We create pathways for everyone in Sisters Country to get engaged in the powerful act of community building.

Sisters Civic Leadership Academy

NPCC facilitators kick off the inaugural session of the 2024 Sisters Civic Leadership Academy at City Hall.

In 2024, C4C partnered with the City of Sisters to launch the Sisters Civic Leadership Academy. The Academy is an innovative civic leadership training model, designed to build a stronger and broader pool of talented future leaders for Sisters' local committees, boards, and organizations. Over 6 weeks, participants receive a crash course in local government operations, leadership skills, and team problem solving.

The Academy – the first in Central Oregon – is facilitated by staff from Portland State University’s National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC). Our inaugural cohort included 10 individuals from across Sisters Country holding a diverse array of lived experiences. Most have already secured new local leadership roles, including on Sisters City Council, public advisory committees, and nonprofit boards.

We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Sisters Civic Leadership Academy, which will take place in April through June! Click the button below to learn more about the Academy and apply.

Momentum Grants

A thank you note from a 2023 grant recipient at Wellhouse Academy.

Each year, C4C commits funding toward community-led actions aligned with the Sisters Country Vision. The program supports grassroots efforts to make our community more Prosperous, Livable, Resilient, and Connected. We are particularly interested in projects that:

  • Are early-stage but show potential for bigger, longer-term impact

  • Incorporate new voices into community building work

  • Demonstrate collaboration with fellow community builders

In 2024, we issued $7,000 in small grants to local organizations and individuals. Applications will be accepted again in early 2025.

Banner Project

The Banner Project is an annual initiative of C4C that celebrates local graduating high school seniors. For a few weeks in late spring, Sisters’ downtown lamp posts are adorned with nearly 100 custom banners – each featuring a student due to graduate from Sisters High School and other local institutions. The project puts Sisters’ hometown and academic pride on full display for both residents and the thousands of travelers who pass through Sisters each day.

The Banner Project was initially launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to acknowledge and honor graduating students when in-person festivities weren’t feasible. The Project is scheduled to return in April for the Class of 2025!

Students and their families can learn more about how to participate in the project by reading our FAQ document.

The Banner Project is entirely supported by community donations. We are currently fundraising for the class of 2025!

Banner Project volunteer Jamie Vohs and a City of Sisters employee hang a banner for Jamie’s daughter, Gracie (class of ‘24).

Elementary School Outreach Project

In 2021, the Sisters School District asked Citizens4Community (C4C) to conduct an outreach project with the community. The goal of this project was to collect public input and insight for the best use of the current elementary school building and surrounding property after the completion of the new elementary school.

Learn more about the results of this project.