and families in Clark County and Southwest Washington.
The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of citizens who volunteer 10 to 20 hours per month to conduct the business of the corporation. They are knowdegable about local local issues and community mental health, and they receive no compensation.
http://www.crmhs.org/
COLUMBIA SPRINGS
Member since 2008
Columbia Springs is a leading environmental education organization that provides hands-on learning opportunities for the community and students of all ages. Last school year more than 7,500 Clark County students and chaperones visited Columbia Springs for field trips and service learning activities offered through our On-site Education program.
We offer the following partner-sponsored programs to the community throughout the year:
Environmental Education Outreach
Master Composter/Recycler
Naturally Beautiful Backyards
Salmon in the Classroom
We are located on one hundred acres of urban green space and share the campus with the 1938 historic Vancouver Trout Hatchery located at 12208 SE Evergreen Highway.
The campus includes a laboratory classroom, an outdoor classroom and interpretive trails. Visitors can enjoy walking the nature trails, observe birds and wildlife, and visit the working hatchery.
The campus is open to the public from dawn till dusk daily. Come visit us and explore, experience, and learn!
COMMUNITY CHOICES
Listen - Engage - Mobilize
Member since 2008
Community Choices is a catalyst for healthy communiites. Since 1993, we’ve drawn from best practices to drive long-term, systemic change in Clark County. Our vision is to create the healthiest community in the state of Washington through our recognized model of community collaboration. We’re poised to listen and use data, and successfully engage and mobilize leaders, poolicy makers, and citizens to make the best choices for the people of Clark County. Community Choices
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION for SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
Member since 2009
Giving back to your community can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences - especially if you know your gift is addressing real needs and producing tangible results. That’s where the Community Foundation comes in.
You bring your own life experience and unique charitable goals. We bring a long record of successful asset management, charitable gift planning, and high-impact grantmaking. Working together, we can accomplish something truly significant.
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington collaborates with philanthropists from all walks of life, and manages charitable gifts of all sizes. Turn to us when you are ready to start a charitable fund, identify tax-effective giving strategies, learn about our community’s most pressing needs, create a charitable legacy, support your favorite cause, or engage your family in philanthropy.
We also are an ideal partner to nonprofits. We understand your good work, and can help match you with donors committed to your cause. We can help you manage administrative tasks associated with building your endowment; hold capital campaign funds for your organization; work with your supporters to create a Designated Fund for the express purpose of supporting your organization; and manage complex gift arrangements. We are also a funding source. Apply through our Community Giving Fund and other unrestricted funds. Opportunities to receive an Impact Grant may also be available. Visit The Community Foundations’s new website.
COMMUNITY HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER
Member since 2009
The Community Housing Resource Center provides education and counseling services to individuals and families in Southwest Washington and throughout the Portland metro area in Oregon. Our mission is to provide quality education and counseling services to increase opportunities and access to community resources for people who strive to create financial security, housing stability or homeownership for themselves and their families, thereby creating a vital and stronger community.
The Community Housing Resource Center is the only HUD approved Housing Counseling agency in SW Washington. In the past 13 years, the Center has worked with over 21,000 households. Over 5,000 of which have purchased a home within one year of working with the Center.
Services include:
• credit repair counseling
• financial education and management counseling;
• first-time homebuyer counseling;
• certified homebuyer education classes;
• closing cost assistance for qualified buyers;
• a Lease Purchase homeownership program;
• mortgage default prevention counseling;
• reverse mortgage counseling;
• tax preparation assistance.
Please visit the website for more information.
COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CLINIC
Member since 2009
Member profile coming soon!
COMMUNITY SERVICES NORTHWEST
Member since 2008
Community Services Northwest (CSNW) is a licensed outpatient provider of mental health and chemical dependency services in Vancouver, Washington. CSNW also operates the Wellness Project, a free clinic that provides mental health treatment and medication management to uninsured individuals living in Clark County. In addition, CSNW offers a variety of housing services that include affordable, service-enriched housing for adults and families.
Our mission: Community Services Northwest provides high quality integrated mental health, addiction, and housing services focusing on individual strengths and recovery.
CONSTRUCTING HOPE
Member since
Information coming soon. Website
COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS
Member since 2008
The Council for the Homeless began in 1989, formed by Clark County, the
City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Housing Authority.
Our Mission is to end homelessness in Clark County Washington through
prevention, advocacy, community education, comprehensive planning,
coordination of programs, and support to direct service providers.
We are creating a community where everyone has a home.
For more information: http://www.icfth.com/
CVAB CONSUMER VOICES ARE BORN
Member since 2009
What is CVAB?
Your Wellness & Recovery Resource
Consumer Voices Are Born (CVAB) is a consumer-run nonprofit organization in Vancouver, WA providing support and advocacy for mental health recovery. As a recovery-oriented supportive community, CVAB is committed to enhancing self-determination for individuals challenged by a psychiatric disability. CVAB is the resource for wellness and recovery through regularly scheduled activities and readily accessible peer support.
CVAB operates a mental health Self-Help Recovery Center and Warm Line. At the heart of our agency is peer to peer support, peer-led support groups, employment support, social events, wellness activities, life skill trainings and Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP). We also offer free access to computers, computer classes and a variety of volunteer opportunities. The Warm Line offers peer-to-peer support when you just need to talk to someone, to let off some steam, or sort through the issues of your day. CVAB is a complement to the mental health and crisis system and the services are offered free of pressure, hassles and time limits; it is also free of charge.
CVAB recognizes each person’s unlimited potential and encourages self-determination through respect, support, meaningful choices and understanding. People come to CVAB to build confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and are more involved with their recovery and wellness. We hope you discover CVAB to be a community of hope. Website
DAYBREAK YOUTH SERVICES
Member since 2008
Daybreak Youth Services provides alcohol and drug treatment to young people in Vancouver.
We strive for:
•long-term abstinence from chemical abuse,
•solid family relationships,
•a client’s awareness of personal responsibility for their own actions.
Who does Daybreak Help?
Daybreak operates an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program for boys 12 - 18 years of age, who typically stay for six to eight weeks and then go to outpatient-based services in the community. Teens who come to Daybreak generally need a secure, structured setting where they can gain sobriety, stability, and skills for their recovery. Addiction is a disease which touches many, many families regardless of race, class or religion.
Is Daybreak effective?
Young people in Daybreak’s inpatient treatment program are unusually successful. Nearly 80% of Daybreak clients in Vancouver, Wa. complete the treatment program, including many who have failed in other treatment programs due to unmanageable behaviors, disciplinary issues, or running away.
Contributions help pay for treatment scholarships so that no teen is turned away because their families are unable to pay the full cost of care. Gifts also support a summer school teacher, a consulting psychologist and psychiatrist, and educational and recreational outings for the clients. Daybreak
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Member since 2008
Educational Opportunities for Children and Families (EOCF) is the leading provider of comprehensive early childhood education and family support programs in Southwest Washington. EOCF is over 40 years old and provides services to over 2,000 children and families including families whom child is diagnosed with a disability in Clark, Cowlitz, and Pacific Counties.
Programs include: Head Start, Early Head Start, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, Infant Toddler Early Intervention Services, and HotShots youth sports program. Learn more
EMPOWER UP
Member since 2010
Empower Up is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that diverts used electronics from the waste stream in order to empower the citizens of our community. Empower Up provides free computer technology education and free Internet access to the public. Empower Up accomplishes this by working with our partners: Clark County, The City of Vancouver, Clark College, The Salvation Army and Waste Connections to divert usable computers and electronics from the waste stream and re-purpose them into the community. Empower Up provides free resources to help those in need get access to technology and the Internet. Regularly scheduled free computer classes include Intro to the Web and Intro to Google Docs. Each month, Empower Up hosts PC and MAC clinics that offer free help for computer problems to the public. Empower Up also provides free public Internet access terminals.
Help your community recycle by bringing your used electronics to one of the regularly scheduled community collection events in Clark County! Or bring your items to the Empower Up Donation Center located in the Vancouver Market Center at 5000 E. 4th Plain, Blvd. Suite F, inside the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. High quality computer donations are tested and refurbished for distribution to families in need via our partners at Clark College and the Salvation Army. Computers not used in the partnership program and other high quality equipment donations are tested and refurbished by our volunteers for sale in the Empower Up Thrift Store. Volunteers in our Recycling Program process equipment that is non-working or obsolete. Proceeds from the Thrift Store and the sale of recovered materials help to fund the Empower Up Education Program.
5000 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. - Suite E-101 Vancouver, WA 98661 360-735-0888 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) empowerupnow.org
EVERGREEN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Member since 2008
Beginning in 1991, Evergreen Habitat for Humanity, based in Vancouver,
Wash., has devoted itself to improving the living conditions of low-income
Clark County residents. A non-profit organization, Evergreen Habitat works
together with community members of all ages and walks of life to build safe
and affordable housing for those in need. Evergreen Habitat depends on the
support of those in the community, who give generously to help us continue
to fulfill our mission. Currently, we have more than 500 people on the
mailing list who would like to apply for a Habitat house.
For additional information or to find out how you can help by giving your time or
resources, please contact Kristina Aitchison, Executive Director, Evergreen
Habitat for Humanity, at 360-737-1759. Or, visit the Web site
FAMILY SOLUTIONS
Member since 2009
Family Solutions’ mission is to provide the highest quality, most comprehensive services possible to children and families. Many of the staff at Family Solutions, in addition to being clinically licensed, are adoptive parents, guardians, or adoptee’s, and one has been in foster care. Staff is knowledgeable, understanding and very supportive of families. They are committed to team-oriented, strengths-based approach in their agency structure, with families and children and in their own lives. Services provided include assessment, counseling, behavior management, and case management.
FISH of ORCHARDS
Member since 2009
Profile coming soon.
FREE CLINIC OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
Member since 2008
In 1990, Free Clinic of Southwest Washington opened its doors with a mission to serve low income and uninsured children and adults in Southwest Washington. The Clinic was incorporated in 1991 and received its own 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS in 1996. Since then, the Free Clinic has provided medical care to more than 115,000 people, all through the generosity of over 600 volunteers and donations from the community. In addition to our Basic Health Clinics, we offer free immunizations, prescription assistance, vision and dental clinics, screenings for diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol, sports physicals and now coordinated specialty care through a program titled Project Access Clark County.
Our mission: To provide free, compassionate, quality basic health care to children and adults who are otherwise unable to access such services. Our goal is to address basic health problems before they turn into medical emergencies. Our challenge is to serve as a community-supported wellness resource for people who need guidance regarding concerns about their health and on-going medical care. Our pledge is to be patient-centered, mission-based and volunteer driven.
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington
FRIENDS OF HOSPICE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
Member since
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FRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD WILDLIFE REFUGE
Member since
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HOUGH FOUNDATION
Member since 2010
Information coming soon!
HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL
Member since 2008
The Human Services Council is a non-profit corporation established in 1957. Throughout its existence, the agency has worked to coordinate the effective delivery of community services in Southwest Washington.
“Our mission is to improve people’s lives by connecting them to opportunities, information and services that respond to their individual and family needs.”
Existing Programs and Services:
Volunteer Programs
Volunteer Connections recruits and interviews interested volunteers matching their skills, talents, interests, and time availability to appropriate volunteer assignments. We have agreements with over 250 non-profit organizations, hospitals, nursing homes and government agencies where volunteers can assist. Volunteer Connections also works with organizations to identify meaningful volunteer opportunities and develop innovative assignments that meet specific community needs.
Interpreter Services
Interpreter services are coordinated for limited or non-English speaking individuals that are eligible for medical or social service appointments covered under the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
Transportation Programs
Medicaid Transportation provides transportation to qualified individuals whose services are covered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. Trips are provided to the closest medical provider that offers the type of service needed, using the best suited and most cost effective mode of transportation available.
Sponsor-A-Ride Transportation provides transportation options for our aging population. Through the ride sponsorship program, family, friends, neighbors, and the community can make donations to a transportation account established on behalf of an older adult. The Sponsor-A-Ride program ensures access to services that promote independence and dignity and allow individuals to maintain an interactive lifestyle with their community.
Reserve-A-Ride Transportation provides transportation to individuals for general medical and/or life-sustaining medical appointments, trips to meal sites, and group shopping trips.
Employment Transportation provides short-term transportation assistance to employment sites, job training, job search, job interviews, childcare and other work-related activities.
IMPACT NORTHWEST
Member since 2009
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INNOVATIVE SERVICES NW
Young childcare participants
Member since 2008
Innovative Services NW has been serving Southwest Washington for 45 years. They offer a continuum of services including therapy and childcare for children; employment training and job support for teens and adults; interventions, education and support for families; and daytime assistance for senior citizens and adults with disabilities.
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
Member since
Information coming soon. Website
JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS
Janus Youth programs has been changing lives and building futures for children, youth and families since 1972.
Member since 2008
Janus Youth Programs is committed to delivering innovative community based programs from residential treatment for abused and neglected youth, the Pacific Northwest’s largest array of runaway and homeless youth services, alternative education classrooms, teen parenting programs, a detention program, a college scholarship program, to a 60,000 square foot urban agriculture program combating hunger and employment issues.
Every night of the year Janus has nearly 200 youth in care and reaches over 36,000 children, youth and families annually making it one of the largest nonprofits in the Northwest. Today, Janus Youth Programs operates 20 different programs that span Oregon and Washington. Many Janus programs are regarded as best practice models and have been replicated internationally.
JOB DEVELOPERS NETWORK
Member since 2009
The Job Developers Network (JDN) is dedicated to empowering Workforce Professionals to build communities to assist job seekers in connecting to, obtaining and retaining employment. JDN is a program of East County One Stop (ECOS).
Community …
The JDN is a network community that believes in the power of networking to enrich our lives and the world around us. We believe that in order to be a strong networking community, we must be constantly changing, increasingly active and diverse.
Relationships …
The JDN is about building relationships. We are a service that keeps our networking community connected. We believe that the health of our community can be measured by the relationships formed between the nonprofits we serve. Our aim is to build services that overcome barriers that keep job seekers and employment opportunities from finding each other. Working together and developing strong relationships - we overcome those barriers.
Partnerships …
The JDN is about cooperation and sharing. We are a network that is only as strong as the partnerships that support it. None of us can build a community alone. We take partnerships very seriously and seek to work with each other, nonprofit organizations, businesses and governmental leaders committed to building stronger partnerships removing barriers to employment. Website.
LEADERSHIP CLARK COUNTY
Member since 2008
Information coming soon
http://www.leadershipclarkcounty.com
LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER
Member since 2008
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 N.E. 139th St., opened in August 2005 and offers a broad range of in-patient services, including: family birth center, a neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric unit, stroke program, surgical services, radiation oncology, a full-service imaging and laboratory center and pediatric and adult rehabilitation units.
An expansion completed in October 2009 added 64 beds, bringing total beds at the hospital to 220. The expansion included a Total Joint Center with a therapy gym and walking track; a Neuroscience Center offering specialized nursing care for patients with spinal and cranial disorders and including the nationally accredited and award-winning Primary Stroke Center; the Progressive Care and Cardiopulmonary Specialties Unit staffed by nurses with advanced training in caring for patients suffering from chest pain, heart failure, lung disease and other cardiovascular disorders; and a Surgical Specialties Unit for post-surgical patients.
Legacy Salmon Creek is part of Legacy Health, an Oregon-based nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that includes six medical centers in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. Learn more at http://www.legacyhealth.org.
LELOOSKA FOUNDATION
Member since 2008
Experience magnificent Northwest Coast masks as they come to life in the glimmering firelight of a Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial house.
The Lelooska Family shares songs, dances, stories and masks which display the rights, crests and priveleges bestowed on them by the late Chief James Aul Sewide.
Chief Tsungani carries on the traditions of his brother, the late Chief Lelooska, performing with other family members in Ariel, Washington, 31 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon.
Living History programs have been presented for more than four decades. Given for educational purposes, programs, classes and workshops are sponsored by the Lelooska Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
LOWER COLUMBIA ALLIANCE FOR LIVING SUSTAINABLY (LOCALS)
Member since
Information coming soon. Website
MAGENTA THEATER
Member since 2008
Magenta Theater was founded in 2002 and staged its first production in 2003. After six years of renting space in local churches, Magenta is now moving to its own building at 606 Main Street, Vancouver. The first production will be A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM staged in March. This will also mark the launching of Magenta Children’s Theater.
All Magenta productions are family-friendly. We welcome new people and are always seeking volunteers.
Website
Box office: 360 635 4358
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES
Member since 2008
Metropolitan Family Service is dedicated to building stronger communities by providing services, connecting people with resources, and offering volunteer opportunities throughout the Portland area. Founded in 1950, Metropolitan Family Service makes connections that strengthen the lives of 30,000 low-income individuals and families each year. We provide services at more than 160 sites, including nearly 80 schools. Our staff of 237 — most of whom work part time — shares our commitment to professionalism and excellence with 1,500 skilled and caring volunteers who contribute 156,000 hours in the Portland, Oregon tri-county area.
MFS staff and skilled volunteers strengthen the community through proven programs. We create opportunities for children to succeed in their families, in school, and in the community by providing result-oriented after school and mentoring programs in a safe environment. We strengthening individuals and families by creating access to community resources, developing support networks, and offering proven learning opportunities that work. Metropolitan Family Service provides support to older adults to help them maintain their independence and connections to the community through friendly visiting services and living assistance, and creating opportunities for them to volunteer in the community.
Metropolitan Family Service partners with other community organizations to avoid duplication of services and increase the effectiveness of our services. Because together, we can do more.
MOUNT ST. HELENS INSTITUTE
Member since 2010
The Mount St. Helens Institute promotes stewardship, science education and appreciation of volcanic landscapes of Mount St. Helens and the Pacific Northwest. We have field seminars, inspiring hikes, guided climbs, evening lectures, and other events aimed at deepening your understanding of the Pacific Northwest’s natural processes and its cultural past. Our aim is to help people explore, understand, and take care of the volcanic landscapes we call home. Our programs are geared towards people of all ages and backgrounds. We offer programs for students and adults. Come explore the volcano with us!
Science Education:
• Field Seminars
• Volcano After Dark
• Volcano Explorers
• Volcano Views and Brews
• Teachers Workshops
• College Internships
Conservation:
• Trail Projects
• Youth Stream Team
Recreation:
• Guided Climbs
• Hiking Programs
• Snowshoeing
• Awesome Hike
• Climbing Permits
Join us this year and get to know the volcano in your backyard!
NAVIGATION POINT
Member since
Information coming soon. (No website at this time.)
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETES
Member since 2009
(NWABA) is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization. It was formed on May 5, 2007 by a group of visually impaired athletes because there was a lack of sports opportunities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
The mission of NWABA is to provide opportunities for blind and visually impaired persons to become engaged in physical activity and sports. We will provide scholarships and host events to build confidence and physical fitness. The confidence gained from sports will inspire athletes to follow their dreams in life and in sports.
NWABA provides opportunities to athletes in Powerlifting, Goalball, Judo, Swimming, Track and Field, Tandem Cycling, Skiing, and Wrestling. Our dream is to make a difference in the lives of every visually impaired individual in the Northwest and give them the opportunity to participate in sports and physical activity. Sports have a life-changing impact on an athlete’s life. When athletes realize that they can excel in sports, it builds the confidence to excel in school or work.
There are hundreds of potential athletes across the Northwest who aren’t involved in sports because of their vision; most of them aren’t able to participate in baseball, football, basketball or even their physical education class. Instead, they sit at home or on the bench and never have the opportunity to participate or be on a “team.” Our goal is to reach as many blind persons as possible and enrich their life through athletics.
Visit the website for more information!
NW SAFE TEAM
Member since 2008
NSSAFETEAM is a group of nurses involved in doing sexual assault exams, collecting forensic evidence from victims of rape. We do this in a hospital setting.
We formed the nonprofit to better serve our community and include the victims of domestic violence. We look to be active in educating our community about the process of forensic evidence collection. We want to provide safe and competent forensic evidence collection in assault cases in accordance with the IAFN Guidelines.
Rape and domestic violence are under-reported crimes due to the perceived stigma attached to those crimes and a lack of understanding of the services that are available to the victims. Better forensic evidence should lead to a higher conviction rate of the perpetrators. Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.
ONE LIFE
Member since
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OPEN HOUSE MINISTRIES
Member since 2009
a Profile is coming soon!
PARKS FOUNDATION
Member since 2008
Access to parks, trails, and recreational programs are essential components
in ensuring a healthy lifestyle for people of all ages and abilities.
The mission of the Parks Foundation is to raise funds through public and private
partnerships for parks, trails, and recreational programs across Clark
County. Founded in 1999, the Parks Foundation is a membership-based
organization governed by a 15 member board of community volunteers
representing all of Clark County.
Your support of the Parks Foundation, through your membership contribution,
will help the organization achieve its vision of creating thriving
partnerships with communities to ensure uncommonly vibrant parks, trails,
and recreational programs throughout Clark County. For more information,
please visit Parks Foundation
ROCKSOLID TEEN CENTER
Member since 2008
Profile coming soon.
http://www.rocksolid-teen.com/
SALMON CREEK WATERSHEDS COUNCIL
Member since 2009
Info coming soon! Website here.
SCHOOL OF PIANO TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BLIND
Member since 2008
If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of others, we offer the
following story of challenge turned to a reality.
Tim, a recent student, was born blind. Accepting his blindness as a challenge but not a limitation, Tim
graduated from community college, but still could not find employment. He
was faced with the same situation confronting over 60% of the blind and
visually impaired members of our community - he was an educated, capable and
talented person unable to find work. Tim then completed our rigorous
two-year training program. After graduating he secured a position as a piano
technician with Buddy Gray Music in Tuscaloosa, AL. He has a profession and
is now living on his own - independently self-sufficient.
Since we are self-funded, this life-changing story is made possible by strong donor
support. Check the web site
SECOND STEP HOUSING
Member since 2009
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SELF
Member since 2009
SELF’s vision is “a caring community where all young children thrive!”
SELF’s mission is “We launch and lead community partnerships that build an integrated system of support for young children and their families”. Founded in 2001 SELF is a collaborative of over 20 supporting organizations that are like-minded in the care and nurture of children ages birth to five in Clark County. We strive to have all children enter kindergarten with the skills and confidence they need to be successful in school and in life, enveloped by the care and support of parents, early learning providers and kindergarten teachers who work together effectively on children’s behalf.
Check out their website!
SHARE
Member since 2008
Share was founded in 1979 with the goal of caring for the homeless and hungry in the greater Vancouver area. Share operates four shelters for the homeless, a transitional housing program, case management programs, a street outreach program and provides daily meals for the homeless and low-income members of our community. Share also operates SummerSLAM, a summer meals and educational program for low-income children, as well as a backpack program at 23 schools to provide food for weekends to children receiving free or reduced-fee lunches.
Additionally, Share offers financial programs that incorporate financial education, matched dollars for savings and secured credit cards; these programs are designed to assist in the improvement of credit scores and financial management. For more information on Share, visit our Web site at
http://www.sharevancouver.org/
SIXTH STREET GALLERY & MOSAIC ARTS ALLIANCE
Member since 2008
Information coming soon!
http://www.sixthstreetgallery.com/
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Member since 2008
Imagine a “state of the arts” center alive with music, dance, and theater!
The Southwest Washington Center for the Arts is working to build a
performing arts center for Vancouver and Clark County. SWCA is currently
negotiating for a site on the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. The site
is currently occupied by the Police Administration Building, across from the
O.O. Howard House. The negotiations include the City of Vancouver and the
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust. SWCA is excited and optimistic
regarding the new site. Visit their website.
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON RED CROSS
Member since 2008
The Southwest Washington Chapter of the American Red Cross has
served residents of Clark County and Southwest Washington for over
90 years.
The mission of the Red Cross is help people prevent, prepare for and
respond to emergencies.
* Last year, each of the over 27,000 units of donated blood had the potential to save three lives!
* On an average of once every three days, our volunteer Disaster Assistance Teams respond to apartment and house fires, providing
emergency lodging, food and clothing to victims who have lost everything.
All emergency response assistance provided by the Red Cross is free. The Red Cross is not a government agency and relies solely on
the generosity of the American public to fulfill its mission. Donations made to Southwest Washington American Cross stay in this
community for the benefit of local citizens. Out of every dollar donated $.93 goes directly into services provided.
You can help your local Red Cross by donating blood, becoming a volunteer, taking a class to get prepared, or making a financial
donation . Call the Vancouver office 360-693-5821 located at 3114 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. or visit our
website.
Help save lives.
STEP IT UP, INC
Member since 2008
Step It Up, Inc. connects high school students with individualized, career-relevant on-the job-training, career advising, and living-wage employment opportunities that assist them in becoming self-sufficient, confident, and productive adults.
Mission: Our mission is to inspire the belief that all students deserve the chance to prove their abilities and follow their career dreams. We accomplish our mission by supporting high school students, especially low-income and minority students, to achieve their education and career goals through participation in three youth workforce development programs. These programs follow research-based practices and include the Pre-internship Program, the Internship Program, and the Career Achievement Program
Each of these programs was developed to specifically address the challenges students face today in achieving their education and career goals. These challenges are frequently overwhelming and goals can appear to be unattainable, especially for low-income and minority students who lack access to career networks, encouraging advisors, and living-wage employment opportunities. Nationally, 88% of high school students who drop out have passing grades but are bored with school, see no reason to get a diploma, and need money (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation report 2006). http://www.stepitupinc.org
THE VILLAGE ECOSYSTEM
Member since
Information coming soon.
UNITED WAY OF THE COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE
Member since 2009
United Way has been providing services for the four-county Portland/Vancouver metro area for almost a century. Our mission: Helping people, changing lives, making every contribution count. We know that no one person or organization can solve our community’s tough issues alone. That’s why we bring people, resources, and ideas together to find solutions and create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. We do this by focusing on the basics we all need: education, income, and health. We all win when kids succeed in school, families are financial stable and people have good health.
We use a volunteer-driven grant funding process to identify partners who are committed to collaboration and we invest in programs that achieve measurable results. United Way is currently funding 37 programs and working with over 100 partner agencies as well as funding key initatives including: Project Access Now (PANOW), Hands-on-Greater-Portland, 211info, Born Learning, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program, and the Community Relief Fund (CRF). Over the past three years, United Way has invested $2.4 million in grant and initiative funding to help Clark County residents. We currently fund programs in Clark County through: ARC of Clark County, Coalition of Community Health Clinics, Community Housing Resource Center, Irvington Covenant Community Development Corporation, Second Step Housing, the Native American rehabilitation Association, Native American Youth and Family Center, as well as through United Way initiatives. Thanks to Cornerstone Partners who cover our overhead expenses, 100% of your donation will be invested locally. Join us in being part of the solution. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a brighter future. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED. Give, Advocate, Volunteer. http://www.unitedway-pdx.org
VANCOUVER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Member since 2009
profile coming soon
VANCOUVER WATERSHEDS COUNCIL
Member since 2008
Vancouver Watersheds Council
The Vancouver Watersheds Council was established in 2008 to bring together and engage the community to protect and enhance the natural environment of Vancouver watersheds. We are dedicated to building a sustainable Vancouver that includes citizens, businesses and government actively involved in the stewardship of Vancouver’s natural environment.
We accomplish these goals by sponsoring community activities such as plantings and festivals, public education such as classes and films and building partnerships in the community that contribute to a sustainable future. Join us as we make Vancouver the most sustainable city in America!
Vancouver Watersheds Council website
YWCA Clark County
Member since 2008
YWCA Clark County, founded in 1916, is a mission-driven, multi-service organization dedicated to empowering women, preventing violence and eliminating racism and other forms of oppression. Each year, YWCA Clark County serves over 10,000 women, children, youth and men. Through direct service, education and advocacy, YWCA Clark County strives to build a community of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.
How We Serve the Community:
• SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program
• Sexual Assault Program
• Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused, neglected or abandoned children
• Independent Living Skills for youth in foster care
• Y’s Care Children’s Program for homeless children
• Women Offenders’ Rehabilitation through Training and Help
• Social Change
How You Can Help
Whatever your skills and interests, you can help the YWCA! Volunteer opportunities include direct service (working with program participants), administrative support, committees and special events.
Upcoming Events
Care to Play? 1st Annual YWCA Summer Social
Hallowood: 1st Annual YWCA FUNdraiser October 24, 2009
Visit our website for more info
