2021 Award List

Coquille Tribal Community Fund

The Coquille Indian Tribe distributed more than a quarter-million dollars in community grants in 2021, specifically targeting organizations affected by COVID-19. Here’s how the money was used:

Coos County

1. All Tribes Mental Health Services Inc. received $5,000 to provide free mental health services to low-income clients.
2. Alternative Youth Activities received $5,000 for a quarantine room at the old Charleston School.
3. Bandon Historical Society Museum received $2,610 for a secure offsite storage unit.
4. Bay Area Chamber of Commerce received $750 for a laptop computer to enable Zoom meetings.
5. Bay Area Hospital Cancer Center received $1,500 for gift cards to help patients attend appointments.
6. Bob Belloni Ranch Inc. received $3,000 to buy thermometers and telehealth counseling equipment.
7. Charleston Fishing Families received $7,000 to support operating costs.
8. Community Coalition of Empire (CCE) received $1,560 to support the flower basket program.
9. Coos Bay Downtown Association received $3,640 for hand-washing stations during the farmers market.
10. Coos History Museum received $5,000 to upgrade internet service.
11. The Coos Health & Wellness South Coast Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative received $2,700 to advertise about mental illness, isolation and loneliness.
12. The Coquille Indian Tribe’s Culture, Education, and Learning Services (CELS) Department received $1,574 to buy picnic tables for Effie Acres, a riverfront property designated for use by tribal youth.
13. The Coquille Indian Tribe’s Ko-Kwel Wellness Center received $5,000 for fitness equipment.
14. The Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association received $4,630 to buy plexiglass, sanitizing sprayers, signage and other pandemic-related items.
15. Friends of the Lakeside Public Library received $1,500 to support a summer reading program.
16. Knights of Columbus Council 1261 of North Bend received $3,000 for a food basket program.
17. The Mingus Park Pool Board received $3,347 for a vacuum to clean the pool.
18. Pacific Pregnancy Clinic received $3,150 for prenatal vitamins.
19. Powers Food Pantry received $7,200 for operating costs and food purchases.
20. Sea Breeze Harmony Chorus received $1,765 to buy masks for singers.
21. SMART Reading received $5,000 to provide books for children.
22. The Bandon Community Child Care Center received $5,000 for a used modular facility.
23. Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach Inc. received $2,500 for emergency food, shelter, clothing and transportation.
24. The Nancy Devereux Center received $7,500 to support meal services.
25. The SAFE Project received $4,099 for technology and safety at an emergency shelter program.
26. Harmony United Methodist Church received $3,500 for the Blossom Gulch snack pack program.

Curry County

1. Brookings Harbor Community Helpers received $5,000 to buy items such as personal protective equipment, diapers and feminine hygiene products.
2. Christian Help of Gold Beach Inc. received $2,500 to support operating costs.
3. The community garden at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church received $5,975 for fencing, irrigation and raised garden beds.
4. Curry Historical Society received $4,000 for safety improvements and building upgrades.
5. Gold Beach Community Center received $5,000 for a senior nutrition program.
6. Harmony & Me Music Outreach received $10,000 for music programming.
7. The Common Good received $1,000 to distribute food boxes.

Douglas County

1. Camp Millennium received $3,000 for “Camp Boxes” for the 2021 virtual camp, including toys, books, games and cooking items.
2. Cobb Children’s Learning Center received $10,000 to support operating costs.
3. Family Faith And Relationship Advocates (FARA) received $9,500 for batterers intervention and parenting classes.
4. Lower Umpqua Community Center Inc. received $5,000 to operate a senior meal program.
5. The Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels of Roseburg received $3,000.
6. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 805 received $2,500 for color guard gear.

Jackson County

1. CASA of Jackson County received $2,500 for printed materials regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act.
2. Consumer Credit Counseling of Southern Oregon received $5,000 for credit counseling for low-income families.
3. Hearts with a Mission received $3,000 to address youth depression, isolation and abandonment.
4. Jackson County Fuel Committee received $5,000 to rebuild a burned office.
5. Jacksonville Community Center received $6,900 for operating expenses.
6. Medford Gospel Mission received $10,627 to buy food and kitchen equipment.
7. Rogue Valley Children’s Discovery Museum received $3,000 to distribute 4,000 Kid Time From Home kits.
8. Rogue Valley Mentoring received $3,000 for supplies and mentor support for youth.
9. Roots and Wings Child Development received $3,000 for general operating support.
10. SO Derby received $2,000 to help reopen a rented facility for skaters.

Lane County

1. Beacon of Hope Alano Club received $2,000 for operating costs.
2. Bridgeway House received $5,000 to buy laptops and tablets for hybrid learning.
3. Eugene Science Center received $5,000 to help reopen the center and resume STEM education.
4. Every Child Lane County received $5,000 to supply beds, bedding, car seats and cribs to vulnerable families.
5. Florence Food Share received $1,080 to replace canopies.
6. Junction City Local Aid received $4,000 for food items and staffing.
7. Kids FIRST received $5,000 to support a mental health program.
8. Oregon Coast Military Museum received $3,000 to upgrade lighting.
9. ShelterCare received $5,000 to help install ductless heating and cooling.
10. Springfield Young Readers received $2,500 to buy and ship books.
11. SquareOne Villages received $9,000 to add electrical wiring and wall heaters at Opportunity Village Eugene.
12. Lane Senior Support Coalition Corp. received $5,000 to help low-income seniors.

Regional

1. Oregon Energy Fund received $5,000 for emergency energy bill aid in Coos and Curry counties.
2. The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter received $2,500 for support services to approximately 75 families.

Coos County

1. All Tribes Mental Health Services Inc. received $5,000 to provide free mental health services to low-income clients.
2. Alternative Youth Activities received $5,000 for a quarantine room at the old Charleston School.
3. Bandon Historical Society Museum received $2,610 for a secure offsite storage unit.
4. Bay Area Chamber of Commerce received $750 for a laptop computer to enable Zoom meetings.
5. Bay Area Hospital Cancer Center received $1,500 for gift cards to help patients attend appointments.
6. Bob Belloni Ranch Inc. received $3,000 to buy thermometers and telehealth counseling equipment.
7. Charleston Fishing Families received $7,000 to support operating costs.
8. Community Coalition of Empire (CCE) received $1,560 to support the flower basket program.
9. Coos Bay Downtown Association received $3,640 for hand-washing stations during the farmers market.
10. Coos History Museum received $5,000 to upgrade internet service.
11. The Coos Health & Wellness South Coast Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative received $2,700 to advertise about mental illness, isolation and loneliness.
12. The Coquille Indian Tribe’s Culture, Education, and Learning Services (CELS) Department received $1,574 to buy picnic tables for Effie Acres, a riverfront property designated for use by tribal youth.
13. The Coquille Indian Tribe’s Ko-Kwel Wellness Center received $5,000 for fitness equipment.
14. The Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association received $4,630 to buy plexiglass, sanitizing sprayers, signage and other pandemic-related items.
15. Friends of the Lakeside Public Library received $1,500 to support a summer reading program.
16. Knights of Columbus Council 1261 of North Bend received $3,000 for a food basket program.
17. The Mingus Park Pool Board received $3,347 for a vacuum to clean the pool.
18. Pacific Pregnancy Clinic received $3,150 for prenatal vitamins.
19. Powers Food Pantry received $7,200 for operating costs and food purchases.
20. Sea Breeze Harmony Chorus received $1,765 to buy masks for singers.
21. SMART Reading received $5,000 to provide books for children.
22. The Bandon Community Child Care Center received $5,000 for a used modular facility.
23. Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach Inc. received $2,500 for emergency food, shelter, clothing and transportation.
24. The Nancy Devereux Center received $7,500 to support meal services.
25. The SAFE Project received $4,099 for technology and safety at an emergency shelter program.
26. Harmony United Methodist Church received $3,500 for the Blossom Gulch snack pack program.

Curry County

1. Brookings Harbor Community Helpers received $5,000 to buy items such as personal protective equipment, diapers and feminine hygiene products.
2. Christian Help of Gold Beach Inc. received $2,500 to support operating costs.
3. The community garden at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church received $5,975 for fencing, irrigation and raised garden beds.
4. Curry Historical Society received $4,000 for safety improvements and building upgrades.
5. Gold Beach Community Center received $5,000 for a senior nutrition program.
6. Harmony & Me Music Outreach received $10,000 for music programming.
7. The Common Good received $1,000 to distribute food boxes.

Douglas County

1. Camp Millennium received $3,000 for “Camp Boxes” for the 2021 virtual camp, including toys, books, games and cooking items.
2. Cobb Children’s Learning Center received $10,000 to support operating costs.
3. Family Faith And Relationship Advocates (FARA) received $9,500 for batterers intervention and parenting classes.
4. Lower Umpqua Community Center Inc. received $5,000 to operate a senior meal program.
5. The Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels of Roseburg received $3,000.
6. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 805 received $2,500 for color guard gear.

Jackson County

1. CASA of Jackson County received $2,500 for printed materials regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act.
2. Consumer Credit Counseling of Southern Oregon received $5,000 for credit counseling for low-income families.
3. Hearts with a Mission received $3,000 to address youth depression, isolation and abandonment.
4. Jackson County Fuel Committee received $5,000 to rebuild a burned office.
5. Jacksonville Community Center received $6,900 for operating expenses.
6. Medford Gospel Mission received $10,627 to buy food and kitchen equipment.
7. Rogue Valley Children’s Discovery Museum received $3,000 to distribute 4,000 Kid Time From Home kits.
8. Rogue Valley Mentoring received $3,000 for supplies and mentor support for youth.
9. Roots and Wings Child Development received $3,000 for general operating support.
10. SO Derby received $2,000 to help reopen a rented facility for skaters.

Lane County

1. Beacon of Hope Alano Club received $2,000 for operating costs.
2. Bridgeway House received $5,000 to buy laptops and tablets for hybrid learning.
3. Eugene Science Center received $5,000 to help reopen the center and resume STEM education.
4. Every Child Lane County received $5,000 to supply beds, bedding, car seats and cribs to vulnerable families.
5. Florence Food Share received $1,080 to replace canopies.
6. Junction City Local Aid received $4,000 for food items and staffing.
7. Kids FIRST received $5,000 to support a mental health program.
8. Oregon Coast Military Museum received $3,000 to upgrade lighting.
9. ShelterCare received $5,000 to help install ductless heating and cooling.
10. Springfield Young Readers received $2,500 to buy and ship books.
11. SquareOne Villages received $9,000 to add electrical wiring and wall heaters at Opportunity Village Eugene.
12. Lane Senior Support Coalition Corp. received $5,000 to help low-income seniors.

Regional

1. Oregon Energy Fund received $5,000 for emergency energy bill aid in Coos and Curry counties.
2. The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter received $2,500 for support services to approximately 75 families.