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 2024, your help let us serve 980 households  with food baskets and gifts, reaching 3,813 adults and kids.  You also helped brighten the lives of 103 kids and seniors through the Tree of Joy.

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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

Alpine Veterinary Hospital

Belmont Family Dental

Bickford Orchards

Big Winds

Cascade Acupuncture

Chinook Plumbing

Columbia Gorge Hotel

Columbia Gorge Title

Columbia Tree Service

Copper West Real Estate

Dairy Queen

Diamond Fruit

Directors Mortgage

Double Mountain

Eco Laundry

Ferment Brewing**

FISH Food Bank

FISH Food Bank - Cascade Locks

G Willikers Toy Shoppe

Gorge White House

Grace Su's China Gorge

Heights Family Dental

Hood River Firefighters & EMS Local 3256 (IAFF) #1013

Hood River County Library District

Hood River Valley Christian Church

Hood River Elks Lodge 1507

Hood River Valley Evening Garden Club

Hood River Valley High School

Hood River Valley Parks & Rec District

Hood River Valley Swim Team

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** indicates a business or organization that created a fundraiser for client support

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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 Autzen Foundation supported our work with a generous grant.

• Providence Oregon Community Health gave a much-needed grant to assist with food support for clients.

• ​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. 

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

• Rosauers Store provided a grant of food cards.

• Insitu is a strong community supporter. Insitu employees buy gifts for kids and seniors through the Tree of Joy.