Each year, the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation hosts a Hearts of Gold event to honor individuals dedicated to improving the lives of others and building a healthier community in the Gorge. This year's honorees, Jim and Kathy Stutters, are The Next Door Inc.'s (TNDI) longest serving foster parents who’ve opened their hearts and their home to more than 50 foster children, providing the stability, structure, and love that so many have needed since 2012.  

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.