Enhancing education for students in the Hood River County School District
Through our 57 scholarship funds, the Education Foundation has awarded more than $2,500,000 in scholarships to more than 1000 students. The Foundation has also raised and distributed more than $500,000 through its Impact Teaching Programs.
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You are helping me fund my life dream of giving back to the community who raised me!
Our family wanted to create a scholarship that recognizes community service and volunteerism, but we didn’t know where to start. Thanks to the Education Foundation, we’re now supporting amazing students every year as they strive to improve the world around them.
The continuing education scholarship helped me complete my degree while working full-time. I'm now the first college graduate in my family.
Program Highlights
Little Steps, Big Dreams (529 College Savings Plan)
HRCEF matches the $100 Oregon provides when kindergarten parents open a 529 college savings plan with the Oregon Treasury — giving parents a $200 head start on savings for college. With regular contributions this fund will grow over time, allowing your child to use these funds tax-free for a vocational, two-year or four-year degree.
All Elementary Schools
Accessible After-School Care
HRCEF provides need-based scholarships for after-school care at four elementary schools. After-school care provides a safe space for students to learn and play while parents work.
May Street, Mid Valley, Parkdale & Westside Elementary Schools
Air Quality Monitoring Grant
"Air, like food, water, and shelter, is critical for survival, and yet we rarely think about it due to its "invisible" nature. Additionally, unlike the other essential items mentioned above, we can't really "pick and choose" which air we breathe. It impacts us all. As such, studying air quality is a fantastic lens through which we can engage students in not only learning about the air, but also chemistry, earth and space science, and how we can be engaged citizens."
Hood River Middle School
