Who Your Money Helps

Agencies

Each of the following Agencies are reviewed by a group of
40 to 50 volunteers who decide how best to allocate United Way funds.
Boy Scouts
1819 Manzanita Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(514) 882-4611
(800) 888-1273
Character building, citizenship training, personal fitness and campaign
experiences for youth in first grade up to age 18. Camperships available.

Citizens for Safe Schools
P.O. Box 243
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 882-3198
To create safe and drug free communities and children of good character by providing one-to-one adult mentoring.

Klamath Advocacy Center
P.O. Box 1358
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 884-0390
Klamath Advocacy Center provides services and access to safety for all people affected by intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking. Our advocates support each client's unique journey through our 24/7 crisis lines, shelter, walk-in services, court support, and emergency responses. We're proud to have been services victims since 1984.

Klamath Food Bank
3231 Maywood Drive
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541) 882-1223
Provides food to 45 non-profit agencies, feeding children, seniors, mentally/physically disabled and the terminally ill. The Food Bank eases the cost associated with running feeding programs that foster good health for all.

Foster Grandparent Program
One West Main St Suite 303
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 857-7784
(A program of the Rogue Valley Manor Community Services). Provides seniors age 60 or more with an opportunity to provide tutoring, mentoring, and one-on-one support to youth, up to age 21, with special needs while at school.

Friends of the Children
3837 Altamont
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541) 273-2022
Friends of the Children - Klamath Basin is part of a national nonprofit organization that empowers youth who are facing the greatest obstacles by providing consistent, long-term mentoring by paid, professional mentors ("Friends") 4 hours weekly, year-round, for 12+ years (starting at age 4-6 and continuing through high school graduation). Since its founding in 2000, Friends - Klamath Basin has seen great results: Of program graduates, 96% remain free from juvenile justice involvement, 93% postpone parenting until after the teen years, 93% earn a high school diploma or GED. This is generational change, one child at a time.

Supporting 71 youth and their families.

Girl Scouts of Oregon
2001 N. Keene Way Drive
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 662--6154
Serves approx. 400 girls ages 5-17 building strong moral values as a preparation for their responsibilities in life and for service to the community. Inspires character, patriotism and appropriate conduct.

Klamath Hospice
4745 So. 6th Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541) 882-2902
Klamath Hospice is a non-profit health care organization offering medical, emotional, spiritual, and grief counseling services to terminally ill patients, their families, and the community.

CASA
731 Main Street, #202
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 885-6017
Provides trained advocates for abused and neglected children who are dependent on juvenile court to ensure their right to a safe and permanent
home.

Klamath KID Center
3801 Altamont Drive
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541) 883-8141
Quality child care services and nutritious meals for infants (six weeks) up to children age 10; hourly rates. Scholarships available.

Lutheran Community Services
2545 North Eldorado
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 883-3471
Mental health, drug and alcohol counseling, preventive educational group counseling. Fees based on a sliding scale.

The Salvation Army
3240 Maywood Drive
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
(541) 882-5280
Provides emergency services such as food, clothing, utility assistance, rent help and transportation.
Senior Citizens' Center
2045 Arthur Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 883-7171
Transportation, hot meals, home delivered meals, social activities for seniors, mostly on low, fixed incomes.
Spokes, Unlimited
1006 Main Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 883-7547
Provides persons with disabilities independent living services, including information & referral, advocacy, peer counseling, IL skills training, support groups, recreational activities, etc. Services to the community, including community education and technical assistance on disability issues are also provided.

YMCA
1221 South Alameda
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 884-4149
Programs for children up to seniors. Seeks to enhance the body, mind and spirit of members through physical activities and group programs. Quality child care services for infants six weeks to 12 years old.

Affiliate Agencies

These agencies do not receive an annual allocation of funds but do
receive specific designations or gifts by donors during the annual campaign.
Integral Youth Services
115 N 10th Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 882-2053
Integral Youth Services offers hope to youth and young adults through workforce development, sheltering, transitional living, nutrition support, resource connection, and life skills training.

Special Response Fund

The United Way of the Klamath Basin periodically maintains a small special
response fund in order to respond to emerging needs and special program
requests from both public and private not-for-profit agencies.

      The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of AVANGRID, has partnered with our local United Way to fund in part the program services provided by the Klamath Crisis Center/Marta's House.   The Foundation's gift honors the contributions by employees of Klamath Energy, LLC, a local division of Avangrid Renewables.  The Crisis Center/Marta's House provides a 24-hour crisis help line receiving about 10,000 calls annually from people who need help.  Every year thousands of people are victimized by intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.   Marta's House offers access to safety and confidential support from trained advocates.   Marta's House operates a shelter with 16 beds that provides support to about 300 victims and their children annually.  Agency provides education meetings to the public and victims regarding sex trafficking, suicide, child abuse, and victim rights awareness.