The Next Door invites you to an Open House happy hour on the deck of the former Rainbow house in Hood River! Join us on Thursday, April 24^th from 5-6:30pm for a fun evening getting to know others in our community and learning about The Next Door. Happy hour will include appetizers, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. 

The Next Door Inc.’s (TNDI) annual Raíces Plant Sale is back this spring and you won’t want to miss it! 

Raíces Cooperative Farm members and staff are hard at work preparing for this year’s sale. Be sure to mark your calendar and join us Saturday, May 10, from 9am to 3pm, in The Next Door's parking lot located at 965 Tucker Road in Hood River to get your organic plant starts. This is a one-day only event and all proceeds go to support our Raíces program.  

Parenthood can be overwhelming and challenging for many, especially for those without access to the basic necessities every child and parent deserve. Financial strain, life stressors, and lack of a support system can all put new families at increased risk. Family Services programs at The Next Door Inc. are designed to help parents navigate the challenges of parenting and build safe, healthy relationships where all families feel valued.  

Beginning April 1st through April 30th, The Next Door Inc. is hosting a Community Baby Shower donation drive to support local families. We welcome monetary donations or contributions of new, unwrapped gender-neutral items to help parents nurture their newborns. 

Our Therapeutic Foster Care program at The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) is a higher level of foster care serving youth who have emotional, behavioral, and/or medical needs. Through trauma-informed care, we help youth in our foster care program heal, grow and develop with support from a caring foster parent.  

The Next Door’s foster parents receive 24-hour on-call support, trauma-informed training, including a monthly meeting for support and training, and two (2) paid days off per month. Full-time foster parents are provided with a monthly reimbursement of around $2,100/month untaxed per youth in their care, while weekend/respite foster parents are paid a nightly rate. 

Imagine a future where every family in our community has the opportunity to shape their legacy, where the values that matter most endure for generations to come. Unfortunately, many families are unprepared for this responsibility; only 35% have a will, and even fewer include charitable intentions.  

A united consortium of passionate non-profits including The Next Door Inc., Thrive Hood River, Gorge Grown, Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP), Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC), and the Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) Foundation believe in the transformative power of community, connection, and the legacies we create together. We invite you to join us for the Community Legacy Initiative on Sunday, March 2^nd, from 2-4pm at the Ruins in Hood River.