Partner Agencies, Donors, and Supporters

We're grateful for local businesses, aid agencies, foundations, organizations, and individuals who support us with funds, time, and compassion. 

In 2025, your help let us serve 957 households  with food baskets and gifts, reaching 3,809 adults and kids. 

We're grateful as well for local businesses that organize fundraisers to help our clients!

Local Businesses and Organizations
These organizations and businesses were a KEY part of helping to serve more than 3,800 people through the Christmas Project.  

Ackerman Orchards Inc

Acorn House**

Belmont Dental *

Bickford Orchards Inc

Big Winds Hood River

Brimestone Bouldering *

Cardinal Glass  *

Columbia Bank

Columbia Dance Academy*

Columbia Gorge Dance Academy

Columbia Gorge Title

Columbia Tree Service

Copper West *

Covenant Hood River Church

Crown Point Wealth Advisors*

Diamond Fruit Growers

Dog River Coffee *

Double Mountain  *

Duckwall-Pooley Fruit Co

Ferment Brewing Company

First Church of the Nazarene

First Interstate Bank *

FISH Food Bank

Ginger Money LLC**

Gorges Beer (Cascade Locks)*

Ground Coffee *

Hood River Aquatic Center (HRVPRD)**

Hood River Chamber of Commerce *

Hood River Elks Lodge #1507

Hood River Firefighters & EMS Local 3256 (IAFF)

Hood River Foods Inc

Hood River History Museum*

Hood River Hotel*

Hood River Inn*

Hood River Middle School**

Hood River Supply  *

Hood River Valley Christian Church

Hood River Valley Christian Church Women's Fellowship

Hood River Valley Evening Garden Club

Hood River Valley High School**

Insitu**

JA-RU Inc

Katie Jo Elmer LLC

Knights of Columbus Mid Columbia Council #7292

Lake Taco *

Laurance Brothers Inc

Little Feet Preschool**

* indicates a business or organization that hosted a toy barrel

** indicates a business or group that collected Peanut Butter for the "Peanut Butter Drive"

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Grants 

• We thank the Gorge Community Foundation (and the Salvador Fund) for their support of our service to clients throughout Hood River County.

• The Washington Federal Foundation supports us through employee participation and a generous grant for purchasing food.

• The Herbert A Templeton Foundation supports service organizations in Oregon, and we were thrilled to be chosen to receive aid on behalf of our clients.

• The United Way of the Columbia Gorge has been a significant partner to Gorge non-profits for many years.  We appreciate their resolve to help the community. 

• ​The Albertson's Foundation (Safeway) provided a grant that let us purchase grocery gift cards. We appreciate their help and our local Safeway sponsor, Linda Hutson.

• The Hood River Lions Club has supported the community for more than 80 years.  Scholarships, neighborhood playgrounds, and many other projects have benefited from their generosity. 

• Pacific Power Foundation provided a grant to help purchase food support for clients.

• Walmart Hood River provided a local community grant. Walmart employees volunteer their time as well.

• Rosauers Store provided a grant of food cards.

• Hood River Rotary  hosted us at a meeting and sent a generous donation.

• Marie LamFrom Foundation supports education, community, arts, creativity, health, and well-being in Oregon.

• Northwest Natural Gas helped us and other Gorge non-profits