Akin - Southwest

04/06/2025

It’s almost here! Tomorrow we gather for Connect for a Cause—an evening of connection, conversation, and community impact… with a delicious twist. Come hungry for insight and incredible food. El Gaucho is bringing the flavor!

Event Details:
📅 Thursday June 5th
📍 Umpqua Bank Community Room
101 E 6th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
⏰ 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We’d love to see you there! RSVP today https://forms.office.com/r/sr4npqstpR

31/05/2025

Partnerships like this? Chef’s kiss. 👨‍🍳💙 Thank you, El Gaucho Vancouver, for helping us make Connect for a Cause unforgettable!

26/05/2025

Smart money’s on iQ Credit Union —thanks for backing Connect for a Cause with heart and hustle! 💸❤️ See you on June 5th!

22/05/2025

"Have you signed up to attend Akin's Connect for a Cause event yet?!

Join us on Thursday, June 5th for an evening that blends purpose with incredible flavor.

We’re diving into the impactful work of Akin’s Family Navigator program with a short, engaging panel featuring our Family Resource Center Manager, Clinical Manager, and a Family Navigator themselves—real people doing real work that changes lives.

✨ And because doing good should also taste good... El Gaucho is catering. That’s right—come for the community impact, stay for the legendary bites.

Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to learn more and support the mission of Akin!

Event Details:
📅 Thursday June 5th
📍 Umpqua Bank Community Room
101 E 6th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
⏰ 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We’d love to see you there! RSVP today to https://forms.office.com/r/sr4npqstpR"

16/05/2025

They brought the hustle so we could bring the heart. 💼✨ Thank you Northwest Fundraising for supporting our June 5th Connect for a Cause event!

31/12/2024

When each day is focused on surviving, there is no room to dream. There is no room for children to imagine, “What will I be when I grow up?”

With your help, Akin can transform Southwest Washington families’ dreams into reality with the resources to better navigate situations.

Please consider becoming a Dream Facilitator by making a gift to Akin at https://giving.classy.org/campaign/623688/donate

30/12/2024

Our Family Resource Centers provide basic needs to families, such
as food, diapers, wipes, laundry soap or shampoo, which may
make the difference between the pathway forward or falling into
crises. Prevention is the best investment, and at Akin, that is our
focus.

Please consider making an investment in Southwest Washington
families today by giving to Akin at
https://giving.classy.org/campaign/623688/donate

29/12/2024

Many traditional systems working with kids and families only
offer assistance when a family reaches a crisis.

At Akin, we want to be there early. We want to be the first line of
defense before they fall into crisis.

Your investment today at
https://giving.classy.org/campaign/623688/donate
will help families receive the support they need before they fall
into crises.

27/12/2024

We tailor our services to align with Southwest Washington families’
unique needs, including their linguistic needs aligning families
with team members who speak the same language, ensuring our
participants feel more comfortable accessing our services.

Your gift at https://giving.classy.org/campaign/623688/donate
will help provide ongoing support for families throughout
Southwest Washington.

20/12/2024

As this week comes to a close, and we embark on the joyful holiday season, I'm reminded of the cheerful giving from the Washougal & Camas School Districts. 2 buses, from Washougal High School & 2 buses from Camas High School, full of leadership students came to our East County Family Resource Center and dropped off thousands of pounds of food donations.

Such joy, and hope can be traced through this Annual "Stuff the Bus" drive. Hundreds of families benefit from the kindness of this beloved community.

Please enjoy this quick recap of hard-working students making a difference in East County.

07/11/2024

We are so thankful for the help and support of the Camas Washougal Community Chest and how they showed up to support the community through our work at Akin! The support of you and our community is helping us stock up for food backpacks, refill our pantry, and keep diapers in stock too! We can’t thank you enough!

You may have seen the recent article in our local newspapers featuring the bare food pantry shelves at Akin (the organization formerly known as the Children’s Home Society) at the East County Family Resource Center in downtown Washougal. Those shelves would have remained empty until Stuff the Bus at the end of the year, except for an emergency grant from the Camas-Washougal Community Chest.

Akin currently packs approximately 130 food bags each week, distributing them to local schools to support students
and their families. They also distribute 400-600 diapers and 100 menstrual products per week, and they are experiencing a steady increase in family visits seeking food and other essential items to help meet their basic needs.

The Community Chest maintains emergency funds that we occasionally use to fill gaps in local support programs and services. Please donate to the Community Chest today to help us help nonprofits like Akin keep our local youth and families warm and fed in these cooler fall and winter months. https://www.camaswashougalcommunitychest.org/donate/

Pictured below (left to right): Laura Williams and Adrienne Mason with Akin, and Marianne Reiter and Dave Pinkernell, Co-Treasurer and President of the Community Chest.

01/11/2024

🎉 Thank You to Everyone Who Made Our Halloween Event a Huge Success! 🎉

We had an amazing turnout with over 300 people joining the fun! It was wonderful seeing so many creative costumes and happy faces. A big thank you to each family who came out and made the evening unforgettable!

If you captured any fun moments, we’d love to see them! Share your photos or videos with us here or via email to Adrienne.Mason@akinfamily.org – let’s keep the Halloween spirit alive a little longer! 🎃👻