Step 2.
Now what?
Read the guide and learn about local nonprofits and what they are doing to enrich our community.
Find a few that you’d like to support and see when their next initiative is and mark it on your calendar.
Step 3.
Step 1. Are you a business owner?
Go right to the calendar and find a month or two this year where you could get your family, friends or co-workers together and make it an event!
This is a great resource guide to plan your next team building event, or to set aside a few hours in a coming month and find a cause to get behind!
What if we could...
“...provide a safe place for anyone at rock bottom to reach out and be connected immediately to someone who cares.”
—Rock Bottom Hope
“...connect people of all ages with volunteer opportunities in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties, with an emphasis on services for and by youth.”
— Volunteer Central Oregon
“...ensure that nobody had to experience hunger in Central Oregon?”
— The Giving Plate
“...provide everyone in Deschutes County access to books and learning and arts and ideas?”
— Deschutes Public Library Foundation
“...walk with someone through their challenge, rather than just focus on immediate relief?”
— Love INC of Central Oregon
“...eliminate stroke through awareness and education.”
— Stroke Awareness Oregon
“... all ‘heal with horses’ by improving the wellness of Central Oregonians through nationally accredited, affordable, horse-centered therapies and programs?”
— Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center
“...provide access to books and increase third grade reading levels.”
— SMART Reading
“...have a waitlist of amazing foster homes so when kids came into care they could have the best placement for them?”
— Every Child Central Oregon
The following comment bubbles are the rally cry for our participating nonprofits — we asked them to finish the sentence, What If We Could...
“...educate for more responsible horse guardianship.”
— Equine Outreach Horse Rescue
“...ignite the potential of youth in Central Oregon through mentorship?”
— Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon
“...live in a world where all young people have the resources they need to create pathways out of poverty, learning job skills, earning educational tools, and increasing their selfconfidence?”
— Heart of Oregon Corps
“...build a world where everyone has access to the benefits of outdoor recreation, regardless of ability?”
— Oregon Adaptive Sports
“...break loneliness and isolation by giving people with disabilities confidence, support and training to be full participants in their local community and the great outdoors.”
— Destination Rehab
“...provide a safe place for rescued bunnies to receive proper vet care and find loving forever homes. ”
— Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue
“...ensure that all our children enter their school life ready to learn, contribute, and thrive?”
— Healthy Beginnings
MOUNTAINSTAR FAMILY RELIEF NURSERY
MountainStar’s mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect through community support and therapeutic services that help vulnerable children and families succeed. We are the only program in Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook Counties providing therapeutic classrooms, parenting education services, and family support targeted at protecting babies and toddlers who are at significant risk for abuse and neglect.
MountainStar works directly with families living with an average of 14 risk factors. Our therapeutic services provide crisis intervention at a critical time for families with young children. In 2019, MountainStar successfully kept 98% of the children in our program safe from confirmed cases of abuse and neglect.
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MountainStar is proud to celebrate 20 years of service for Central Oregon families. Your support has helped 5,000 local babies and toddlers remain safe from abuse and neglect. With your continued support, MountainStar will serve vulnerable families for many years to come. Thank you for your commitment to child abuse prevention!
MountainStar Family Relief Nursery Services provided inBend, Redmond, La Pine, Madras, and Prineville 2125 NE Daggett Ln., Bend, OR 97701 541-322-6820 info@mtstar.org | mtstar.org
KINDRED CONNECTIONS
Helping Families in crisis who lack a safety net: Mobilizing and equipping mentoring families and area church communities to provide support while parents work to secure stability for their families. We provide mentoring relationships for parents and temporary housing for children to families in crisis. Our purpose is connecting families with needed support during a time of challenge, including possible job loss, serious illness, homelessness, or other issues that complicate parenting. Providing support in those times of need can help keep the family together. We are J Bar J Youth Services.
Kindred Connections 62895 Hamby Road, Bend, OR 97701 541-306-9311 kindredconnections.co@jbarj.org kindred-connections.org
Calendar 2024
Purposely placed, each nonprofit below has an initiative in months when they are in need of our support the most. Please consider finding a month(s) to rally your friends, family and co-workers to give back.
Learn more and sign up each month at www.WhatIfWeCould.com
March
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Beulah’s Place — Essentials needed for those we serve; zippered bags (all sizes), canned soup, brown paper lunch bags, healthy school snacks, candy treats, travel size hygiene products like, kleenex, antibacterial sheets, cotton balls
Deschutes Public Library Foundation — “Author! Author! literary series -Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn - New York Times reporters NICHOLAS KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN received a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China’s Tiananmen Square movement.”
Diversability Inc. — World Down Syndrome Day
Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue — Easter Photos Fundraiser: Family photos with a rescue bunny and cute Easter background!
Equine Outreach — Photo Exhibit Event
Every Child Central Oregon — The Neighborhood - Connects caring community volunteers to local foster families to provide tangible and relational care such as meals, random acts of kindness and encouragement.
Furnish Hope — “Hope on Wheels” - Help hope continue to roll throughout Central Oregon! Be one of 50 supporters donating $50 to help us increase our delivery capacity by expanding our transportation fleet.
The Giving Plate — Need Easter Baskets - drop off any extra filled Easter Baskets to be distributed to the families we serve. Value no more than $20
Healing Reins — Responder Families Open House
World Muse — MUSE UnConference and MUSE Youth Summit
April
Beulah’s Place — Car wash fundraiser April 17th
Deschutes Public Library Foundation — “A Novel Idea” “This year’s ‘A Novel Idea’ double-feature follows the story of immigrant families and their pursuit of the American Dream,” said Deschutes Public Library Programs Supervisor Liz Goodrich.
Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue — Easter Egg My Yard –We stuff and hide eggs for your kiddos to wake up to Easter morning. This is a fun way to make Easter easy for you while helping bunnies in need!
Equine Outreach — Lecture Series Event to the Public with DCSO
May
Bethlehem Inn — Spotlight on Homeless
Boys and Girls Club of Bend — House Party - virtual fundraiser
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch — The 4th Annual COVR Armed Forces Plant Sale
Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue — Outdoor Play Area
Mosaic Medical — Brighter Smiles
Sisters Folk Festival — My Own Two Hands Virtual Art Auction
We care. Community Involvement
At DaBella, we believe in giving back to the communities that have supported us. Our commitment to social responsibility is reflected in our partnerships with reputable organizations and our active participation in charitable work.
Learn more about DaBella and the work we do for our clients and our community. Contact Us For a Free Quote 1-844-322-3552 Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm Visit us online at: dabella.us
