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To provide temporary emergency assistance to people in the Portland area who are unable to meet their basic needs, including food, clothing, and referral services. Clients include unemployed, under employed, families/individuals with physical or mental problems.

Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA) is a non-profit social service organization whose mission is to improve lives by providing food, services and access to community resources. We provide emergency food, financial assistance and other services to people in need within the Silver Falls School District. Through our food pantry in 2020, we served an average of 209 households each month (about 640 people), providing them with a 3-5-day supply of food at each visit. We also provided over $107,000 in emergency financial aid to help residents of our community stay in their homes, pay utility bills, pay for prescriptions, receive dental care, and get to job interviews and other important appointments by providing bus passes and fuel vouchers. In 2021, the need is even greater.

The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is dedicated to the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native children and families. Our vision is that every Native child will have access to community-based, culturally appropriate services that help them grow up safe, healthy, and spiritually strong

CASA of Clackamas County's mission is to train and support community volunteers to provide a voice in court and advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children (ages 0-18) in the foster care system who need safe and permanent homes. Our staff recruits, trains, and supports CASA volunteers who coordinate with workers in both the child welfare and judicial systems to make sure children’s needs are met while they are in care and that they get to permanency as quickly as possible.CASAs investigate children's situations, contacting parents, school personnel, relatives, foster parents, child welfare agency workers, and service providers. CASAs then make recommendations to the Court regarding best next steps for children's living arrangements and any supportive services.

We prevent child abuse by keeping children safe and families together.  We empower families to break the generational cycle of abuse through parenting education, therapeutic classrooms, and home visits.  We serve children from birth to five years of age with early childhood development programs that will prepare them for the rest of their lives.It is our mission to "keep children safe and families together."

Peninsula Family Service strengthens the community by providing children, families, and older adults the support and tools to realize their full potential and lead healthy, stable lives.We envision a community where opportunity, financial stability and wellness are secured for all.Each year, we assist 10,000 of our region's most vulnerable children, families, and older adults. We employ about 150 people working throughout a four-county radius; San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties. We bring early learning to the zip codes that need it most, help families build a bridge over the safety net, and ensure that older adults live well.Our three primary programs are Early Learning, Employment, Financial Empowerment, and Older Adult Services.

The Sonoma County Family YMCA nurtures the healthy development of children and teens, strengthens families, invests in individual well-being and uplifts our entire community making it a healthier, safer, better place to live. With our expertise in health, fitness, education and aquatics we are proud to be the largest local provider of: before & after-school care, swim lessons, water safety classes and mobility programs for our aging population. The Y serves people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay, ever. 100% of donations go directly to serving the people our programs support. Though each is independent, YMCAs collectively make up the largest nonprofit community service organization in America.

Community Services Agency provides a safety net for elderly, low-income, and homeless residents of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills in California. We offer nutrition services, shopping assistance, and case management for seniors; food and emergency financial aid for low-income people; and comprehensive case management for homeless individuals and families. Our services are local, direct, and personal, and our staff and volunteers constantly seek to improve our clients' stability, self-reliance, and dignity. CSA's strong community partnerships offer local residents many different ways to give of their time, money, good, and services to benefit their disadvantaged neighbors.CSA was named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year for CA Assembly District 24.

Founded in 1964 by a group of concerned Christians, the Good News Rescue Mission has offered food, shelter and clothing, as well as the Good News of Jesus Christ to thousands of homeless and poor men, women and children in the northern California area. The Mission also has a work search program, free medical clinic, and a residential alcohol and drug addiction recovery program with transitional support.

Huckleberry Youth Programs' mission is to educate, inspire, and support underserved youth to develop healthy life choices, to maximize their potential, and to realize their dreams. Over the last 52 years, Huckleberry has continued to grow and expand its programming in response to the changing and emerging needs of Bay Area youth. Today, Huckleberry provides a continuum of integrated services, all of which are designed to meet four fundamentals necessary for youth to thrive in their transition to adulthood: safety, health, justice, and education

The Mission of Center for Human Services is to change lives and build futures through programs that strengthen and support youth and families.CHS was founded in 1970 as Headrest, a substance abuse street outreach program for youth in Stanislaus County. Fifty-two years later, we continue to partner with city/county agencies, schools, non-profits and community groups to serve children, youth and adults throughout Stanislaus County. CHS has adopted a decentralized, community centered service delivery model and routinely works with partners to design and implement targeted services that honor each community’s unique and diverse needs.

Reaching hunger where it lives in the Tri-Cities