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A public library providing access to books and information for the Agness community.

The Agness-Illahe Museum is located in the small community of Agness, Oregon where the Rogue and Illinois Rivers meet. The museum was established in 1992 and has been growing ever since. We rely on volunteers and your support to stay open 7 days a week during the summer (11am-2pm). Admission is free and donations are gladly accepted.

The Agness-Illahe Museums Mission Statement:

To preserve the cultural history of the indigenous peoples and to continue to gather information and to research historical data. To display and preserve the culture that once was.

Make a difference today and volunteer with ASPIRE!

ASPIRE (Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone) connects high school students with mentors who will help them plan and prepare for post-secondary education.

If you are interested in helping students with career planning, searching for colleges/career/technical programs, finding scholarships, and staying on track for a successful future, please contact Cara Dailey at 541-469-2108.

Elks Care, Elks Share. Are YOU an Elk?

Elks Lodges bring so much more to their communities than just a building, golf course or pool. They are places where neighbors come together, families share meals, and children grow up.

Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children grow up healthy and drug-free, by undertaking projects that address unmet need, and by honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans.
– Elks in Alexandria, Va., hold a soup kitchen at the Lodge each weekday at lunch, serving 30 people, many of whom are veterans.
– Wheeling, W.Va., Elks Lodge hosts local youth once a week for a wholesome meal. They also provide homework help and invite community leaders to speak at the meals.
– Elks in Lockport, N.Y., provide an annual weeklong summer camp tailored to meet the needs of people with disabilities.

We are a nonprofit outreach to the physically, mentally and spiritually homeless.

The BHHS Booster Club manages the operation of the snack shacks. We also raise funds to provide equipment for the Athletic Department for BHHS. Our monthly meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm at 401 Hillside Avenue. All are invited to attend.

As a non-profit 501(c3) organization, the mission of the Brookings Harbor Community Theater is to  “inspire, educate, and entertain children and families through the experience of quality theater both on and off stage.”

We provide children, families, and adults a safe and creative environment, where all are encouraged to explore theatrical character development, along with personal growth and appreciation for the cultural arts.

The objective of rehearsing and presenting a BHCT theater production is to provide children with opportunities to build essential life skills, friendships, and great memories, alongside their parents, siblings, and the many members of our theater community.

Brookings Harbor Community Theater is a collaborative effort involving many people with a variety of talents. We find that families who benefit most from all that BHCT has to offer are those who see volunteering at the theater as quality time spent together in a fun, imaginative and mutually rewarding environment.

Our food bank assists families in the Brookings area who are without food. Each month we distribute a box of nutritional food to individuals and families, for three to five days of meals.

The Brookings Harbor Food Bank was established in 1984 by a group of citizens who recognized a need to assist hungry families. The food bank was originally in a local church’s hall, then over the years made three more moves to larger spaces. In 2006 a property within the city limits of Brookings was donated to the food bank. Through generous donations from local residents and grants from The Ford Family Foundation and The Collins Foundation, the food bank was able to construct a state-of-the-art distribution warehouse, a long standing dream come true. Lease payments, or mortgage payments were no longer necessary. Those savings are now applied to food purchases.

The Food Bank strives to maintain our client’s dignity by offering a shopping style system whereby each person chooses the products that are needed for individual situations. The system not only empowers the client, it allows the food bank to operate on a zero-waste concept.

With generous product and monetary donations from individuals, clubs, churches and businesses, and with food drives conducted by local organizations and schools, the food bank still finds it necessary to spend in the neighborhood of $20,000 – $30,000 per year in food purchases.  These statistics illustrate the continuing need for assistance from the community. Without this assistance the food bank would no longer be able to help the families who need A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT.

Our organization is dedicated to beautifying our community.

We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., usually at the Chetco Community Public Library’s large meeting room.

Brookings-Harbor Community Kitchens is comprised of a group of Brookings organizations that serve free lunches from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, six days a week.

The days of the week and corresponding churches include:

Mondays: Seventh Day Adventist, 102 Park Ave., 541-469-3030

Tuesdays & Saturdays: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 401 Fir Street, 541-469-3314  (contact Eddie)

Wednesdays: Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 820 Old County Road, 541-469-2313 or 541-661-2110 (contact Deacon Leo)

Thursdays: Brookings Presbyterian Church, 540 Pacific Ave., 541-469-3725; (contact Carol King)

Fridays: Trinity Lutheran Church, 1200 Easy St., 541-469-3411.  (contact Jim Bowman/Randy Loring)

The Brookings Harbor Scholarship Foundation (BHSF) provides scholarships and grants to graduates of Brookings-Harbor High School. Awards are based on demonstrated leadership and co-curricular activities, academics and need, and are funded by donations from individuals, businesses, service clubs and class alumni.

The BHSF was established in 1992 to help local students achieve their dreams of further higher education by providing financial assistance through the award of scholarships and grants to local graduating seniors and alumni. In 2015 we hit a major financial milestone and awarded over $205,000 in scholarship awards to 67 students in our County. With donor support, we can continue to grow and increase the level of financial support to area young people to help them realize their full potential and keep up with the ever escalating costs of higher education.

We could not fulfill our mission without the generous support of donors who support what we do by making annual, periodic, or sustaining gifts of any size, or who choose to include BHSF in personal estate plans, thereby leaving a lasting legacy to benefit future generations of students.

The Del Norte County and tribal lands (DNATL) Building Healthy Communities initiative is a collaborative of residents, community organizations, and service providers that are working together to make DNATL the model of a healthy rural community. The Del Norte County and tribal lands (DNATL) area includes approximately 29,000 people and is located in the northwest corner of California. The DNATL BHC site includes four federally-recognized tribes: Elk Valley Rancheria, Resigini Rancheria,Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, and the Yurok Tribe.

Despite the abundant natural resources, DNATL is facing many challenges, including high rates of substance abuse, low rates of high school graduation and post-secondary degrees, and high unemployment. It is against these odds that residents and other stakeholders are coming together to create a healthier DNATL—a charge being led in large part by the youth.

DNATL believes children should dream about their futures—and those dreams should be framed by family, health, safety, economic security, education, and hope. Their dreams are the community responsibility and early intervention and prevention are the critical keys to strengthening families, ensuring the economic assets of the families, preventing families from entering the justice and child welfare systems, instilling a life-long love of learning, and enhancing the health of every resident.

SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education) is a collaborative partnership between the USDA, The California Endowment, and the Network for a Healthy California supporting nutrition education and obesity prevention for CalFresh recipients and eligibles. The overall goal of SNAP-Ed is to improve the likelihood that participants will make healthy choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate. To achieve our goal, we specifically focus on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity levels, increasing food security and preventing diet-related chronic diseases.