Upper Valley MEND will join Wenatchee Valley service providers in the PIT Count, a nationwide effort to track homelessness. Volunteers conducted surveys in the Upper Valley and Cashmere, engaging with individuals living in unsheltered conditions. Along with resource information, participants received backpacks with warm clothing, toiletries, first aid supplies, and other essentials.

If you are currently unhoused, we want to know! Participating in the Annual Point in Time Count helps agencies know better who needs support and how to provide it.

For more information about the 2026 Empty Bowls Events, specific times and to buy tickets, go to https://www.uvemptybowls.org/

Here’s a list of this year’s event dates:

Glazing Days: 1/23-1/26
Artists’ Reception: 3/8
Soup Supper: 3/26
Online Auction: 3/9-3/26

For more information about the 2026 Empty Bowls Events, specific times and to buy tickets, go to https://www.uvemptybowls.org/

Here’s a list of this year’s event dates:

Glazing Days: 1/23-1/26
Artists’ Reception: 3/8
Soup Supper: 3/26
Online Auction: 3/9-3/26

Join us for Benevolent Night at South Restaurant at 913 Front Street in Leavenworth. Enjoy an amazing meal, knowing that 20 percent of all food and non-alcoholic drink sales during that day will go toward supporting MEND’s programs and mission to meet the needs of local community members with dignity.