Tillamook County Organizations profiles

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he theme this year’s Tillamook County Giving Guide is “Sowing Seeds of Love”.

Please check it out and give generously–sowing your own seeds of love.

The Giving Guide and detailed directories of the organizations can be found at www.northcoastbbq.com/local-resources/

The Giving Guide can also be found here:
www.northcoastbbq.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Giving-Guide-2025-26_Final_Spreads3.pdf

Not every organization can afford a paid profile, which pays for the production. So there is a list of contact information for all in the back of the Guide.

Here are descriptions of several of those organizations:
Heart of Cartm
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers
Hoffman Center for the Arts

Heart of Cartm
PO Box 122,
Manzanita, OR 97130
971-389-8414
info@heartofcartm.org
www.heartofcartm.org
instagram: @heartofcartm
Facebook: Heart of Cartm

Creative Reuse Store & Repair Workshop
395 Nehalem Boulevard
Wheeler, Oregon 97147

Mission Statement: Heart of Cartm exists to reimagine, reuse, and repair the resources of our community, prioritizing creative solutions and practical systems that move us toward a zero-waste future.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
Heart of Cartm turns trash into possibility. Our programs include the HeartWorks Studio makerspace,
the Creativity Café community workshops, Repair Café events, and the Resourcerers donor circle—
all designed to inspire reuse, reduce waste, and strengthen community creativity. From hands-on art
sessions to local clean-ups and rural recycling education, we help people see materials—and
themselves—as part of a circular, regenerative story.

Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers
PO Box 413
Seaside, OR 97138
503-354-8014 contact_us@helpinghandsreentry.org
www.helpinghandsreentry.org

Alan Evans, Founder and President a.evans@helpinghandsreentry.org
Joshua Blomquist, COO j.blomquist@helpinghandsreenty.org
Tonja Hodgkinson, Deputy Director & CFO t.hodgkinson@helpinghandsreentry.org
Brianne Prince, Facility Director 503-354-8014
b.prince@helpinghandsreentry.org

Mission statement: Helping Hands provides hope and care through personal, trauma-informed programs to individuals experiencing homelessness.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers provides navigation, emergency shelter, and transitional housing through a Reentry Program for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Tillamook County through the Tillamook Hope Center. By connecting people with resources and with case management, Helping Hands empowers individuals to build a sustainable life.

Hoffman Center for the Arts
PO Box 678
594 Laneda Ave
Manzanita, OR 97130
info@hoffmanarts.org
www.hoffmanarts.org
Instagram: @hoffmancenterforthearts
Facebook: @hoffmancentermanzanita

India Downes-Le Guin, Executive Director
i.downes-leguin@hoffmanarts.org

Mission statement: Hoffman Center for the Arts provides opportunities for artistic and cultural access, education, exploration, and collaboration.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
The Hoffman Center for the Arts (HCA) is a vibrant community hub in Manzanita, Oregon, dedicated to bringing people of all ages together through creativity and learning. Offering exhibitions, classes, workshops, and special events, HCA creates opportunities for new, emerging and established artists to share their work while fostering connection, curiosity, and exploration on the North Coast and beyond.