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The TEARS Foundation seeks to compassionately lift a financial burden from families who have lost a child by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services. We believe that every child’s life deserves to be honored and memorialized in accordance with the grieving parents’ wishes and are committed to helping bereaved parents with this experience. Every grieving […]

The mission of Salem Friends of Felines is to help as many homeless cats as we can by placing them in loving, permanent homes and reduce feline overpopulation through education and our spay/neuter assistance program.

Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Wigglin Home Boxer Rescue is a non-profit, all-volunteer group of Boxer owners and lovers covering WA, OR and parts of ID and MT. WHBR knows the great need in our community for re-homing Boxers found in unfortunate situations. These dogs come from all walks of life- neglected, homeless, owner surrendered, owner illness/death and military families unable to keep their beloved […]

Humanity First USA is dedicated to serving humanity and safeguarding human life and human dignity. As an international humanitarian relief and development non-profit organization with 52 independent chapters globally, it’s our goal to reduce suffering as much as possible. To achieve that goal, we focus on three main objectives: Relieve suffering caused by natural disasters […]

L’Arche Portland transforms the lives of people with and without intellectual disabilities by working together to create home, share life, and build community. Those with intellectual disabilities form the heart of our community and invite others into relationship.

The Chelsea Hicks Foundation was founded in 2009 and inspired by Chelsea Hicks. While undergoing 22 months of treatment for childhood cancer, Chelsea loved playing dress-up with her young cousins and fellow patients – and the joy of play and reminder of childhood was therapeutic for her and everyone around her. When Chelsea passed away at the age […]

The Merchants Exchange has grown and expanded in order to keep pace with the ever-changing maritime trade and advancing technology. Operating 24-hours a day, seven days a week, the Exchange is an integral part of the maritime industry providing the Lower Columbia and Willamette River maritime and harbor communities with valuable information and service. In […]

Our mission is to provide positive, safe, recreational & educational experiences for youth in our community. All of PYAC’s programs are designed to help give youth the tools they will need to successfully navigate through adolescence. We use a very “common sense” approach to youth development. Simply put, we believe the more positive assets youth […]

Our goal is to “create healing spaces and happy faces” for children who are experiencing extended hospital stays. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We support children who are fighting cancer and other life threatening illnesses who require extended hospital stays. Our mission is to make a child’s hospital stay brighter with comforting room décor. […]

At the American Cancer Society, we’re on a mission to free the world from cancer. Until we do, we’ll be funding and conducting research, sharing expert information, supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention. All so you can live longer — and better.

The Oregon Homicide Investigators Association is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit educational corporation dedicated to improving investigative and prosecution outcomes in murders, serious assaults, and missing persons investigations. OHIA is committed to providing resources, networking and training opportunities to investigators throughout the State of Oregon. 

Our mission is to empower youth to be health leaders through education, mentorship, and community outreach.