Women's Giving Circle

Giving Circles Make an Impact

The Women’s Giving Circle of the Mid-Columbia Health Foundation is a simple and powerful concept: women come together, combine their dollars in a shared fund, decide collectively where to give money, and learn more about their community and philanthropy.

The Giving Circle of MCHF plays to women's strengths as networkers and collaborators and offers a way for smaller donors to be part of something larger—yet not so large they have no meaningful voice. The Giving Circle is a group of women who are grounded in a tradition of volunteerism & sharing and bring a legacy of community engagement.

The Women’s Giving Circle of the Mid-Columbia Health Foundation engages women of all generations in the power of community philanthropy. Our contributions of time, talent, and financial resources address the needs of groups and individuals throughout the community. Through education and increased awareness of local requests, we make a difference in the lives of many throughout the Columbia River Gorge.

Giving Circles Make a Difference

The Women’s Giving Circle of the Mid-Columbia Health Foundation makes grants to non-profit organizations small and large, as well as to individuals and community groups. Funding decisions are made collectively by the Giving Circle members who choose when, how much, and who to support with gifts and grants.

As a member of the Women’s Giving Circle, you will have an opportunity to:

Collaborate with women to make a difference
Create a living legacy
Celebrate with others the impact of your participation and support
Support and promote women in leadership positions
Have a deeper and better giving experience
Achieve more meaningful giving
Meet new friends and socialize

In 2021, the Circle was able to extend 2 financial gifts:

The first, in the amount of $8,576 was presented to The Youth Drop-In Center. A place in The Dalles where youth can come to feel safe, supported, and welcome completely as who they are, giving them alternatives to other activities that put them at risk for dangerous outcomes. This center, provides the youth in our community a central place to come hang out, talk about what's going on, and get support from adults, peers, and their community. For more information call: (541) 296-8118.

The second gift of $2,144 was awarded to the Community Backpack Program. This program is a community-wide effort to provide food for food-insecure students over the weekends. The program currently provides food for over 140 students in local elementary schools, middle school, and high school. It relies on the support of individuals, local churches, civic organizations, businesses, and the Oregon Food Bank. For more information call (541) 296-4675.

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