But rural citizens can often have barriers that urban residents dont have to worry about. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Staff will go out into the communities and do the research and leg work to find ways of bettering those communities. or anything. The foundation believes that if you invest in children at an early age, you are get rewards and returns down the road, which in turn only improves the community. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Suite 325 Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Sometimes what the community needs is to put people in a room to network and brainstorm on ways to improve their communities. Share with Us. Strategic grant-making comes into play when the foundation recognizes areas of need. We won't share it with anyone else. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Workshops, literacy nights and parenting education programs were amongst the projects first offerings, but after a decade of working together Berry said the partnership has reached far beyond early learning and young children. As we say often with pride, Yoncalla Early Works, were kind of a big deal! Thank you, Ford Family, for making this dream program a reality!. Portland, Oregon 97239, Foundation Support Choose wisely! December 3rd, 2013 9:00 AMthrough 3:00 PM, Free Ford Family Foundation SAFE Training for Youth Programs, https://nonprofitoregon.org/civicrm/event/info?id=470&reset=1. The community building part is where you bring the community leaders and members together to keep moving forward. Be Truthful. All rights reserved. Fifty-six million. The Ford Family Foundation has a deep commitment to the children and families of remote, rural communities, said Brian Berry, superintendent of the Yoncalla School District. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Seventy-three thousand. Invalid password or account does not exist. The only downfall to this approach, Kubisch said, is that it means that a lot of people in their home town might not know what they are doing. Consider joining NAO to receive benefits! Create a password that only you will remember. She can be reached. Low 56F. The Ford Family Foundation, in partnership with Oregon Mentors, invites staff members from rural, youth-serving organizations to attend a free, person will not be tolerated. Erica Welch is the special sections editor for The News-Review, mother of two and a native of Roseburg. The first steps, he said, was to build strong relationships between parents, community partners such as the Yoncalla Library and the parenting education hub and the school district. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription. In the last 25 years, the foundation has awarded 4,691 scholarships, mostly to first generation college attendees. https://nonprofitoregon.org/civicrm/event/info?id=470&reset=1, Nonprofit Assn. And that is exactly what the foundation has been doing. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. You have permission to edit this article. So the fact that we are committed to rural is very unusual and it comes from the fact that Kenneth and Hallie Ford made their money through a timber company and they wanted to give back to the community where they made their money and similar kinds of communities. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. It is the UACT people or the food pantry or UCAN, they are the ones that are doing the work and they are the ones that should get the credit and the notice for it.. Don't Threaten. The foundation will distribute $56 million in 2022 in four key areas of interest: education; children, youth and families; community building; and community economical development. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Over 3,300 evidence-based parenting series have reached 28,839 families, building stronger ties throughout communities and offering resources to build a sustainable future. Keep it Clean. Threats of harming another While the Ford Family Foundation no longer has ties with the timber industry, two Ford family members serve on the foundations seven member board. There are two ways the foundation identifies areas of need. One of the foundations biggest focuses is on education, specifically early childhood learning. of Oregon The reason that is important is that if you look at all philanthrope and foundations across the country, less than 5% of the resources go to rural parts of the nation. Twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. Funding can only go so far, Kubisch said. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.. Clear to partly cloudy. A timber worker standing in front of a Douglas Fir in 1926. Four thousand six hundred and ninety-one. We'd love to hear eyewitness Ford has invested in the whole community, as they recognize that child success is complex that in order to create opportunities for rich and meaningful growth in children, we must also invest in rich and meaningful growth for families and community members, Berry said. These articles of incorporation layout what the Fords wanted the foundation to do as well as provides general guidelines for selecting the projects the foundation supports. The Ford Family Foundation is interwoven into the cultural fabric of Yoncalla. Kenneth Ford, right, talking to an employee who is seeking input. Kenneth Ford and some of his crew during the early years of his company. She is an alumni of RHS, UCC and Western Oregon University. They specifically made this foundation set up to focus on rural.. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Their approaches to engaging and serving are grounded in honoring community, building on strengths, and walking alongside the very people they are committed to serving. But what sets this foundation apart from others Kubisch has been involved with is their community building approach. Become a Sponsor. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. racist or sexually-oriented language. It started with scholarships. The private, nonprofit foundation operates off a set of bylaws written by Kenneth Ford. Be Nice. Would you like to receive our DC Family wrap up? Over the past decade, Yoncalla has served as a sort of experiment. The idea of the foundation began in 1957 as a way for Kenneth and Hallie Ford to give back to the rural communities they called home. In very general terms, the foundation provides funding for programs revolving around children, families, education, health and the arts. Thats a very unique thing that this foundation does that most other foundations dont do.. It wasnt until just before his death that Kenneth Ford began to determine how his legacy should help. Through a partnership known as the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative, parenting workshops have reached 73,000 parents throughout rural communities in both Oregon and northern California. that is degrading to another person. However, with their generous support, our Early Learning Center is a model throughout the state for how to put together an inclusive model that puts authentic parent engagement at the forefront of what we are trying to achieve. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Contact her at ewelch@nrtoday.com or 541-957-4218. Corporate Sponsors A Douglas Fir harvested by Kenneth Fords company that amounted to 9,000 board feet. People have been so good to me that I want to give back to them, a quote from Kenneth Ford says at the beginning of the foundations introductory video. Would you like to receive our Daily Briefing? Yoncalla would be lagging sadly behind other districts who already have an early learning focus. Cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon.

In fact, these scholarships are perhaps what the foundation is most known for, but the 45 employees that work there do so much more. Be Proactive. Yoncalla and the foundation will always be connected, Berry said. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Please help us and let your friends, colleagues and followers know about our page: Free Ford Family Foundation SAFE Training for Youth Programs, You can also share the below link in an email or on your website: High 82F. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Family awaits answers in Kendra Hanks' disappearance, Riddle man arrested in connection with disappearance and murder of Kendra Hanks, Tucks Place: home to crafts, food and drink, Roseburg woman on ballot for Oregon governor in November, Black Rock Coffee Bar is Set to Open a New Store in Fulshear, Texas, Amid spike in shootings, Portland unveils new initiative, Corvus Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. James Rosenbaum Senior Vice President of Research, Legacy Resources is Proud to Announce the Listing of Their First Home. MICHAEL SULLIVAN/News-Review PHOTO ILLUSTRATION, photos Courtesy of the Ford Family Foundation, Ford Family Foundation focuses on building rural communities. Ford Family believes in the infinite possibility of each and every individual within our community., Erica Welch is the special sections editor for The News-Review. The foundation celebrates the small, incremental wins and strive to learn from all experiences. It is part of our culture, a little bit, to not be out there because yes, we can provide the funding to support whoever is doing the work, but really they are the ones that are doing it, Kubisch said. 2016 The Nonprofit Association of Oregon. Kenneth built his first sawmill in 1936 just east of Roseburg, growing the company which is now known as Roseburg Forest Products to one of the largest privately held companies in the country. It depends on bringing a community together, collaborating, thinking about the vision for what we want the future of Roseburg or Coos Bay or Prineville or Burns or Days Creek to look like and bringing people together to talk about and identify the needs, Kubisch said. A conversation between two neighbors one the principal of Yoncalla Elementary School and the other a new program officer for the foundation sparked a project committed to understanding rural communities, both their assets and their barriers to moving forward.. 4800 SMacadam Ave.

Unsolicited grant proposals can be submitted through the foundation website, which Kubisch said allows them to stay in tune with what the community needs. Don't knowingly lie about anyone These are just a few of the numbers that reflect the work of the Ford Family Foundation in rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Use the 'Report' link on comprehensive training opportunity to strengthen volunteer screening practices to protect child safety. Most resources go to urban centers. Yes, we have a lot of money and we can make grants to organizations and services and so on but a lot of the work that is about making your community better doesnt really depend on a grant. Signup today! There was a problem saving your notification. We only work in rural Oregon and northern California, foundation president Anne Kubisch said. accounts, the history behind an article. Signup today!

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