About

 

Hough Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Our Board

Board Chair
David Smith
Hough Neighborhood

Vice Chair
Janis Wyatt
LPL Financial

Treasurer
Robin Bradford
Realvest Corporation
Executive Assistant

Secretary
Jenna Eckert
Mint Tea
Owner

Mike Bomar
SW Contractors Association
Executive Director

Scott Miller
Riverview Community Bank
Sr. Vice President Marketing

Mina Milligan
Hough School
Teacher

Erin Dixon
Hough School
Teacher

Chris Tjersland
Ultimate Source Northwest

Ryan Topper
Hough Neighborhood

Eva Unger
Hough Elementary School
Principal

Ted Gathe
Vancouver City Attorney

Barbara Hammon
Executive Director

A healthy community is created one neighborhood and one school at a time. The Hough Foundation provides a model for how strengthening partnerships can benefit children and families today and into the future.

  

Who We Are 

Hough Foundation partners with philanthropic, business, civic, academic, and faith entities to provide Hough Elementary students, their families and the Hough Community the best opportunities for scholastic, physical, and social growth. We provide early access to the tools needed for a healthy community that lays the groundwork for improving the lives of children and families.

Our History

Hough Foundation was established in 1992 by Vancouver businessman and former Hough student, Paul Christensen, to provide support to programs and projects that would enhance the Hough Neighborhood and Hough Elementary School.

A full-time Volunteer Director was hired to manage the new Volunteer Center at Hough Elementary School. The Volunteer Center ensures a high adult to student ratio in the classroom using qualified volunteers, the Center also provides a Clothes Closet and Healthy Snacks for children ill-prepared to meet the challenges of their school day.

Hough Foundation has provided thousands of Vancouver residents affordable access to healthy recreation through Hough Pool since 1997.

Hundreds of children have received clothing, school supplies and food through the Volunteer Center.

Over the years, hundreds of children have benefitted from the Hough Music programs which include both a choir and Brazilian-style drum line.

More than half of Hough Elementary Students receive direct services from the Family Services Coordinator each year.

Approximately 350 registered volunteers spend over 10,000 hours each year helping students in the classroom, assisting teachers and staff, participating in fundraisers and providing critical resources to Hough Foundation’s programs.

Timeline

1993 The First Annual Paddy Hough Parade for the Hough Neighborhood and the City of Vancouver.
   
1997 Hough Pool is open to the public adjacent to Hough School.
   
1998 Hough Foundation Choir is formed and provides music appreciation and performance in an after-school program.
   
2003 A Lunch Buddy Program is established in partnership with the Vancouver Rotary. Today, over sixty students benefit from a weekly lunch date with a caring adult.  A Pool Pal Scholarship Program is established to allow donors to sponsor individual children and their families to swimming lessons and open swim.
   
2005 Hough Pool establishes its first Swim Team which meets three times a week.
   
2006 A Family Services Coordinator is hired to assist families in crisis and provide early intervention for students.
   
2010 Hough Pool Closes. A commission of community leaders and Hough neighbors convenes to plan for future uses of the Hough Pool building in order to serve needs of Hough students, Hough neighborhood as well as a greater number of Clark County residents.Hough Youth Escola de Samba is formed  to expand the Baterista drum corp to include movement & percussion. Hough Music Program opens to Home Connections, Vancouver Public School’s home schooling program.