Local Community Partners

No man is an island.  United Way was built on the belief that together, we can accomplish more than any individual or organization can alone.  So we partner with many types of organizations, corporations, nonprofits, foundations, city, state, federal bodies, foundations, faith based and community groups for one purpose.  To advance the common good and create opportunities for a better life for all.

Listed below are the local community agencies United Way regularly partners with in various capacities.

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Alsea Food Bank:  Providing food for the hungry of Alsea and the Lobster Valley area.

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Benton County Commission on Children & Families: www.co.benton.or.us/admin/ccf
Citizens and professionals working together to improve the lives of children and families in Oregon's local communities.  OCCF facilitates and supports local coordinated comprehensive planning for all children and families; promotes systems integration and provides leadership for local and state efforts focused on early childhood.

Benton Furniture Share: www.bfs.peak.org/
Recycles reusable donated furniture, at no cost to low income households (households that have been homeless, are at risk of homelessness, or are otherwise in need), thereby diverting furniture & major appliances away from the landfill.    

Benton Hospice: www.bentonhospice.org/
Providing compassionate, professional care at the end of life.  We strive to ease suffering, protect dignity, respect choices, and support grieving.        

Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis: www.bgccorvallis.org/
Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.   

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CASA of Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/casa
Speaks for the best interests of abused and neglected children in court; promoting and supporting quality volunteer representation for children to provide each child a safe, permanent, nurturing home.    

CASA--Voices for Children: www.casa-vfc.org/
Benton County CASA recruits, trains, and supports volunteers who advocate for children who are in the jurisdiction of the state in Benton County due to abuse and neglect.

Center Against Rape & Domestic Violence - CARDV: www.cardv.peak.org/
This program provides emergency shelter and transitional shelter to victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.  The emergency shelter is located in a confidential setting to ensure safety.  Also provides a 24 hr crisis hotline.

Centro De Ayuda:
An educational organization whose primary purpose is to serve as a center for cultural awareness and exchange, offering multi-cultural referral for emergencies, education, daily living and community interaction.

Coastal Range Food Bank:
Coastal Range Food Bank, located in Blodget, provides food for logging oriented families in transition.  Operating with an all volunteer effort, CRFB is the only non-profit within a 20 mile radius that supplies the needy with food.  It is a vital asset to several communities, working to stop poverty from becoming generational by serving as the bridge that spans the gap.

Community Outreach, Inc.: www.communityoutreachinc.org
Our motto is, "Helping people help themselves to lead healthy and productive lives."  Our wide range of integrated programs provide for the basic human needs of the homeless and poor of the Mid-Willamette Valley.

Community Services Consortium--Emergency Housing: www.csc.gen.or.us/emergency_housing
Helping people in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties overcome the causes and conditions of poverty by providing services leading to productive and self-sufficient lives.

Community Services Consortium--Linn-Benton Food Share: www.csc.gen.or.us/foodshare.htm
Working to eliminate hunger in Linn and Benton counties.

Cornerstone Associates: www.cornerstoneassociates.com
Creating meaningful community involvement for people with developmental disabilities.

Corvallis Community Children's Centers: www.corvallischildcare.org/
By building a strong foundation for our families and children we can encourage families to build a stronger foundation for their families beginning with Early Childhood Education.

Corvallis Daytime Drop-in Center: www.corvallis.drop-in.org/home.html
Provides practical help, with respect and encouragement, for low-income/homeless and mentally ill people in need of a safe environment for socialization, food and shelter, and assistance with resources to help improve quality of life.

Corvallis Environmental Center: http://corvallisenvironmental.wordpress.com/
The Edible Corvallis Initiative is a work group of the CEC whose mission is to create a community-based, collaborative initiative to promote an environmentally and economically thriving and socially responsible food-shed in the mid-Willamette Valley.

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Dial-a-Bus: www.ci.corvallis.or.us
This program provides low cost curb to curb & door to door transportation service to seniors and persons with disabilities.  The mission of the organization is to provide mobility to clients that enable them to maintain independence and improve the quality of their lives.

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Girl Scouts: www.girlscoutsofsantiam.org
In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through the many enriching experiences provided by Girl Scouting, they grow courageous and strong.

Grace Center for Adult Day Services: www.grace-adultdayservices.org
Promoting health, dignity and independence for frail elders, disabled adults and their families.

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Home Life: www.homelifeinc.org
This program transitions developmentally disabled adults who are dependent on public funds for the basic necessities of life to a more independent life while becoming productive members of the community. 

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Jackson Street Youth Shelter: www.jsysi.org
This program provides emergency shelter, food, water, warmth, safety, freedom from fear & violence, and information about emergency services to homeless youth in Benton County.  This program also reaches out to parent populations with children that have behavioral problems and coordinates drug and alcohol services for youth and their families so that adequate identification, referral, assessment, and treatment occur.

Janus House: www.janus.peak.org
The independent living program at Janus House provides daily instruction for our residents in the skills necessary for making a successful transition from the hospital to the community.  

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Legal Aid Services of Oregon: www.lawhelp.org/program/694/index.cfm
The mission of Legal Aid Services of Oregon is to achieve justice for the low-income communities of Oregon by providing a full range of the highest quality civil legal services.

Lincoln County Council on Alcohol & Drugs (Truman Recovery Center): www.lcad.org
Our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles free from the abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Lincoln County Food Share: www.foodsharelincolncounty.org/ 
To empower individuals and promote community food security.   

Linn-Benton RSVP: www.communityservices.us/rsvp.htm<http://www.communityservices.us/rsvp.htm
A nationwide network of active, older adults contributing their time and experience to vital community programs. A program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, RSVP is sponsored locally by CSC. 

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My Sisters' Place: www.mysistersplace.us
My Sisters' Place offers a wide variety of classes, resources, advocacy efforts and other services to help educate and eradicate Domestic Abuse and Violence.

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Olalla Center for Children & Families: http://olallacenter.org/
Serving emotionally handicapped children, ages 3-13 by offering mental health treatment for children and their families.

Old Mill Center for Children & Families: www.oldmillcenter.org
Provides specialized educational and therapeutic services to children, ages birth to age 18, and their families at the earliest possible time to ensure that they will be able to succeed in their family, school and community settings.

Operation Snackpacks:
Operation Snackpacks is part of a nationally recognized backpack program that provides "Chronically Hungry"  children with food to take home over the weekends and out of school times.  Currently targeting all school aged children in the four major Newport schools with the goal to expand the program to the East County Schools.

OSU IMPACT: www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/IMPACT
IMPACT is a physical activity program for children, youth, and young adults with special needs.

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Parent Enhancement Program: www.pep.peak.org
Provides outreach services for high risk pregnant and parenting teen families, including the following services:  weekly home visits from trained mentors, monthly classes on various life skills, monthly newsletter, and clothing & baby equipment for safety & child development.

Philomath Community Services: www.philomathcommunityservices.org
Providing a variety of needed social services to members of the community through the food bank, baby bank, gleaners program and holiday gift basket program.

Philomath Youth Activities Center (PYAC): www.pyac.org/main.html
Supports children and families by offering age appropriate sporting activities.

Presbyterian Preschool and Child Care Center: www.1stpres.org
This program provides subsidy to families that are low income, are looking for work, furthering their education, and may be experiencing change through divorce, separation, or job loss.

Progressive Options: www.progressive-options.org
Provides services to individuals to bridge the widening gap between a life diminished by disability, and the life each deserves.

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RSVP of Lincoln County:
Invites adults age 55 and over to use their life experience and skills to answer the call of their neighbors in need; manages three health-related programs for seniors and low-income people.

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Salvation Army: www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw_cascade.nsf/vw-sublinks/4629E03660E8961680256EF5007DB9C2?openDocument
Meeting human needs without discrimination.

Samaritan House: www.samfamshelter.org/
Provides emergency shelter and meals to homeless families; programs including transitional shelter, case management and support services to assist families in achieving self-sufficiency and stable housing.  A program of compassion, but with expectations that residents will be responsible for the successful outcomes of their stay.

Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels: www.ocwcog.org/Page.asp?NavID=274
Senior Meals provides highly nutritious meals to homebound elderly who live in Corvallis.  Monday through Friday, volunteers deliver hot meals to the elderly.  Frozen meals can be delivered for weekends and holidays.

South Benton Food Pantry:
Fighting hunger and preserving dignity in greater Monroe.

South Benton Nutrition Program:
Aides patrons in meeting their wellness needs and maintaining independence through free hot meals, social contacts, volunteer opportunities and caring mutual assistance.

Strengthening Rural Families: www.ruralfamilies.org
Working together to build stronger families and communities in rural Benton County; we work through a rurally based parent education program promoting health families.

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Vina Moses Center: www.vinamoses.org
Provides clothing to children and adults of low-income families at no cost.  Emphasis is on school clothes for children, work clothes and appropriate clothing for job search for adults. 

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Willamette Neighborhood Housing Service: http://www.w-nhs.org/
Our mission is the creation of safe, decent, affordable housing and healthy neighborhoods.

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Yachats Youth & Family: www.yachatsyouth.org
Provides a safe and supportive environment for children, to be an advocate for youth and families, and to provide and encourage activities that integrate youth into the community.

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