How do we Move Forward with Measure 110? The City Club of Central Oregon November forum will focus on Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, designed to move funds away from criminalizing drug use and addiction to treatment. This represents a...
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Deschutes Public Library to Reveal the A Novel Idea Selection at Free Community Celebration
A Novel Idea… Unveiled! Get ready for an unprecedented season of literary magic celebrating two decades of Oregon’s largest community read project. Expect the unexpected as hundreds of readers gather to find out what the next chapter of A Novel Idea will be....
Supporting Veterans During Life-Changing Conditions
Dine with LCA and Help Latino Community Thrive
The lunch is tasty and the company is lively at the event the Latino Community Association hosts each December. But the point of the Empowering Families Luncheon is to raise funds so Latino families in Central Oregon can gain education and skills so their families can...
BBSI Training & Webinar Schedule Update
BBSI has several training events and informational webinars coming up soon: Paid Leave Oregon ALL Oregon employers need to know about Paid Leave Oregon, which will commence with payroll deductions starting January 1, 2023. Our HR Consultants will be conducting...
VIM Welcomes OSU Clinic Director to the Board
In November, Volunteers in Medicine welcomed Edward Ewe as the newest boardmember to the board of directors. Edward Ewe is a clinical assistant professor and the community counseling clinic director atOregon State University-Cascades. As a professional counselor, he...
The Peak 104.1 Adopts Holiday Music Format
Central Oregon’s Best Music – The Peak 104.1 (KWPK-FM) - adopted an all-holiday music format on Tuesday, November 1 through Christmas Day, December 25, 2022. “This is the seventh consecutive year we’ve offered Christmas music during the holiday season on The Peak...
Opportunities on NeighborImpact’s Board of Directors and Committees
NeighborImpact is seeking individuals to serve on the Board of Directors and its committees. NeighborImpact is the region’s largest nonprofit social services provider. The agency anticipates two vacancies on its 15-member board. Economically disadvantaged applicants...
New Museum Photography Exhibit Celebrates Country’s Only Touring Black Rodeo
Black cowboys have long been an integral part of the American West. Thousands of Black cowboys, for instance, rode in the Western cattle drives of the 1860s. Their stories are largely untold in popular narratives, but modern-day Black rodeos keep their traditions...
Rimrock Trails Receives a $25,000 Grant Award from the Oregon Community Foundation
Funds to benefit an outpatient clinical training fund. Rimrock Trails Treatment Services is grateful to receive $25,000 in grant funds from the Oregon Community Foundation. As a nonprofit human services agency, Rimrock Trails relies on support from the community and...
The Quad Awarded Outstanding Community Re-Purpose/Enhancement Project
Compass Commercial Real Estate Services News Congratulations to the Next Development Group and the Compass Commercial team for being awarded the Outstanding Community Re-Purpose/Enhancement Project award for redeveloping the former Bend Bulletin building into The Quad...
Knife River Grants $3,000 to Family Access Network
Funds to benefit low-income children and families in Central Oregon The Family Access Network (FAN) has received a $3,000 grant from Knife River to support FAN’s work to alleviate poverty in Central Oregon. FAN places advocates in schools to remove barriers to...
Eric Webber Selected to Lead Bend Office
Eric Webber, PE, a senior mechanical engineer has recently been selected as Morrison-Maierle's first Bend, Oregon Operations Manager. The Bend office opened in 2020 and has been under the supervision of Shaun Shea, Morrison-Maierle's Missoula Operations Manager....
KIDS Center Annual Gift Card Drive
Child abuse can fracture and uproot households and put families under enormous financial stress. Central Oregon is invited to support families in crisis with gift cards for groceries, gas and basic necessities. This year, there are two ways community members and...
LCA Board President, Zavier Borla, Recognized by National Leaders Program
Grants are awarded to nonprofits on behalf of this year’s Coors Light Líderes of the Year winners For the sixteenth consecutive year, through its Coors Light Líderes of the Year program, Coors Light is honoring remarkable Latino leaders who have dedicated...
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