There’s still time to make a tax-deductible donation to Season of Sharing, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s annual holiday fundraising campaign.
This year’s donations will help 12 Oregon nonprofits by providing them with unrestricted grants for their work supporting artists, unhoused people, survivors of domestic violence, communities of color, LGBTQ youth, teens in recovery, and people who need more fresh produce.
The more money Season of Sharing collects, the more money the campaign can give to this year’s participating nonprofits. The campaign ends Dec. 31.
Season of Sharing is overseen by the news organization’s charitable arm, Oregonian Publishing Company Public Benefits Inc., a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Online donations can be made at oregonlive.com/sharing or the 2021 Season of Sharing GoFundMe page. Donations can also be made by mail: Make a check out to Season of Sharing and send it to Season of Sharing, c/o Oregonians Credit Union, 336 N.E. 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97232.
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Here’s a look at this year’s featured nonprofits.
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon operates direct service programs that include Second Home, which pairs home providers with unaccompanied students living in the community. Among the providers: Michelle and Brian Fogg of Beaverton, who opened their home last year to a local high school senior and have continued to include her in their household as she attends Portland Community College.
“Having Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Second Home program featured in Season of Sharing has provided a unique opportunity for us to share the great work being done by Second Home staff and volunteer home providers with readers throughout Oregon,” the nonprofit said in a statement. “The chance to highlight the need of our unaccompanied students in Oregon has broadened our reach for new home providers as well. Funds received (through Season of Sharing) will allow Second Home to connect with more unaccompanied teens experiencing homelessness in our area and pair home providers with students.”
Read more: Students on their own find a haven in Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Second Home program
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon runs a program called Second Home that matches home providers with unaccompanied students. The Fogg family of Beaverton invited Kimberly Cruz Cobar, 19, into their home last year as part of Second Home. From left: Brian Fogg; Bailey Fogg, 10; Jade Fogg, 13; Cruz Cobar; Miles Fogg, 5, and Michelle Fogg.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Equitable Giving Circle
The Portland nonprofit, formed last year, works with an ethos of “giving with no strings attached,” focusing on economically boosting communities of color and addressing inequities created by institutional bias and discriminatory systems. The nonprofit does so by, among other things, collecting weekly food boxes and providing housing assistance and school items to families throughout the Portland area.
Read more: Equitable Giving Circle boosts communities of color, giving with no strings attached
Equitable Giving Circle is one of the nonprofits featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2021 Season of Sharing campaign. Dyvisha Gordon (left), outreach director and volunteer Jessica Black help set up for a food giveaway on Oct. 21, 2021, in Portland.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Family Justice Center of Washington County
Inside Family Justice Center’s Beaverton building, survivors of domestic violence find a one-stop help center with representatives from nearly two dozen organizations. It’s a much-needed boost for those who already face numerous obstacles to leaving dangerous situations.
“The Family Justice Center has seen a huge benefit from being part of Season of Sharing by increasing the number of community members who know where they can get help for themselves or loved ones,” said executive director Rachel Schutz. “It is only as an entire community that we can eliminate violence and abuse, and the Oregonian helped us take one more step forward toward that vision.”
Read more: Family Justice Center of Washington County removes barriers for survivors of domestic abuse
At the Family Justice Center of Washington County, representatives from numerous organizations work together to coordinate assistance for survivors of domestic violence.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Growing Gardens
Planting gardens is just the start of what Portland-based Growing Gardens does. The nonprofit also strives to boost the confidence of families in underserved communities who might be financially struggling; fosters a connection to the earth; builds a sense of community centered on gardening; and plants seeds in the minds of school children and hope in the hearts of some incarcerated adults.
Executive director Jason Skipton said of Season of Sharing, “Being able to participate this year has given us the opportunity to connect with our community in a deeper way. We have been able to reach more people and talk about important and impactful parts of our local food system. Your support will have a tremendous impact for Growing Gardens in 2022!”
Read more: Growing Gardens plants seeds of confidence, connection and community
Mary Colombo (right), co-owner of Wild Roots Farm in Troutdale, leads a contingent of visitors, including Jason Skipton (second from right), executive director of Growing Gardens.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Harmony Academy
At Harmony Academy in Lake Oswego, teens in recovery can finish their high school educations in a close-knit community with teachers and staff members who understand firsthand what they’re experiencing. Tuition is free at the public charter school, the only one of its kind in Oregon.
“The article highlighting Harmony Academy in the Oregonian’s 2021 Season of Sharing helped bring the exciting idea of recovery schools into public awareness, helping make this beautiful, life-saving option available to more young people in the Portland area and beyond,” the school said in a statement. “We received many kind notes and generous donations, all of which help support our young people on their journeys. We also had several students read the article and begin enrollment! We hope that readers continue to see these youth as strong valuable members of the future generation, and how through their passions they can overcome almost anything.”
Read more: Harmony Academy, Oregon’s only recovery high school, is about recovering the whole person
Emily Rask, 18, is in 12th grade at Harmony Academy, a tuition-free high school for students in recovery. Harmony Academy is a beneficiary of The Oregonian/OregonLive's annual fundraising campaign, Season of Sharing.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Maslow Project
The Medford-based Maslow Project offers a lifeline for kids and young people without stable housing, focusing on people up to age 21 in Jackson and Josephine counties in southern Oregon. The nonprofit also offers family advocacy for parents and guardians who also are homeless.
“Maslow Project is incredibly honored to be selected as one of the nonprofits featured in the Oregonian’s Season of Sharing,” said Corrie Sommerfeld, the nonprofit’s development director. “As a participant we received donations to help support our vital services and basic needs to youth experiencing homelessness.” Being featured in Season of Sharing helped spotlight this need, often deemed an invisible problem because it is not something that can be easily identified and see, Sommerfeld added.
Read more: Maslow Project offers a lifeline to homeless youth and their families
Mike Sandoval lives in a trailer provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Phoenix, Oregon, after having been displaced by the Almeda fire in September 2020. The Maslow Project, which assists homeless youth, helped get Sandoval and his two teenage children into an apartment two months prior to the fire. Now, he races against a March deadline to find housing before FEMA’s deadline to vacate the transitional housing.Mike Zacchino/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Milagro
Milagro, based in Portland, works to build community around Latino arts and culture through theater, arts education and social services outreach.
Read more: Milagro builds community around Latino arts and culture
As part of Milagro's 2021 Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival, it offered art workshops, including one on sugar skulls. Working on decorating their sugar skulls are Ximena Morales (left) and Carlos Rosas, both from Beaverton.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
North Pole Studio
North Pole Studio is a new nonprofit program in Northwest Portland designed to help visual artists with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities pursue careers in the arts and become active members of Portland’s arts community.
“Being a part of Season of Sharing has already connected us with a larger network in our community,” said Sula Willson, one of the program’s facilitators. “Thanks to the Oregonian’s wonderful story, we have received warm phone calls, unexpected art supply donations, and volunteer offers. We are grateful for the opportunity to connect with people we might not otherwise have reached.”
Read more: North Pole Studio brings artists with developmental disabilities into an arts community
North Pole Studio is one of the nonprofits featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2021 Season of Sharing campaign. It provides artists with space in part of an old industrial building in Northwest Portland.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Options Counseling and Family Services
As part of Eugene-based Options Counseling and Family Services’ focus on mitigating sex abuse and domestic violence, social justice, race equity and LGBTQ issues, it launched AFFIRM, a nine-week social and emotional support group for youth who identify as LGBTQ+. The support group was highlighted in this year’s Season of Sharing campaign.
“Options is delighted to be a participant in the Season of Sharing through The Oregonian/OregonLive. Interest in Options’ AFFIRM program, which is focused on supporting LGBTQ+ youth, has increased as a result of this opportunity,” said Kelli McKnight, the nonprofit’s chief operating officer. “Prior to the Season of Sharing, Options had one active AFFIRM group; there are currently two to three groups anticipating January start dates!”
Read more: At Options Counseling and Family Services, LGBTQ teens can find affirmation and support
Options Counseling and Family Services is one of the nonprofits featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2021 Season of Sharing campaign. Graduates of Option Counseling's AFFIRM program for LGBTQ+ teens receive a gift basket like this one. Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Transition Projects
Portland-based Transition Projects manages emergency shelters and an array of supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness, assisting 10,000 people each year.
Read more: Transition Projects helps unsheltered individuals secure housing
Transition Projects is one of the nonprofits being recognized in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2021 Season of Sharing campaign. Robin Chisholm, who lives in an apartment in Northwest Portland with her dog, Barry, is one of the clients whom the nonprofit has assisted.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Urban League of Portland
The Urban League of Portland is one of the city’s oldest civil rights and social services organizations that empowers African Americans. Programs include housing assistance, senior services, workforce development, youth and education, community health and advocacy and community engagement.
“We are so grateful to have been chosen for Season of Sharing,” said Tia Sherry, the nonprofit’s director of development. “With the funds raised we can continue our work of empowering communities and changing lives for African Americans and others in Oregon and SW Washington. The added boost to our year-end fundraising will help us meet the increased need for services brought on by the pandemic that has disproportionately affected Black communities.”
Read more: Urban League of Portland gives people a place to belong
The Urban League of Portland is one of the nonprofit organizations featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2021 Season of Sharing. Kisha Irvins, shown outside the Urban League office in North Portland, is a client who's become an employee.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington
Young Audiences plans to devote all funds raised through Season of Sharing to what’s become its signature program: the Right Brain Initiative. The program infuses the arts into other areas of teaching, which can be especially effective for kids who don’t thrive in a traditional, passive lecture-oriented format.
Melody Mikkelsen, the nonprofit’s development director, said, “Much of our work at Young Audiences is behind the scenes, connecting students and schools with incredible local teaching artists. We are so grateful to the Oregonian for including us in the Season of Sharing and shining a spotlight on our mission to advance arts access for all students in our community.”
Read more: Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington uses the arts to re-engage students
Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington is one of the organizations being recognized in the 2021 Season of Sharing campaign. Posing in front of a mural at Hillsboro's Poynter Middle School are (from left) Principal Jon Pede, 8th grader Kyle Ascough and Lauren Jost, executive director of Young Audiences. The school and Young Audiences worked together to re-engage students through the arts.Randy L. Rasmussen/For The Oregonian/OregonLive
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