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Entity Type
Geographic Reach
Disaster Lifecycle
Primary Focus Area
Inclusive Services
Firebrand Collective
Overview
Firebrand Resiliency Collective supports community solutions for long-term recovery, resilience, and preparedness in the face of natural disasters. We meet with communities to provide tried and true disaster-preparedness strategies while also ensuring solutions are collaborative and community-led to meet their unique needs.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Jackson County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Specific CBO
Inclusive Services:
Elders/Seniors; Rural
Current Initiative and/or Need:
McKenzie Valley LTRG
Overview
McKenzie Valley LTRG serves the people and organizations in the rural and unincorporated Holiday Farm Fire area. Our mission is to recognize needs, find resources, and help individuals and families recover from disaster.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Lane County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Recovery
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Specific CBO
Inclusive Services:
Elders/Seniors, Rural
Citizens4Community
Overview
We’re working to build a vibrant, resilient rural community in and around Sisters, OR, where everyone thrives and feels they belong. We design and produce local events and programs that bring folks together, build trust, enable cooperation, cultivate local pride, and help everyone get engaged.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Deschutes County
Disaster Cycle
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Community Builder/Collaborator
Inclusive Services:
Rural
O'Brien Memorial Library
Overview
The O’Brien Memorial Library provides a welcoming space to the residents and visitors of Blue River and the McKenzie River Valley, including accessibility to books, inspiring the love of reading, and promoting lifelong learning.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Lane County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Education
Inclusive Services:
Rural, Youth
Jackson County Community Long-Term Recovery Group
Overview
Organized in the wake of the 2020 Almeda and South Obenchain fires, Jackson County Community LTRG is building on the lessons of recovery to weave an equitable, inclusive, and responsive disaster services network through collaboration, convening, and advocacy.
Entity Type
Fiscally sponsored by 501(c)(3)
Geographic Reach:
Jackson County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Newberry Regional Partnership
Overview
We advance rural vitality in an evolving Newberry Country through civic engagement, community-led action and partnerships. We also develop resources to prepare for, prevent and respond to wildfire and other adverse events that threaten our community’s health, safety, and well-being.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Deschutes County,
Klamath County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Community Builder/Collaborator
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Four Way Community Foundation
Overview
The Four Way Community Foundation cultivates philanthropy and nonprofit success in greater Josephine County so that our residents can thrive in perpetuity. We make grants to groups doing the work of building community every day, and we mentor those groups as they become more successful.
Entity Type
501(c)(3); Public Foundation
Geographic Reach:
Josephine County, Jackson County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Community Builder/Collaborator
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Current Initiative and/or Need:
Lomakatsi Restoration Project
Overview
Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that develops and implements forest and watershed restoration initiatives, programs and projects throughout Oregon and northern California.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Statewide, Northern California
Disaster Lifecycle:
Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Ecological Health
Inclusive Services:
Culturally-Specific Services; Rural
Northwest American Indian Coalition, Inc.
Overview
NAIC is on a journey to restore, preserve, and protect the culture, heritage, and land of the Northwest American Indian people. We support disaster resilience through Traditional Ecological Knowledge, community wellness, environmental advocacy, and more.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Curry County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Community Builder/Collaborator
Inclusive Services:
Culturally-Specific Services; Rural
McKenzie Community Land Trust
Overview
MCLT is made up of McKenzie neighbors & stakeholders who have stood up to help fill the need for affordable housing and community rebuilding after the Holiday Farm wildfire by purchasing land for the community benefit–using the land trust model.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Lane County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Housing
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Current Initiative and/or Need:
Center for Rural Livelihoods
Overview
We work to create and strengthen pathways to rural livelihoods that harmoniously advance social, economic and ecological resilience.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Lane County
Disaster Lifecycle:
Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Livestock/Agriculture
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Oregon Emergency Management (OEM)
Overview
Oregon Department of Emergency Management coordinates and maintains a statewide emergency services system for emergency and disaster communications. OEM leads collaborative state-wide efforts, inclusive of all partners and the communities we serve, to ensure capability to get help in an emergency and to protect, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies or disasters regardless of cause.
Entity Type
State Agency
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services
Inclusive Services:
Culturally-Specific Services, Accessibility
ODHS Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM)
Overview
OREM is a branch of Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) that is part of Oregon’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan providing non-medical mass care (food, water, shelter), emergency assistance (first aid, distributing supplies), reducing barriers to access, and assessing language needs for people with limited English proficiency.
Entity Type
State Agency
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services, Health/Human Services, Food Pantry/Food Services
Inclusive Services:
Culturally-Specific Services, Accessibility
Oregon State Fire Marshal
Overview
As the leading authority on fire safety and emergency response in Oregon, we collaborate closely with local fire departments, government agencies, community organizations, and our fellow Oregonians to promote fire prevention, provide training and resources, and coordinate emergency response efforts.
Entity Type
State Agency
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services, Education
Inclusive Services:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Overview
The Oregon Department of Forestry envisions complex and resilient forest ecosystems that endure and adapt and our mission is to protect and promote resilient forests that benefit all Oregonians.
Entity Type
State Agency
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Ecological Health
Inclusive Services:
Accessibility
Oregon Department of Health and Human Services (ODHS)
Overview
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is Oregon’s principal agency for helping Oregonians achieve well-being and independence. We provide direct services to more than 1 million Oregonians each year. These services are a key safety net for people in diverse communities across Oregon.
Entity Type
State Agency
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery, Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Health/Human Services
Inclusive Services:
Youth, Elders/seniors, Accessibility
Current Initiative and/or Need:
Oregon Community Food System Network
Overview
The Oregon Community Food System Network (OCFSN) is a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and allies dedicated to strengthening local and regional food systems to deliver better economic, social, health, and environmental outcomes across the state.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Resilience
Primary Focus Area:
Food Pantry/Food Services, Livestock/Agriculture
Inclusive Services:
Rural
Watch Duty
Overview
Watch Duty is a non-profit organization focused on disseminating public safety information in real-time from verified sources. Our service is powered by active and retired firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders who diligently monitor radio scanners and collaborate around the clock to bring you up-to-the-minute, life-saving information.
Entity Type
501(c)(3), Public Charity
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services
Inclusive Services:
Red Cross Cascades Region
Overview
In the Cascades Region, which covers the vast area of Oregon and Southwest Washington, approximately 2,600 volunteers provide response, relief and recovery services; save lives through health and safety training; provide assistance to active military members, their families and local veterans; and ensure we maintain a safe and stable blood supply for patients in need.
Entity Type
Disaster Services
Geographic Reach:
Statewide
Disaster Lifecycle:
Response, Recovery
Primary Focus Area:
Disaster Services
Inclusive Services:
Youth
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