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Community-serving organizations in Oregon, Washington and California transform hope into action every day by showing up to care for their neighbors and the environment.

The Pacific Power Foundation is supporting this important work with a new round of grants to local organizations that are committed to fostering resilient cities, towns and natural areas in the region.

The foundation is donating a total of $175,000 in grants across the three states to underwrite a diverse range of programs and projects, from affordable housing access, job training and rural economic development to ecosystem preservation, trail restoration and nature-based education.

This round of grants -- focused on community enhancement and environmental respect -- is one of four grant cycles offer by the foundation each year. A total of 63 grants were given to local organizations including four in Southern Oregon.

Josephine County grants were awarded to Illinois Valley Wellness Resources and a group called "On Sacred Ground." Jackson County grants were presented to the Medford Rogue Rotary Foundation and Freedom Farms.

The Pacificorp Foundation -- doing business as Pacific Power in the three-state region -- is one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States.

For more information, visit "PacificPower.net/Foundation."