From the Polk County Itemizer-Observer: A simple sidewalk project brought about opportunities for collaboration and education. About a year ago, Claire Osborn asked city of

From the Albany Democrat-Herald and the Corvallis Gazette-Times: The Community Services Consortium has awarded more than half a million dollars in emergency grant money to

From the Sweet Home New Era: A wave of evictions may occur once the statewide moratorium on evictions runs out on Sept. 30, experts say,

From the Lincoln City News Guard: Community Services Consortium has awarded emergency shelter sub-grants totaling over half a million dollars of federal Emergency Solutions Grant-COVID

From the Newport News Times: With the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affecting the income of Oregonians — and those in Lincoln County, in particular — it’s

From the Newport News Times: Community Services Consortium has received over three and half a million dollars of federal CARES Act funding to use as

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.