Each year, The Next Door Inc. honors individuals, businesses, and organizations whose collaboration and partnership make a lasting impact on our work and the people we serve. The Community Partner of the Year award highlights those who champion our mission and initiatives, going above and beyond to support and advocate for our programs, clients, and TNDI as a whole. 

In honor of National Volunteer Month, The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) is pleased to announce our 2023 Volunteers of the Year, John Fine and Colleen Ballinger.

“New this year, we’re excited to present the workshop, “An Introduction to Popular Education”. This is a 4-hour overview of the history of Popular Education. Come see why The Next Door has adopted this teaching method and learn facilitation skills you can use in your meetings, classroom, community events, and more. As an added bonus, our September workshop will be held in-person at our TNDI office!” said TNDI.

Each year, the Mid Columbia Health Foundation’s (MCHF) Women’s Giving Circle, donates their dues to local nonprofits. Since it began in 2019, the group has raised over $46,000 for community organizations. For their 2023 annual donation, the Women’s Giving Circle generously selected The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) and the Community Backpack Program as their two recipients!