Prineville Center Foundation Club

Mission Statement

Put simply, our mission is to positively affect the mental and physical health of senior citizens in our community by providing food security through our meal programs and to fight against senior isolation by providing a place to gather and participate in meals and activities with other seniors.

Structure:

The Prineville Senior Center Charitable Trust is a privately owned charitable organization. It is composed of 2 separate 501(c)3 Corporations. The Prineville Center Foundation Club operates to serve the community by providing scholarships for  high school graduates in Crook County. The club also provides the governing board for the Prineville Senior Center and the Neat Repeat Thrift Store. A 7-member board is elected from and by the membership of the club to maintain and direct the daily operations of the senior center and thrift store. The club members get together every Tuesday: the second and fourth Tuesdays are club meeting days while the first and third Tuesdays the club has lunch together.

The dollars you spend at the Neat Repeat provide about half of the operating expenses for the Charitable Trust.  Other income comes from our partnership with the Council on Aging who distributes funds for our food program, provided by the federal government through the Older Americans Act. In addition, we actively seek grant monies and we receive monetary and meat donations from our community and the seniors who frequent the senior center.

It is important to note that we do not receive any support from city or county tax revenues.

Scholarships

Each year, the Prineville Center Foundation awards at least one scholarship to a graduating Crook County senior. We observed that the number of students choosing to pursue a vocational education program following graduation has been steadily increasing. These programs provide a graduate with the ability to develop skills and earn a certification for a well-paying job usually in 2 years or less, for a much smaller price tag. Computer technology skills, medical and dental hygienist skills, diesel mechanics, and welders, electricians, and plumbers are just a few of the programs available. Since graduates with these interests are often overlooked in the normal scholarship evaluation process. The Prineville Center Foundation has decided to invest our scholarship dollars in these graduates. The number of scholarships we can provide each year depends on the money we are able to raise through donations and fundraisers such as the Christmas Flag project we do each year.

If you are a graduating senior, residing in Crook County, whether you attend CCHS, one of the private schools, or are home-schooled, you are eligible to apply. Applications for our scholarships are available from Crook County High School or email prinevillecf@gmail.com to request an application. We review all applications in May.