Locations in Bend: Give Guide

MISSION STATEMENT
The Society of St. Vincet de Paul of Bend, is locally organized and staffed by Christians of all faith who serve everyone with dignity and respect thorough charitable gift donations made by individuals and local businesses. We provide help with food boxes, utility and prescription assistance to families in need.
WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?
Food Pantry: St. Vincent's operates a 1000 square foot fully equipped food pantry. The food pantry provided 275,000 meals annually, serving over 11,000adults and 7,300 children. 
Utility Assistance: St. Vincent’s helps with emergency funds to keep the lights on, gas heating and water running in the face of disconnection notices to Bend residents.
to Bend residents.
Transitional Housing: St. Vincent’s operates 11 transitional housing units designed to get people off the streets, stabilize their lives, and with our resources help them
Transitional Housing: St. Vincent’s operates 9 transitional housing units designed to get people off the streets, stabilize their lives, and with our resources help them to to return to self-sufficiency.
return to self-sufficiency. Rents are established at below market rates and all utilities are paid. Prescription Assistance: We also offer help with prescription drugs.
Prescription Assistance: Last year, St. Vincent’s helped clients with more than $2,000 in much needed prescriptions. Many of these were critical stabilization Propane Vouchers: Clients are given up to 10 gallons of propane through the winter months for cooking and heating.
medications.
Clothing: St. Vincent’s maintains an inventory of warm hats, coats and gloves as well as clothing suitable for interviewing, on site.

MISSION STATEMENT

Stroke is an emergency, the 5th leading cause of death in Oregon and the leading cause of disability, globally. Stroke can strike anyone at any age...even infants. Stroke Awareness Oregon exists to expand understanding of stroke and the importance of rapid medical attention, and to support stroke survivors and their families in achieving a full, rich life.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

Stroke is not just an elder problem! One in six people will have a stroke. Your dollars save lives by helping us make F.A.S.T. a common household safety word so people get immediate medical care. Your donation helps stroke survivors attain quality of life and meaning through support groups and recovery resources. F (face) A (Arm) S (speech) T (time to call 911).

$50 One stroke survivor support group

$100 50 F.A.S.T. Awareness Posters

$200 50 Stroke Recovery Resource Guides

$300 Sponsor 10 Stroke Families attendance at Stroke Social Event

WHO WE ARE
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory’s mission is to inspire present and future generations to cherish and understand the natural world. Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory is a science learning center offering programs that are hands-on and experiential. For over 50 years it has been our privilege and responsibility to share the wonders of the universe — from the forest floor to the night sky — with the Central Oregon community.
WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?
$50 Supplies one month of food for animal ambassadors or ten solar rover kits for a youth STEM program.
$50 provides one scholarship for an environmental education program.
$100 Buys seven pounds of native wildflower seed to create a pollinator haven.
$150 provides one month of mice for our owls, hawks and snakes.
$250 Provides a nature immersion field trip for a 2nd grade class inspiring responsible and proactive citizens.
$500 Helps upgrade telescopes and equipment to better understand our place in the universe.
$1000 Plants five native trees creating a healthier landscape.

MISSION STATEMENT

Think Wild provides a wildlife support system in Central Oregon. ​ ​Think Wild seeks to reduce the incidents of human/wildlife conflict between humans and wildlife through prevention education. When conflicts do occur, Think Wild provides veterinary treatment and care at its Erickson Road hospital currently underway, and designed to minimize treatment and recovery stress. Think Wild currently provides: • Wildlife Hospital - rescue and rehabilitation of injured/orphaned wildlife • Wildlife Hotline - (in collaboration with licensed rehabilitators) • Think Wild Education- workshops, events and programming for local schools, businesses, organizations and the public • Community Outreach- awareness and resources on ways to reduce wildlife conflict • Conservation Services- supporting beaver on our Oregon High Desert landscape.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

Your donation of any amount helps make wildlife education, conservation, and rescue & rehabilitation possible. Consider making a donation to support valuable programs serving wildlife and our community.

MISSION STATEMENT

Thrive Central Oregon's mission is to connect individual needs to community resources. We meet community members in public spaces to connect them with the assistance they are looking for. By utilizing a holistic, individual-led approach to services, we help prevent housing and financial insecurity in a sustainable and trauma-informed way.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

A proudly 501c(3) non-profit providing free, walk-in services, open to anyone in the Central Oregon Community that needs assistance understanding and accessing resources. Though we mainly serve those struggling with housing and financial insecurity, our doors are open to everyone and any need. We strive to create a space where individuals and families feel safe, heard, and understood.

MISSION STATEMENT

Together for Children is a local powerhouse of support for families in Central Oregon with young children. As a 501(c) Non- profit organization, we have provided opportunities for community connections, resource referral, and parent education since 1988. Our mission is to strengthen families with young children by making the most of the important birth to 3 years and help build a nonjudgmental community that supports these often stressful early years. We offer a variety of services including PLAYLAB, Self-care Support, Home Visits, a Parent/Child program, and Local Resource Exploration.

WHAT YOUR DONATIONS CAN DO

$10 Will host a PLAYLAB family.

$75 Will host a PLAYLAB.

$150 WIll host a parent/child family.

$100 Will host a home visit.

MISSION STATEMENT
As Tour des Chutes prepares to celebrate the 15th annual event in 2019, we continue to drive our mission: Tour des Chutes supports Central Oregonians with cancer by funding services and initiatives that help them thrive. A Central Oregon fundraising tradition, Tour des Chutes brings people together through cycling, running and celebration, honoring and supporting those whose lives have been affected by cancer.
WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?
Funds raised by Tour des Chutes support integrative therapies (including massage, acupuncture, and Reiki); food and gas cards for those who travel for treatment; programming through Bend Parks and Recreation; and other basic needs. Donations are welcome in any amount, and formal recognition and benefits are offered to those businesses and private parties donating $500 or more.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Type 1 Oregon is to provide an active, inspiring, supportive, and creative community for children and young adults with T1D [and their buddies] so they will in turn become leaders and mentors for their peers.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

T1D Buddy Camp is the primary program of Type 1 Oregon, a non-profit devoted to providing an active, inspiring, supportive, and creative community for children and young adults with T1D [and their buddies] so they will in turn become leaders and mentors for their peers. Your support allows kids and young adults affected by T1D to participate in camp and other activities regardless of their family's or guardian's ability to pay. In addition to camperships, we use donations to offset the overall expenses related to camp in order to keep registration fees affordable for all families. Your support matters. Thank you.

MISSION STATEMENT

ince 1953, United Way of Central Oregon has been strengthening communities in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties, as well as the lands of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and investing locally in our community’s most needed programs and services while simultaneously strengthening our community.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

Your donation builds local resilience. We support local nonprofits: 1 in 3 locals are served by a United Way-funded program. We study poverty: 2 in 5 Central Oregon households are below the federal poverty level or one expense away from crisis. We study resilience: we’ve surveyed 2,900 locals. We incubate community movements; we’ve trained 1,700 individuals through our TRACEs initiative.

MISSION STATEMENT

Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) provides healthcare on a donation basis to low-income, working adults who live in Central Oregon and have no medical insurance or means to pay for care. The clinic uses a community approach where 287 in-clinic volunteers and over 300 local medical partners collaborate to provide patients with necessary primary and specialty medical care, prescription medications, and mental health care. VIM's patients are 19 years and older. The majority have one or more chronic condition such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or a mental health diagnoses. All of these conditions are manageable with medical oversight and access to care. Because of the dedicated efforts of our volunteers, every $1 raised is leveraged 6.76 times, generating $4,809,740 in health care services and community benefits per year. You can double your impact by making a donation at vim-cascades.org by Dec. 31st!

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

$5,000 put it to good use, I know it takes a lot to keep the lights on.

$2,500 underwrites the cost for a fully staffed clinic for a day.

$500 funds a year's worth of medical care and prescriptions for 1 patient visit.

$100 funds all of the medical care and prescriptions for 1 patient visit.

$50 funds the glucose testing strips for 5 patient visits.

$25 covers the cost of an annual eligibility screening.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize is to strengthen and support the literary arts and humanities in the high desert region of the Northwest through recognition of literary excellence in nonfiction writing about desert landscapes, through community interaction with the winning authors of the annual prize, and presentations and programs that take place in association with the prize.

WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?

Your donation:

• brings world-class desert writers to Bend for readings, panels and workshops

• makes possible a free and open-to-the-public annual award event recognizing writing competition winners at the High Desert Museum.

• enriches the cultural opportunities available in Central Oregon

• helps to bring attention to the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and human narrative.

MISSION STATEMENT

Wild Heart Therapy + Coaching is a project of the Children Are Our Future nonprofit. As such, we support youth, women and families as they navigate through life’s (sometimes unexpected) transitions with financial support from our scholarship program. We are on a mission to provide approachable, quality, integrative mental health services for clients from all walks of life.