ESD Connects is interested in all of the ways our agency engages with external partners and utilizes community resources, nonprofits and organizations! We plan to highlight these programs seasonally to educate and encourage support from ESD staff. This page serves as an archive of this effort and a resource for staff to learn more about organizations and connect with them. If you have an organization that you would like to see featured here, please fill out this short form. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for donating snacks!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Transitional Kindergarten Snack Drive! The TK teachers in Kelso and Longview are very excited to be getting more snacks for their classrooms. Our drive collected: 4 boxes [...]
Featured charitable organization: Micah’s Miles
Get to know Micah's Miles... Micah is the son of Jeff and Suzie Snell of Camas, Washington. You might know Jeff, as he is the Superintendent for Vancouver Public Schools. The Snell's formed Micah's Miles [...]
Spring Giving Opportunity: Now through March 15!
Please join ESD Connects this spring collecting snacks for high-poverty Transition to Kindergarten (TK) classrooms in Kelso and Longview! WHEN: Now through March 15 WHAT: Shelf-stable snacks for 4-5 year olds (ex. applesauce pouches, crackers, [...]
Thank you for giving!
We've always known that ESD staff are a generous bunch, but it still never ceases to amaze us how the wonderful people at this agency come together for families in need multiple times a [...]
Help students in our REACH afterschool program
For our fall employee giving opportunity we asked our REACH program in the Gorge what they could use to help their students be successful. With cold weather just around the corner, they often see a [...]
Tips for sending donations and other support
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the tragic wildfires on Maui. If you're interested in providing support, the website Maui Nui Strong has gathered numerous official donation and volunteering sites at: mauinuistrong.info/support. You [...]
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the hygiene items drive
A full bin of hygiene items was delivered to Share Vancouver on Monday, April 3, and they were very grateful! Thank you to everyone who contributed to our spring giving opportunity!
Personal Hygiene Items Drive: March 20–31
ESD Connects is excited to partner with our neighbor, Share Vancouver, to collect personal hygiene items (travel & full-sized) for those in need in our community this spring. The travel sized items go out in [...]
Non-profit highlight: Share Vancouver
ESD Connects is excited to feature Share Vancouver, a non profit making a difference in our local community. Share is located just down the street from the ESD, and they are a non-profit neighbor that [...]
Non-profit highlight: Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO)
ESD Connects is excited to announce our first quarter non-profit highlight: WHO (Winter Hospitality Overflow). Who is WHO? We are the Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO), an organization in Vancouver, Washington, devoted to helping those in need [...]
We gave so many gifts this year!
We've always known that ESD staff are a generous bunch, but it still never ceases to amaze us how the wonderful people at this agency come together for families in need! Holiday Gift Drive for [...]
Accepting Donations for PCAP Toy Drive!
Thanks to the suggestion of a staff member, ESD Connects is sponsoring another giving opportunity this holiday season, in addition to our annual gift drive for ESD program families. Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP) is [...]
ESD Connects Annual Holiday Giving Opportunity
With the rising cost of just about everything these days, thanks to inflation, it has never been more important to support those in need! Each year, we adopt families served by our programs that have [...]
October 1-22: Help stock healthy snacks for Fort Vancouver High School students!
ESD Connects Food Drive October 1–22 Supports Fort Vancouver Students To help support students in need, ESD Connects staff would like to stock a pantry of non-perishable food to deliver to our neighboring school, and [...]
March 29–April 14: Help Open Doors stock a pantry for students!
ESD Connects Food Drive March 29–April 14 Supports Open Doors students To help support students in need, Open Doors staff would like to stock a pantry of non-perishable food, and we need your help! Our [...]
Northwest Children’s Outreach
Northwest Children’s Outreach (NCO) is an all-volunteer based group that collects resources for children and distributes the goods to local care providers who meet directly with and pre-screen children and families. In Early Care & [...]
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Featured charitable organization: Micah’s Miles
Get to know Micah's Miles... Micah is the son of Jeff and Suzie Snell of Camas, Washington. You might know Jeff, as he is the Superintendent for Vancouver Public Schools. The Snell's formed Micah's Miles [...]
Non-profit highlight: Share Vancouver
ESD Connects is excited to feature Share Vancouver, a non profit making a difference in our local community. Share is located just down the street from the ESD, and they are a non-profit neighbor that [...]
Non-profit highlight: Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO)
ESD Connects is excited to announce our first quarter non-profit highlight: WHO (Winter Hospitality Overflow). Who is WHO? We are the Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO), an organization in Vancouver, Washington, devoted to helping those in need [...]
Northwest Children’s Outreach
Northwest Children’s Outreach (NCO) is an all-volunteer based group that collects resources for children and distributes the goods to local care providers who meet directly with and pre-screen children and families. In Early Care & [...]
PREVENT Coalition
The Locks Save Lives booth at one of Prevent's Drug Take Back Events Prevent Coalition (Prevent) is a community coalition formed to increase collaboration, awareness, and reduce youth substance abuse in Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania [...]