“Bend photographer Megan Baker reached out to a few families and small businesses to see how coronavirus pandemic is affecting their lives, sharing a little bit from each session she's done. She will continue to safely document a small amount of these sessions moving forward, so feel free to send her an email.”

“The Bend Foundation is donating immediate grants totaling $100,000 to 10 key safety net and social service nonprofit organizations in Central Oregon.

Last week, the Bend Foundation trustees held a special meeting to consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community. They concluded to grant specific organizations $10,000 each to help them provide essential services.”

"The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement recently committed $605k in grant funding to support nine nonprofit organizations based in Oregon, Montana, and Idaho.

‘Working in partnership to improve community health is a shared mission of PacificSource and our Foundation, and we are pleased to announce this latest round of funding to these deserving nonprofits,’ said Marian Blankenship, executive director of PacificSource’s Foundation for Health Improvement.”

The Giving Plate was one of five Central Oregon nonprofits nominated for The Bend Chamber 2019 Nonprofit of the Year!

Thank you to Quota International of Central Oregon for selecting The Giving Plate as the 2019 beneficiary. An incredible $11,475 was raised during their Raise the Paddle fundraiser!

Five-year-old Bend, Oregon boy hikes South Sisters to feed hungry children in his community in August 2019 and raises $2,229 and feeds 1,115 children through The Giving Plate’s Backpacks for Bend program.

“We are incredibly grateful to have been chosen by the 100+ Women Who Care group,” says Ranae Staley, executive director for The Giving Plate. “The funding we received will allow us to add a new key employee to our team, which will position us to continue to grow to meet the needs of food-insecurity in Central Oregon.”

With four days to spare in 2019, the Central Oregon community rallied to raise the funds for The Giving Plate to start an exciting new hydroponic garden project inside their facility.

On May 1st, 2018 The Giving Plate and four other Central Oregon non-profits earned the opportunity to speak at the 2018 Leadership Bend Impact Summit for a chance to win $12,000 or an audience award of $2,500.

Seven Peaks School's "Principle of the Day, Peter Gerber stopped by Kid's Korner today with a special gift. Not only did he extend recess for his fellow classmates and give each of the teachers a special treat, he came up with a fun and creative way to give back to the community.