Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Human Services

Mission: To provide food, educational services, counseling, coaching, training and other resources to at risk youth, individuals and families in order to break cycles of poverty and build healthy futures.

Geographic areas served: all of Clark County Washington

Programs: We Offer the following programs:1) Shopping Style Food Pantry: Clients get to choose the foods that will be put into their emergency food box. 2) Organic Garden: We have an organic garden where 100% of the food grown in this garden is donated to our shopping pantry. 3) Nutrition Education: We offer two programs in nutrition education. Our first program is a 6 week class that teaches clients to cook, shop and eat healthy. Our second program is a tasting program where food demonstrations allow clients to taste new recipes and choose those item from our shopping pantry. We have conducted surveys with our participants and 80% are still using what they have learned 6 months after they have attended one of our classes. 4) Harvest Share: This program distributes between 3,000 to 5,000 pounds of fresh produce each month.