The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation donated $5,000 to the Family Access Network (FAN) to go towards the provision of food, clothing, healthcare and shelter to children and families in the surrounding communities.

“The problems left unsolved [in the community] would be staggering in number without the work done by these non-profit organizations,” said Carma Mornarich, the Executive Director of the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation. “It has been this Tribe’s great privilege to be involved in funding assistance for each of these efforts.”

FAN provided basic necessities for roughly 9,000 children and families in Central Oregon during the 2015-2016 school year. Their vision, according to their website, is to be “committed to building a healthy community by alleviating the suffering of children in need.”

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation has awarded $15,521,977 in grants to non-profit organizations since 1997 and, according to a press release, aims to “offer assistance in youth education, strengthen youth and family, provide positive youth development and add to the quality of life for people in southwestern Oregon.”

For more information, visit www.familyaccessnetwork.org or call 541-693-5675.