Charities
ROCKSOLID Community Teen Center
Kicking off the Catch-A-Coupon fundraising program - ROCKSOLID Community Teen Center is a Non Profit Organization dedicated to providing safe, fun and engaging afterschool activities for students in 5th to 12th grades in the Battle Ground & Hockinson School District. They are open everyday afterschool from 2:00 to 5:30 and provide activities to those students that might otherwise be left home alone during the afterschool hours. ROCKSOLID is starting their 11th year of operation in the fall and are the only afterschool program available to Middle and High School students in the Battle Ground/Brush Prairie/Hockinson area. They are a non-profit organization that relies heavily on donations from individuals and businesses in the area to keep their doors open. They are very excited to be part of the Clark County Fair and are very appreciative of the chance to increase awareness and gain more public support for their programs!
Website: www.Rocksolid-teen.com
Trey Foote Foundation
The principal purpose of the foundation is to support the advancement of research and education related to the effects of childhood cancer. Some of the activities may include funding and giving scholarships to individuals or other organizations engaged in research or education related to childhood cancer; to provide assistance and support to students in the preparation of senior projects on the subject of childhood cancer. Other activities include promoting programs and activities designed to advance the education and awareness of childhood cancer; to support to the Make-A-Wish charitable organization and to fund living memorials. There are several reasons why their involvement in the Clark County Fair is important. First and most important is it provides a forum to talk and educate the community of the effects of childhood cancers. It will be an opportunity to reach thousands of visitors in the community. It will also bring awareness to the research the foundation in sponsoring, which has a direct tie to Clark County and its residents. It also provides an opportunity to raise funds to support the scholarship and foundation research.
"While Trey was sick, the community gave so much to him, showed their overwhelming love and support for him while he courageously battled cancer. The Trey Foote Foundation was formed as a living memory to celebrate the life of Trey Foote and to give back to the community through our cancer research projects and annual college scholarship. While his life on this earth was short… his impact was great and his memory will live on forever." ~ Jim Foote - President Trey Foote Foundation
Website: http://treyfootefoundation.com
The Giving Closet
The Giving Closet is a non-profit agency in Vancouver that provides free clothing to those in need, and emergency food for the homeless. This year they expanded their services to include free community classes that encourage education and personal improvement including: G.E.D. preparation, cooking, Zumba, after school tutoring, and so many more. Every dollar raised helps The Closet to continue giving desperately needed items and personal enrichment to each person they serve. Stop by the booth and find out how you can help in many ways by donating your used clothing, volunteering, or spending some time in the booth grabbing up some of their spectacular coupons!
Website: www.givingclosetgivinghope.org
Dream Big Community Center
Dream Big Community Center (DBCC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2004. The organization was founded to help the development of young adolescents in the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon Metropolitan area. DBCC was created to bring back the value of community to neighborhoods, and to allow all people to follow their dreams - no matter what age they may be!
Our Mission Statement is to be an organization to help individuals Dream Big, with a main focus on kids to discover and follow their dream. DBCC will provide a safe place for youth of all ages to learn life fundamentals through programs, services, and resources. Dream Big will be a place where everyone can Dream Big while having fun, without repercussion or ridicule.
Website: www.dreambigcc.org
Youth Efforts Against Hunger (YEAH)
The YEAH Program is a program run through the Junior Livestock Auction that provides high quality food for less fortunate members of our community.
Through the Junior Livestock Auction members of our community can donate money or turn the animal they buy at the Auction so that less fortunate members of our community can receive the meat. The YEAH Program provides the funds for the cut and wrap of the meat which is then delivered to local food banks and charity organizations that provide for people in need.
NW Women's Fund
The NW Women's Foundation (NWWWF) is a non-profit organization that was established in 2008 by a core group of women with a desire to get women in our area involved in philanthropy on a grass roots level. We are committed to fundraising for programs that benefit women that have positive and lasting outcomes for them and their families. The goal of NWWF is to offer a helping hand of support that strengthens and encourages women who experience unexpected difficulties and need assistance while they fulfill their roles as mothers, wives and work outside the home. Donations received through NWWF impact the lives of many women while creating stronger and sustainable communities for them and their families.
Website: http://nwwomensfoundation.weebly.com/
Furry Friends
Furry Friends is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1999. We are a NO KILL organization. We also do not send our animals out to shelters that euthanize for population control. Our mission is to help homeless, abandoned, and abused pets by providing: education in the community, spaying and neutering, foster shelter, and medical care until the pets are rehomed. We have been able to accomplish many of our goals due to the support and generosity of our members, volunteers, and the general public. The work of Furry Friends can ensure that animals who come into our care will never again be alone, hungry, sick, afraid, or in pain. With your support, we can continue our projects, share our passion with seniors, and educate children. Please consider us as we continue to make a statement about the world we live in and for the animals we call our Furry Friends.
Website: www.furryfriendswa.org
Martha's Pantry
Founded in 1986 as an outreach of MCC of the Gentle Shepherd, Martha's Pantry is the only non-government agency in southwest Washington serving those living with HIV and AIDS. These individuals and families are referred to us by a Clark County case manager. Martha's Pantry provides food for 60 to 80 client families each month and distributes personal hygiene items, household cleaning supplies, pet food, food preparation and storage items, as well as clothing and household items donated to the pantry.
The pantry is an all-volunteer organization funded entirely by donations and grants. If you would like to be a part by volunteering and really making a difference in your community, please ask for an application. We have training on the second Tuesday of every month.
Website: www.marthaspantry.com
Innovative Services NW
Innovative Services NW is a nonprofit organization that values, assists and supports children, adults and families in the community who have disabilities or other disadvantages. They do this through offering a continuum of services including therapy and childcare for children; employment training and job support for teens and adults; intervention, education and support for families; and adult day health care for senior citizens and adults who require daytime assistance. While Innovative Services NW has been providing services in Clark County for over 48 years, there are many families in the community who are unfamiliar with their services. Innovative Services NW provides services to the community that delivers a broad and deep impact, not only in the lives of their disabled clients and their families, but for the community as a whole.
Website: www.innovativeservicesnw.org
Second Chance Companions
Founded in 1993, Second Chance Companions is a 501(c) 3 non-profit pet organization dedicated to helping animals in SW Washington and the Portland Metro area. They are a humane, no-kill organization staffed entirely by dedicated volunteers. Although they do not run an independent shelter, they feed, care for, adopt out, and spay & neuter as many animals as possible. In addition, they educate the community and are always seeking volunteers and resources that help us to accomplish their mission. Second Chance Companions emphasizes helping the animals in our community through their Spay/Neuter Program, Adoption Program and AniMeals Program. As part of their Spay/Neuter program, Second Chance Companions has helped reduced the high rate of unwanted animals born every year by offering residents of Clark County low cost options of getting their animals fixed. In 2010, Second Chance Companions was able to spay and neuter 700 animals. With Second Chance Companion's Adoption Program, we find loving homes for hundreds of animals each year. With this program, many owners are offered more options of finding new homes for their animals. Their AniMeals program donates 2 1/2 tons of cat and dog food every month. Currently they are unable to meet the cat food needs, so any donations of extra cat food is always appreciated. Wish you could save them all? Help us save them one by one.
Website: www.sccpets.com
