A Purposeful Rescue

Deschutes Public Library

The Deschutes Public Library Foundation supports and enhances library programs and outreach services that are not funded through taxes. The Foundation raises and manages funds to ensure world-class library programs that reach and serve all people in Deschutes County.

Deschutes Children's Foundation

Deschutes Children’s Foundation is home to 25 Central Oregon nonprofits that serve the most vulnerable kids and families, from Kids Center, to Saving Grace, to Mountain Star relief nursery, to CASA to WIC. Kids and their families receive vital services such as prevention & intervention of child abuse, early childhood education, community programs & family services.

KIDS Center

KIDS Center, based in Bend, Oregon, is dedicated to the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of child abuse.

MountainStar

MountainStar is a nonprofit organization working directly with vulnerable families in an effort to keep children in Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties safe from abuse and neglect.

Street Dog Hero

Street Dog Hero is a non-profit charity in Bend, Oregon that has rescued hundreds of dogs from around the globe. In addition to rescuing, Street Dog Hero has organized pop-up spay and neuter clinics and community outreach and education work.

Wildlife Relief Fund

The California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund supports immediate, mid- and long-term recovery efforts for major California wildfires, as well as support for animals affected by wildfires.