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Hillsborough awards $20,000 community service grants to ten local nonprofits
Summary
Mayor Calloway and the city council presented $20,000 community service grants to ten local nonprofits — totaling $200,000 — supporting mental and behavioral health, housing access, early childhood education and other services; recipients described planned uses of the funds.
The Hillsborough City Council presented community service grants to ten local nonprofit organizations, each receiving $20,000 for programs that address mental and behavioral health, housing stability, and early childhood education and childcare.
What was awarded: Mayor Calloway announced a program of roughly a dozen awards in this cycle and confirmed the city is awarding $20,000 to each listed recipient, which staff noted adds to approximately $200,000 in grants distributed at the meeting. The named recipients who spoke at the podium included All God's Children Daycare (Kristen Vargas and Kathy Brooks), Haven Homes, CASA (court‑appointed special advocates) for Children, Centro Cultural de ____ (representative described assisting ~15–20 families during winter), Home Plate Youth Services (Dorian Russell), Oregon Food Bank (Maggie, philanthropy), Project Homeless Connect (Kim Marshall), St. Vincent de Paul (Bill Reed), Working Theory Farm (representative discussed donations and youth transitional employment), and Expose Hope / Business Against Trafficking (Betty Campbell). Several recipients described using the funds for direct client assistance, hiring or program expansions, scholarships and food or rent assistance.
Why the grants matter: City staff and the mayor framed the grants as an example of budget priorities focused on supporting marginalized residents and local partners who deliver services the city cannot directly provide. Several presenters highlighted the local demand and increasing caseloads they are addressing: for example, Home Plate's director said youth servings in Hillsborough have grown substantially and that local housing navigators are stretched thin.
Community recognition and photographs: The council acknowledged the finance committee and invited recipients to take a group photo with council members. The mayor encouraged continued public donations and highlighted Giving Tuesday outreach.
Ending: The mayor and council used the ceremony to underscore local partnerships and the role of smaller grants in supporting direct, frontline services; councilors and staff encouraged residents to learn more about recipient programs via the websites presenters provided during the meeting.
