Nonprofit organizations that serve children and families in Southwest Washington will benefit from annual grants from Camas-Washougal Community Chest and its partners: Rotary Foundation of Camas-Washougal and the Camas Lions Foundation

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest, the Rotary Foundation of Camas-Washougal, and the Camas Lions Foundation awarded 37 grants for a total of $140,760 to nonprofit organizations that deliver services to children and families in Camas and Washougal.

The grants fund diverse services such as emergency food assistance, aid to families in crisis, safe shelter, a Safe Stay overnight car park program at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, water quality monitoring in the Lacamas Creek watershed, and more.

Major donations have come in from the GP Foundation, GP employees, Camas School District employees, city of Camas and City of Washougal employees, Port of Camas-Washougal employees, Windermere Foundation, and Watercare Industrial Services.

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest is well on the way to funding the grants. To reach its 2026 goal, however, the CWCC needs additional donations. More information can be found on the CWCC website at: www.CamasWashougalCommunityChest.org

Here is the list of the recipients of the 37 grants:

Akin (formerly Children’s Home Society)

Camas School District – Principal’s Checkbook

Camas Farmers Market

Camas Robotics Booster Club (aka Team Mean Machine)

Camas Washougal Historical Society

Camas Washougal Parent Co-op Preschool

Camp Currie

Cascadia Technical Academy Foundation

Columbia Play Project

Council for the Homeless

Enspire Arts

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity

Family Promise of Clark County

Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation – Washougal Branch

Friends and Foundation of the Camas Library

Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Impact CW – St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Inter-Faith Treasure House

Janus Youth Programs

Junior Achievement of Oregon and Southwest Washington

Kiwanis Camp Wa-Ri-Ki

Komak

Lacamas Watershed Council

LiveWell Camas

Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership

Meals on Wheels PeopleNAMI Southwest Washington

Pink Lemonade Project

Police Activities League of Southwest Washington

ReFuel Washougal

St. Anne’s (Episcopal Church) Safe Stay Program

The Little Wings Library

Unite! Washougal Community Coalition

Washougal Ivy League

Washougal School District – Principal’s Checkbook

Washington DECA

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society