The Auction of Washington Wines (AWW) is proud to present the 2020 Industry Grant to La Casa Hogar, a community organization which connects and educates Latina families in Yakima Valley, Wash. The grant will support La Casa Hogar’s Adult Education Programs for farmworkers, including wine grape pickers, growers and wine producers, as well as their families.

The Industry Grant Program exists to provide additional funding and support within industry communities to support the growth of the Washington wine industry.

AWW will accept applications for funding from organizations and programs that provide services that directly affect Washington state wine grape growers and wine producers in the following areas :

• Services that directly impact employees and/or families of employees of wine grape growers or wine producers
• Wine and wine grape education or research
• Other Washington wine industry needs which support industry diversity and growth 

For more information contact laurak@aoww.org. 

2018 – SOS Health Services of Walla Walla

Providing health services to the under and uninsured, SOS Health Servicesof Walla Walla is an urgent care facility that provides quality walk-in healthcare services to individuals without health insurance (or without adequate health insurance) in the Walla Walla Valley. SOS Health Services does not deny people access to services regardless of citizenship status or geographic location. 

2019 – Walla Walla Community College Institute for Enology and Viticulture 

Walla Walla Community College is an award-winning school, established in 1967. WWCC is focused on educating the next generation of vintners and viticulturists through hands-on training and to propagate wine industry partnerships throughout Washington state. Career training programs are designed to meet the growing demands of industry, so students graduate ready to work in their chosen profession.