Mayor's Note (November)

Mayor Frank Bubenik

Every year during the budget process, the City Council sets aside money that gets distributed to organizations that enrich, improve, and enhance the quality of life for Tualatin residents. This year, we had $40,000 available to disburse and awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,250 to fourteen organizations.   

Organizations requesting funds provide a variety of services to the community. Grant funds will be used for volunteer appreciation, the backyard habitat certification program, emergency rent assistance, food for homebound and/or isolated seniors, and much more.  

Here’s where the money is going this year: 

  • Borland Free Clinic - $2,250 
  • Columbia Land Trust - $3,000 
  • Community Action Organization - $2,000 
  • Domestic Violence Resource Center - $2,000 
  • Family Justice Center of Washington County - $4,500 
  • Family Promise of Tualatin Valley - $5,250 
  • Good Neighbor Center - $4,500 
  • Love INC – Tigard, Tualatin, and Sherwood - $1,000 
  • Meals on Wheels People - $1,000 
  • Neighbors Nourishing Communities - $2,500 
  • Oregon Community Warehouse - $3,000 
  • Sexual Assault Resource Center - $2,000 
  • Tigard-Tualatin Family Resource Center - $4,000 
  • Tualatin School House Family Pantry - $3,000 

Thanksgiving is all about giving. It is a season to share as much or little as we have, a season to be thankful for those in need, and a season to tell people thank you for being in our lives. I am thankful that we can support these organizations and for the services they each provide to our community. Visit our webpage to learn more about the Outside Agency Grants program and these fourteen organizations.