DOWN TO EARTH PHILANTHROPY

MON-FRI 10AM-6PM
SAT 10AM-6PM
SUN 10AM-5PM

532 Olive St.
342-6820

2498 Willamette St.
349-0556

Down to Earth is proud to support local and national organizations that sponsor community health, education and sustainable agriculture. Contributions are raised by both stores by advertising the event in advance. The organization attends the event with an information booth to inform customers and answer questions. Please check the events calendar often for the next fundraiser.
American Red Cross Bring Recycling Cascades Raptor Center First Place Family Center	Food For Lane County's Garden Project Huerto de la Familia NCAP School Garden's Project	Senior Meals Program Skinner City Farm Willamette Wildlife Rehabilitation Womenspace
American Red Cross The American Red Cross helps prepare communities for emergencies and keep people safe every day thanks to caring people who support our work. top Bring Recycling Center BRING Recycling is one of the nation's oldest non-profit recyclers. Since 1971, we have encouraged people to rethink what they use and what they throw away. We help our community keep useful items out of the landfill, find ways to use less stuff, reuse as many things as possible and recycle the rest. From collecting and processing household recyclables to teaching kids about using earthworms to compost, BRING has a wealth of information, practical tips and programs to help you live sustainably in Lane County. top Cascades Raptor Center CRC's Mission is to preserve a healthy, viable population of birds of prey and other wildlife in their natural habitat. To accomplish this, CRC has two primary goals: 1) Public Education designed to enhance the awareness, respect, appreciation, and care of the earth and all its inhabitants so critical for a balanced and healthy planet. CRC uses live, permanently disabled/non-releasable birds, along with visual media and written material, to create a positive, first-hand experience of wildlife through: on-site visits to the Nature Center off-site presentations and exhibits at schools and public events. 2) Rehabilitation and release of orphaned, sick, and injured wildlife, primarily birds of prey (raptors), using the highest standards of medical treatment and care, and the best facilities possible. top First Place Family Center Our program offers a unique and cost effective method of providing services to homeless and low income families by utilizing large numbers of volunteers, both in the night shelter program and the day use facility. top Food For Lane County The mission of FOOD for Lane County is to eliminate hunger by creating access to food. We accomplish this by soliciting, collecting, rescuing, growing, preparing and packaging food for distribution through a network of social service agencies and programs; and through public awareness, education and community advocacy. FOOD for Lane County is the regional food bank serving all of Lane County, Oregon. As the second largest food bank in the state, FOOD for Lane County finds creative solutions to hunger and its root causes. We believe a responsive food bank includes programs that help people help themselves. Food banking also requires the participation of the whole community. top Food For Lane County's Garden Project The FOOD for Lane County Gardens provide a multi-faceted approach to reduce hunger and fulfill the basic need for nutritious food in our community through a unique combination of services. The Gardens provide opportunities for limited-income adults to work with others to grow food for themselves and the food bank; education, job training and mentoring of limited-income and at-risk youth; and the creation and distribution of healthy, nutritious emergency and supplemental food to Lane County families, individuals and children. top Huerto de la Familia Huerto de la Familia is located in Eugene, Oregon at the Churchill Community Garden operated by Food for Lane County. This year we will provide space and services for eight to ten families. Each family may choose to garden in either a 15' by 10' plot or a 30' by 20' plot. Families prepare, plant and tend their gardens and harvest their fruits and vegetables for their own use. Huerto de la Familia and the children's program will benefit the participants in the following ways: Provide organic produce at no cost with high nutritional value Appreciation of vegetables and fruits families have grown themselves Reduced family stress Child centered gardening activities while parents garden A safe place to spend time outdoors Less isolation as multiple families work toward a common goal A sense of control, feelings of pride and increased self-esteem. top NCAP (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides) The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems. NCAP is dedicated to: Keeping you informed about pesticide hazards and alternatives Increasing the adoption of alternatives to pesticides in agriculture Working with concerned citizens to challenge unnecessary spray programs Participating in the development of public policy relating to pesticides Fighting for the public's right to know all the ingredients in pesticide products Promoting pesticide use reduction top School Garden's Project The School Garden Project provides the following services for local schools: Teaching students in school gardens Organizing garden work parties Assisting with garden construction Recruiting volunteers to help Consulting on site choice and design Organizing a garden committee Advising on curriculum integration Sponsoring teacher in-services and UO School Garden seminars Obtaining donations of gardening materials from local businesses Providing a lending library of books and videos Maintaining an email listserve and website top Senior Meals Program Good nutrition is important for everyone, especially seniors. The Dining Center meals and Meals on Wheels programs offer opportunities for seniors in Lane County to ensure they continue to receive a healthy, well-balanced meal. The Senior Meals Program serves midday meals and companionship to people age 60 or better at 12 area dining rooms weekdays throughout Lane County. Meals are served in Eugene/Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Florence, Junction City, Oakridge, and Veneta. top Skinner City Farm The purposes of Skinner City Farm include the following: To create and operate a public agricultural site which will involve the Eugene community in the process of designing and operating community gardening areas; To create agriculturally based youth programs that will involve and assist young people, with an emphasis on programs for at-risk youth, troubled youth, and youth whose needs are not adequately met in public schools or other standard educational institutions; To demonstrate and educate the general public about sustainable and ecologically-sound agriculture, agricultural ecosystems, and socially and ecologically appropriate agricultural techniques and technologies; To work with local public and private schools to increase the educational opportunities available in the Lane County region by providing hands-on agricultural educational programs which students from all of the region's schools can visit and become involved; To offer programs and opportunities for people from diverse ethnic backgrounds and disadvantaged sectors of the population including homeless people, people of color, and disabled people; and To educate the general public about the historical role and importance of small farms and agriculture in this region, and to operate a historically accurate demonstration of the "Skinner Farm" as operated by Eugene Skinner (the founder of the city of Eugene) and his family. top White Bird Clinic White Bird Clinic is a non-profit human service agency serving the people of Lane County for over 30 years. We have developed a broad range of services and respond to over 60,000 service requests annually. Our staff is familiar with most community resources. If we can't help directly, we'll refer you to available options. top Willamette Wildlife Rehabilitation A non-profit membership organization founded in 1985, dedicated to saving wildlife through the avenues of rehabilitation and public education: Injured, ill, and orphaned wildlife are treated medically or raised, using methods that prepare them for release and survival in the wild. top Womenspace Womenspace has been providing services to battered women and their children for almost twenty-five years. The organization has grown from a confidentially located shelter and twenty-four hour crisis line to a multi-faceted organization that in addition to basic crisis services supports a strong, county-wide domestic violence council, a publicly located drop-in Advocacy Center, legal advocacy via a collaborative legal clinic, transitional year-long case management services, domestic violence specialists housed in local welfare and child protective service offices, three rural outreach offices, an extensive community education program offering training from the most basic to highly specialized curricula, and a host of collaborative relationships with local and federal partners. Most notable in Womenspace's recent readiness to engage in collaborative work are a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Coordinated Community Response, and a partnership in the Family Violence Response Initiative, to coordinate the services of domestic violence service providers, child protective services and the juvenile courts.