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Non-Profits Charitable Organizations

Borland Free Clinic

The Borland Free Clinic opened in 2017 as an alternative approach to caring for the medical needs of the uninsured, underinsured, and those falling in the insurance gap. It is a primary care clinic providing free medical care to vulnerable people in our community. Medical providers, doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and non-medical clinic staff are all volunteers, giving their time and expertise to serve their community.

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503-974-8887 | www.borlandclinic.org

Community Warehouse

For more than 20 years, Community Warehouse has been a local furniture bank, collecting donated home goods and working with social agencies to get those goods into the hands of those in need. Its mission is to connect essential furnishings to neighbors in need through unique community partnerships, creating stronger home foundations and brighter futures for all. The donated household items become the solution for a family in need and it changes lives.

503 347-2147 www.communitywarehouse.org

Five Oaks Museum

Five Oaks Museum is a gathering place of vibrant art, culture, history, and storytelling—a resource for all who are curious about the world around us. It’s a place for everything from learning and selfre ection to the sheer joy of making art or enjoying cultural traditions together.

503-645-5353 www. veoaksmuseum.org

Foundation for Tigard/ Tualatin Schools

The Foundation for Tigard-Tualatin Schools supports, and advocates for, all schools in our district through fundraising, creating learning opportunities, and building partnerships within the community.

503-431-4024 | www.the-ftts.org

Friends of the Tualatin Library

Friends of the Tualatin Library is a member-supported non-profit organization that advocates, fundraises, and provides support for the library. They provide opportunities for the community to invest in the success of the library by donating funds or through volunteering to ensure a first-class library for our community.

503-260-4868 www.friendsoftualatinlibrary.org

Ice Age Floods Institute

The Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI) was founded in 1995 as an educational nonprofit. There are 11 chapters across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana with a large and diverse membership. The chapters, operating at the local level, offer monthly opportunities for members and the public to learn about the Ice Age Floods.

503-257-0144 | www.IAFI.org

Meals on Wheels People

The Meals on Wheels People dining program has been housed at the Juanita Pohl Center for more than 40 years, making sure that no senior will go hungry or experience social isolation. MOWP enriches the lives of seniors and assists them in maintaining independence by providing nutritious food, human connections, and social support. Meals are provided in house at the Center and by home delivery, serving on average 50 in-house meals and 45 home delivery meals Monday through Friday.

503-736-6325 | www.mowp.org

One World Brigades

One World Brigades is a nonpro t organization founded by Dr. Julie Spaniel to deliver dental and medical services and education to international communities with limited or no access to healthcare while providing volunteer opportunities to college and high school students.

802-598-1112 www.oneworldbrigades.org

Tualatin Food Pantry

The Tualatin Food Pantry is a communityorganized and volunteer-run food bank supported by local churches, businesses, social and civic organizations, schools, individuals, and local government agencies. The mission of the Tualatin Food Pantry is to provide emergency food to quali ed households in a welcoming environment. As an Oregon Food Bank-Partner Agency, the pantry shares in its mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes, and the belief that no one should go hungry.

503-783-0721 www.schoolhousepantry.org

Tualatin High School Packbackers

The Tualatin High School Packbackers is a parent-run organization raising funds in support of all sports and athletic programs at Tualatin High School, often lling the gap for equipment and facilities.

503-612-7775 www.packbackers.org

Tualatin Historical Society

The Tualatin Historical Society was formed in 1986 to preserve and interpret the rich and colorful history of the Tualatin area. The Tualatin Heritage Center is an active community center owned by the City of Tualatin and operated by the Tualatin Historical Society. Large glacial erratics, historic plants with ties to early Tualatin residents, and a patio garden featuring Oregon natives are on the campus.

503-885-1926 www.tualatinhistoricalsociety.org

Tualatin River Keepers

Tualatin Riverkeepers is a communitybased organization that protects and restores the Tualatin River watershed. They build watershed stewardship through engagement, advocacy, restoration, access, and education.

503-218-2580 www.tualatinriverkeepers.org

Tualatin Rotary Club

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.

503-570-2767 | www.tualatinrotary.org

Tualatin Together

Tualatin Together works to make our community a welcoming place where we talk about mental health and substance misuse challenges. The organization actively promotes the health of our youth and families by building resilience and providing resources to help people better their lives, including workshops, mentorships, and healthy conversation frameworks.

503-431-4151 www.tualatintogether.com

Westside Transportation Alliance

The Westside Transportation Alliance is a private nonpro t that provides employers with customized commute programs and employee incentives to reduce singleoccupancy driving and encourage transit use, carpooling, bicycling, teleworking, and walking for commuter trips in Washington County, Oregon.

503-906-7961 | www.wta-tma.org

Willowbrook Arts Camp

Celebrating 40 years in the Tualatin Community, Willowbrook is an awardwinning outdoor summer camp for kids ages 3-18. Willowbrook takes the model of creative self-growth and puts it into action. Kids exercise choice in a unique environment dedicated to the imagination. Intersections between art, science, and cultural history are forged in inviting, inclusive, and stimulating ways. The campers create a community of problemsolving and helping each other with support and acceptance. Campers shape the camp experience to their needs and sta adapt to the interests of the moment. Willowbrook is an integral part of the Tualatin Community and scholarships are available to high school students in the Tigard-Tualatin School District.

503-691-6132 www.willowbrookartscamp.org

Winona Grange #217

The mission of the Winona Grange, chartered in Tualatin in 1895, is to provide opportunities for involvement and leadership in community service, for individuals and families; to maintain local advocacy for agriculture; and to welcome the community into the Grange Hall for a wide variety of educational and social events, portraying traditional American family values. Members are gardeners or those who care where their food comes from, representing many professions, and dedicated to preserving our historic ties to agriculture.

503-430-8582 www.winonagrange271.org

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