ORCCA: Feed • House • Warm • Educate

Dear Community Member,

The Board of Oregon Coast Community Action takes its responsibilities very seriously. Our charge is to soberly and actively weight the allegations made against ORCCA, to clarify facts from opinion, and find positive solutions where needed. The Board proposed three action steps to be taken; to create a position for a pantry liaison, to hire a management and communications consultant, and to conduct Board interviews of pantries, ORCCA staff, and community partners.

Our Year End 2011 Audit has arrived!

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• 2011

ORCCA would like to clarify many of the issues raised by the recent media account of our food handling practices. We are committed to following the standards set by our partnership agreement with Oregon Food Bank, which forward on standards set by the USDA, Feeding America, and the state of Oregon. In an attempt to be more transparent in regard to media inquiries about ORCCA and our relations with community partners, ORCCA prepared information for the World Newspaper in response to its requests for information, which we have provided here for your information.

Dear Community Partner,

Home Now, a new program to help homeless families, is ready to help its first family!  By working with the community, families like this one will receive the necessary support for them to become self sufficient and self-reliant.

Mom, Dad, and two children age 9 and 11 are due to move into the rooms at Park West today at noon, and we are still in dire need of the following products that would make the space livable and we need your help! If you can provide any of the products below today, please CALL US IMMEDIATELY.

Bedroom - bedding (pillows, sheets, blankets, etc.), dresser, hangers, lamps, alarm clock

Kitchen - pots, pans, cooking dishes, plates, bowls, utensils, glasses, cups, coffee pot, toaster, sharp knives, cutting board, paper goods, towels, dish rags, soap

Living Rooms - couches, chairs, tables, TV, TV stand, dvd player, toys appropriate for a boy and a girl, aged 9 and 11

Food - basics, cereal, dairy (milk, cheese, etc), peanut butter, jelly, etc.

If you can donate any of the above, please call Amanda D'Souza at (541) 435-7080 ext. 396 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to make arrangements. If you are able to donate any of the larger items, we can arrange for a pick-up. As we have very limited space and no additional storage, please only consider donating the items we are specifically asking for.  There will be other opportunities for donations in the future.

Thank you.

 

In 2010, 49 million Americans weren’t able to get enough food at some point during the year. In that same year Oregon Coast Community Action, through the South Coast Food Share, distributed 1.9 million pounds of food to 31 partner agencies, serving the equivalent of over 200,000 meals. Download the PDF <-- Click the image to see it larger!

 

 

SWOCC - Eden 1

There is an upcoming Community Emergency Response Team Training in October and November. The cost of the Course is $35 and offers community education credits. Dates are:

• October 29 - 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Training in Emergency Preparedness,
  Disaster Psychology, Emergency Medical Operations
• October 30 - 8:30 am 3:00 pm.
• Training in Fire Science ans Safety, Search and Rescue, Terrorism and CERT, Shelter Operations
• November 5 - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
  Training in Incident Command System.

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VENDOR The 6th annual Octoberfish Festival is seeking musicians, artists and vendors to help us celebrate great food, art and music at the Old Charleston School on October 8, 2011. Sign up your band, business, or non-profit by September 20th for the earlybird rate. For more information review the application, call (541)888-7070, or email Madeline Enos. Sign up today, and help our community thrive!

Octoberfish Application

SPONSOR

Sponsors receive a limited edition Octoberfish t-shirt, acknowledgement in all PR related to the festival, as well as listings on posters, signs, and announcements throughout the event. It’s a great way to spread the word about your business.

North Coast Electric is stepping up as the main sponsor of the 2011 Octoberfish Festival!

North Coast Electric contributed $1,000 to cover the cost of food and activity supplies, and any remaining funds will go directly to help local kids.

Sponsors have supported with cash, in-kind donations, or provided discounts to the festival, including NW Natural, Pepsi-Cola, Williams Bakery, Roto Rooter, Cash ‘n’ Carry, Port of Coos Bay and the Old Charleston school!

 

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Together Coos County and Oregon Coast Community Action are building a new regional food bank. Join us for a ground breaking ceremony as we launch construction for this great new resource for the South Coast. 3:30 June 28, South Coast Food Share Warehouse located at Umpqua Hall on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus in Coos Bay.   Funds for the Coos County Food Bank are provided by the Oregon Business Development Department's Infrastructure Finance Authority, the Ford Family Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Coquille Tribal Community Foundation, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Community Foundation, and the USDA TEFAP program.