05/29/2025
Growing Hope of Eastern Oregon receives a grant from Wildhorse Foundation to support housing access for individuals in recovery.
Pendleton, Oregon. – Growing Hope will assist individuals who have completed an addiction treatment program with financial support to enter transition housing with a $10,000 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation.
Growing Hope provides supports for individuals who are in addiction and recovery in the Umatilla County area. This includes supporting access to transition housing after they have completed a treatment program. This grant will support up to 15 individuals needing clean and safe housing to support their sobriety.
Each year, the Wildhorse Foundation makes grants to eligible nonprofit, government, and Tribal organizations within the homeland area of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people. Also eligible for funding are Tribal government agencies or Indian charitable organizations with their base of operations within Oregon, as well as national or regional Indian organizations.
The Wildhorse Foundation has awarded a total of over $19 million in grant funding since its establishment in 2001. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis with the deadlines being January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at www.TheWildhorseFoundation.com.
Growing Hope provides support to individuals in recovery in the areas of housing, job supports, cooking classes, and parent education. These supports are low-barrier to increase success. They also provide social activities to provide a way to build a supportive community.
About the Wildhorse Foundation: The fund reflects the commitment of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to take a proactive, positive role in the well-being of the community. Funds, derived from a percentage of revenues from Wildhorse Resort & Casino, are managed and distributed by a Board of Directors comprised of community leaders and representatives of the CTUIR.