Eliza Wilson, Director of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs at J Bar J Ranch, provides a full overview of the comprehensive services that help stabilize at-risk youth and provide them the opportunity to have positive agency over their lives.
Family Access Network - Advocates in Schools
Kai Myers, Stewardship Coordinator for the Family Access Network, talks about the outreach, programs and services provided to underserved students and families through school-based advocates.
Every Kid Sports - Born in Bend
Eleana Fanayka, Executive Director of Every Kid Sports, shares their new "Born in Bend" program intended to get more kids playing recreation sports in the high desert.
Camp Fire Afterschool in South County
Program Director Melanie Feltmate of Camp Fire Central Oregon explains efforts to reopen after-school programs after La Pine Park & Recreation abruptly suspends services early in the 2024 school year.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Donna Britt, Development Director for Saving Grace, talks about the challenges facing victims of domestic abuse (intimate partner violence) and options for survivors.
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Talia Kahn-Kravis, Assistant Director of Home Ownership Programs with Oregon Housing and Community Services, talks about state efforts to make home ownership more accessible by supporting local organizations and programs.
Improving BIPOC homeownership rates in Central Oregon
Amy Warren, Founder and Executive Director of Thistle and Nest, talks about housing from the Land Trust perspective alongside Stephany Davilla-Hermeling, who covers homeownership program assistance, outreach, and fund development.
Welcoming Week 2024 comes to the City of Bend
The City of Bend’s Equity and Inclusion Director (and Liaison for the Human Rights and Equity Commission) Andres Portela is joined by the City of Bend's Community Relations Manager, Kathi Barguil to share plans for the city's 2024 Welcoming Week.
Healing Reins Equine Assisted (Therapy) Services
Polly Cohen (Executive Director) and Ali Burke (Development Director) of Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services share the work of their facility using horses for physical, emotional, social, and mental health therapies.
Oregon Desert Land Trust Update
Brent Fenty, Executive Director of the Oregon Desert Land Trust, discusses the breadth of their efforts to work with private land owners to preserve land for future generations.
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) - Nonprofit support for small business in the High Desert
Brian Vierra, Venture Catalyst Director, and Nicole McNew, Director of Marketing and Communications, share the support tools available to small business owners who are looking to relocate or get started anywhere in Central Oregon.
Seed to Table in Sisters Oregon, reviews the farm's 2024 activities
Audrey Tehan, Founder and Farm Director for Seed to Table in Sisters, shares an update on the 2024 growing season, their community outreach, and their pending Fall Harvest Dinner.
History of the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture
Kathy Deggendorfer, Founder and Trustee of the Roundhouse Foundation, talks about her life journey and the path that led to the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture in Sisters.
Think Wild - River Otter Rescue and Aquatic Enclosure Project
Sally Compton, Executive Director of Think Wild, talks about the rescue of river otter pups near Cove Palisades Park, their recovery, and the drive to build an Aquatic Enclosure for the rehabilitation of beavers and otters.
The Giving Plate's New Reed Plaza Store
Ranae Staley, Executive Director for The Giving Plate, gives a three-month update on the new Reed Plaza Store.
ECCO - Every Child Central Oregon's support role in foster care placement
Melissa Williams, Executive Director for ECCO - Every Child Central Oregon, talks about their role in foster care placements and the organization's recent move into the Deschutes Children's Foundation Becky Johnson Center Campus in Redmond.
Closing Central Oregon's Racial Gap in Homeownership
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity CEO Carly Colgan talks about efforts to close the racial gap in homeownership, and the grant from Oregon Housing and Community Services to support that effort. Also discussed: the return of Women's Build Week and the launch of Habitat Happy Hours.
HUE - Hearts Unknown Education
Nicola Carpinelli, Executive Director of HUE (Hearts Unknown Education), and charter student, Aiya, discuss the ways in which art (visual and performing) helps to heal youth who are struggling with challenging mental health and self-harm issues to find a place of purpose and belonging through Creative Wellness.
Deschutes Children's Foundation
Cassi MacQueen, Executive Director for the Deschutes Children's Foundation, talks about DCF's role in bringing 22 children's services providers together under one roof across four Central Oregon campuses and how that proximity improves the quality of providing timely support to families.
Every Kid Sports Pays for Recreational Sports Fees so All Kids Can Play
Eleana Fanaika, Executive Director of Every Kid Sports, talks about growing from a local nonprofit to a national nonprofit that pays sports fees so all kids can play recreational sports.