Pacific Power Foundation announces grants to support Rogue Valley safety, health and wellness programs

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Funding helps local organizations foster well-being and build thriving communities

MEDFORD, Ore. (May 31) — Across the West, local organizations are caring for their most vulnerable neighbors and working to create safe, supportive, healthy communities where everyone can thrive. To help them turn their aspirations into reality, the Pacific Power Foundation is donating $245,000 in new grant funding throughout Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

The grants will fund a diverse range of programs, including many that provide meals for those facing food insecurity, offer shelter for those who are unhoused or facilitate healthcare for underserved communities. There are projects to increase public safety and services for teenagers, families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and victims of child abuse and domestic violence.

"These local organizations are doing critical work that uplifts all of us,” said Ryan Flynn, director, Pacific Power Foundation. “This funding by the foundation will help amplify their efforts to support our neighbors and improve the day-to-day lives of people in all parts of our communities.”

Safety and wellness grants are made through one of four grant cycles offered by the Pacific Power Foundation each year. The foundation assists a diverse variety of organizations in the communities that Pacific Power serves.

The following eight grants, totaling $39,270, were given to local nonprofits supporting communities in the Rogue Valley:

Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center to provide scholarships to qualifying students ages 3 and up for an equine therapy program that encourages positive behaviors and choices.

Josephine County Foundation to replace failing mechanisms that open the Williams Fire Department’s station doors, which must be in good working order for crews and equipment to exit the station promptly on emergency calls.

Josephine County Foundation to equip their brush fire engine with a Mobile Data Computer which can provide radio communications including maps, fire condition updates and other functions essential for optimizing the engine’s capabilities and response time.

La Clinica to help make mental health services accessible inside Central Point and Medford elementary schools, with qualified professionals providing one-on-one and group skills training for students, along with coaching for teachers and parents so they can better support children.

Mercy Flights for two ground medical scene bags filled with medical supplies and medications necessary for providers to do their jobs away from a clinic setting and provide mobile health care in the field.

Redwood Foundation for Education to help reduce food insecurity by providing packaged foods at local elementary schools and allowing children to self-select items to take home before the weekend.

Rogue Community Health to continue operating the GoCheckKids pediatric vision screening that provides vision checks at every well-child visit, along with providing books to every child treated through the related reading program.

Rogue Valley Mentoring to provide first-tier mental health support for students through in-school mentoring that includes early crisis detection, prevention and intervention.

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an energy company that serves over 2 million customers across a diverse six-state region in the West as Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California) and Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.

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