The Hearth produced a special event at Umpqua Community College to help the healing process in Douglas County following the one year anniversary of the shooting at Umpqua Community College. Six local community members shared stories of generosity, kindness, and compassion that took place in the wake of the tragedy. [...]
In November of 2015, The Hearth was given a grant by The Ford Family Foundation to develop The Umpqua Story Project. The purpose of the project is to employ a variety of narrative practices to promote healing in Douglas County in the wake of the October 1, 2015 shooting at [...]
Two weeks after the horrific shooting at Umpqua Community College in which nine were killed and nine wounded, Mark Yaconelli was contacted by The Ford Family Foundation. “In the midst of the shock and pain of the October 1, 2015 tragedy, there was this generous, creative, compassionate response by local [...]
