This year marks the 40th anniversary of Community Services Consortium being established to help local families in the community overcome poverty and give them the tools and resources to build brighter futures.

Community Services Consortium last week received over $500,000 of state funding to use as emergency housing assistance for residents of Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties.

The need is definitely there in the mid-valley amid the coronavirus outbreak, and Linn Benton Food Share is uniquely qualified as a distributor because its reach essentially includes the entire mid-valley.

Oregon Freeze Dry is donating more than 36,000 Mountain House meals to mid-Willamette Valley community members who need it the most due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, including health care organizations, first responders, care homes, school districts, food pantries and gleaning services, the company announced on Wednesday morning.

An old ambulance that has gone through life as a police crime investigation unit and incident command vehicle is moving on to a new life: helping the homeless.

So far this fiscal year, the low income assistance fund is trending lower than in previous years. If you’re looking for a way to make a difference, here’s a great opportunity to help alleviate some of the stress that comes with trying to pay household bills each month.

Sweet Home’s warming shelter will be open as early as Sunday evening, Dec. 15, to provide a warm place to sleep during freezing weather this winter.

Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning approved a motion to support the possible merger of the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments and the Community Services Consortium.

Volunteers worked to distribute Thanksgiving meal essentials for more than 1,000 Benton County households Monday at the fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St., Corvallis.

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), the world-leader in remote pilot training and certification, today announced that The Coastal Drone Academy of Oregon has recently implemented USI’s Small UAS Safety Curriculum.