Community Vignettes - Upriver Siuslaw Vision Team
Mapleton School District students and staff tending the garden as part of the Upriver Siuslaw Vision Team initiative.
United Way invests in a wide network of programs – addressing day-to-day needs of families now, and creating coalitions to make upstream impacts on community-wide problems. Through our Community Transformation grants, we are funding four cross-sector collaboratives working to create systemic change to complex challenges faced by kids across Lane County.
One of the coalitions that we are funding during the 2023-26 grant cycle is the Upriver Siuslaw Vision Team, based in Mapleton.
“I want to thank United Way so much for the gift of capacity, of time, to do this work, and for the spirit of trust that the funding has given... And I want you to feel confident that the resources you’re contributing to United Way are being used for true community impact.”
The Upriver Siuslaw Vision team is working to promote community development in the Mapleton area by supporting locally-owned solutions addressing community-identified goals, engaging Mapleton students as the next generation of community builders. Students are designing, implementing, and sustaining a native plant nursery alongside a food production garden, pairing restoration and experiential education in this student-led initiative.
Grant partners in this work include the Mapleton School District, Siuslaw Watershed Council, and Siuslaw Vision.
Learn more about our current investments on our Community Investments page.