PRESS RELEASES

Organization hopes to raise money to meet ‘unprecedented demand’ in 2026 The Camas-Washougal Community Chest (CWCC) nonprofit organization is prepared to give $141,000 to Camas-Washougal charitable groups in early March 2025, a $7,000 increase over its 2024...

Longtime grant-funding group hopes to raise $126K for local nonprofit groupsThe Camas-Washougal Community Chest is making its annual plea to the community to help fund its 2025 grants to nonprofits that serve the local community.The annual fundraising drive began in...

Jamie Moyer began a journey of reflection and self-discovery after establishing himself as a Major League Baseball (MLB) player in the late 1980s that led him to a life of philanthropy and charitable giving. “I was like, ‘I’m pretty fortunate. I’ve had some pretty...

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest and its partners, the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation, are pleased to announce the award of 34 grants totaling $134,000 to non-profit organizations delivering services, exclusively, to children and...

Had Jacob Crawford never discovered Cascadia Technical Academy, life may have been wildly different for the 2023 Washougal High graduate. “I would probably be very unhappy,” Crawford, 19, said. “I most likely wouldn’t have graduated high school … and probably would be...

$140,000 to help families, children in east Clark County The Camas-Washougal Community Chest along with the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation and the Camas Lions Foundation just announced the recipients of 31 grants totaling $140,000. All grant recipients are...

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest and the Camas-Washougal Rotary Foundation are pleased to announce the award of a record 35 grants totaling a record $140,290 to non-profit organizations delivering services, exclusively, to children and families in Camas and...

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest launched its annual fundraising drive October 1, 2021 with a goal of raising $125,000 for 2022 grants. In a continuing partnership with CWCC, the Camas – Washougal Rotary Foundation will provide an additional $12,000 in grant...

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest launched its annual fundraising drive October 1, 2020 with a goal of raising $100,000 for the 2021 campaign. The money raised is used to fund grants to local non-profit organizations that serve Camas and Washougal residents in need,...

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest is celebrating its 75th anniversary by announcing the award of 28 grants totaling a record $127,671 to local non-profit organizations delivering services, exclusively, to children and families in Camas and Washougal....