KENNEWICK, Wash.-The 3 Rivers Community Foundation has donated over $30,000 to the Union Gospel Mission for a new Women and Children’s Shelter in Kennewick.
The 3 Rivers Community Foundation announced the donation of the funds raised by the Valerie McCain Memorial Fund on Nov. 17.
The fund was established in honor of former Bechtel Senior Vice President Valerie McCain, who died suddenly in March of 2023 at the age of 53. Friends and colleagues from across the country donated to the fund, according to a 3RCF press release.
“We are humbled to have been selected to receive this gift and in honor of such an incredible woman and leader,” said Director Andrew Porter. “The new facility is gravely needed to ensure that women and their children can be together in a safe shelter as they recover and rebuild their lives.”
McCain’s family asked that the fund benefit the Union Gospel Mission and with the donation, the Mission has now raised $1.5 million toward the $9.5 million goal to build the new shelter.
“The donation to the Union Gospel Mission will ensure that her legacy of compassion, grit, and generosity lives on,” said McCain’s daughter, Natalie.
The new women and children’s building will include apartments for women with children, classrooms for programs and training, indoor and outdoor play space for children and space for counseling.
Donations to the Union Gospel Mission’s Capital Campaign can be made online.
