We're thrilled to share some incredible news that will profoundly impact the people of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. After an extraordinary meeting with the Warm Springs Community Action Team, we are bursting with excitement to announce that the Warm Springs Tribal Council has APPROVED a land lease for Fly Fishing Collaborative (FFC) to build an aquaponic farm!

We're also thrilled to share some exciting news that sets the stage for a remarkable journey of growth and impact. We've received a generous $25,000 Matching Honor Grant from the MrBallen Foundation! With this grant we plan to transform our Annual Kids Fishing Day into a multi-day outdoor camp with a curriculum that incudes social and emotional learning and healthy relationship skill building through trauma informed practices. 

The International Fly Fishing Film festival is just plain fun. We're excited to host a showing again this year at 10 Barrel Brewing (Eastside location) in Bend, OR.

As many of you know, we began a powerful local-based partnership in 2020 with the anti-trafficking organization Safety Compass. As a result, Fly Fishing Collaborative sponsored 20 human trafficking survivors in 2022 – real women in real situations that demand our attention and help.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to thank you for supporting The Fly Fishing Collaborative. You’ve helped make 2021 an incredible year. Together, as we continue to funnel our passions to create sustainable solutions to poverty and human trafficking, we’re building a better future for countless lives. 10 min read

We’ll get right to it. It’s the end of another year and we have a goal of raising $40,000 by December 31st. For what? Good question.

We’re proud to report that this year FFC has sponsored 20 survivors through our Advocacy Sponsorship Program. 7 min read

We’ve grown our local initiative significantly by sponsoring 14 trafficking survivors in Portland, Oregon to receive a full year of personalized trauma-informed care. 3 min read

We want to give you a peek into some of the ways your support is helping to bring positive change to the lives of women and children in greater Portland who are caught in the vicious cycle of human trafficking. 12 min read