01 / JUST TURNED 17Becoming a mother.
I had just turned 17 when my pregnancy photograph was taken. I was growing up while preparing to raise a child of my own.
About the Mission · A personal story
What I've lived shaped how I show up.
Community Soul Mission didn't start as a marketing idea. It grew out of my own life and a belief that being seen, supported, and given an opportunity can change someone's path.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO ME
I'm Chrissy Moe. I grew up in and out of foster care, experiencing homelessness, instability, and constant moves. By seventh grade, I had attended 13 different schools. I became pregnant at 16, and by 17, with only a seventh-grade education, I had given birth to my first daughter. I know firsthand what it means to grow up without stability while trying to create a different future for my child and myself.
Those experiences are part of why I care so deeply about children and young people who need someone in their corner. I can't change every circumstance, but I can use the relationships, resources, and opportunities I've built to help create more support for others.
THE BEGINNING OF MY STORY
These aren't just old photographs. They're where my purpose began.
At 16, I became pregnant. In and out of foster care throughout childhood, I was already learning what it meant to live without stability. Just after my seventeenth birthday, I was expecting my daughter. At 18, I was holding her on my hip as I celebrated another birthday. When we moved into subsidized housing after foster care, we started with very little.
01 / JUST TURNED 17
02 / STARTING OVEROur first place after foster care.
The image of my daughter lying on a blanket on the living room floor shows what we had when we moved into subsidized housing after foster care.
03 / MY 18TH BIRTHDAYCelebrating with my daughter.
I'm lighting the candles on my 18th birthday cake while holding my daughter Brittany, who was almost a year old, on my hip.
THE HEART BEHIND THE MISSION
“Together we are the Solution.”
Not because any one of us has all the answers, but because showing up for one another is where change begins.
WHY I STARTED GIVING BACK
From finding my way to making a way for others.
Real estate gave me a career built on relationships, advocacy, and guiding people through major decisions. As my business grew, I wanted that work to mean something beyond a transaction.
Community Soul Mission is the community outreach branch of Real Estate with Soul—not a nonprofit. It brings together three parts of how I give back: connecting local businesses and neighbors through our annual fundraiser for Bridge the Gap; introducing people to the businesses and owners in our community through Community Soul collaborations; and donating my time, including service with Bridge the Gap and offering breathwork and somatic services to 4D Recovery and other community efforts.
This isn't about asking the community to support my business. It's about using what I have to support the community.
Learn about the fundraiser for Bridge the Gap ↗
THE THREE WAYS I SHOW UP
One outreach mission. Three ways to connect and give.
Community Soul Mission is my community outreach branch, not a separately incorporated nonprofit. I bring together local connections, fundraising and hands-on service.
Supporting children in foster care.
My annual fundraiser brings community businesses and neighbors together to raise money for Bridge the Gap, supporting children in foster care.
See the fundraiser and donate ↗Connecting neighbors and local businesses.
My collaborations introduce the people behind local businesses to the communities they serve. These partnerships also connect businesses and neighbors so we can help people in need.
Meet the local business owners ↗Hands-on help.
I donate my time through service with Bridge the Gap, offering breathwork and somatic services to 4D Recovery, and participating in other community efforts.
See the ways I volunteer ↗A PERSONAL COMMITMENT
My past is part of my story. What I do with it matters more.
I believe people deserve compassion, dignity, and opportunities to thrive. I especially want young people facing instability to know that their present circumstances do not have to define their futures.
I'm grateful for every neighbor, donor, business owner, and volunteer who chooses to be part of this work. Together, we can create more moments of support and possibility.
COMMUNITY SOUL MISSION / GIVING HISTORY
The people and organizations behind the giving.
These organizations, schools, and community programs have received donations from me as part of my ongoing efforts to give back and support the communities we share.
Community organizations and nonprofits24 organizations
Furry Friends WAGirls Inc PNWRose Haven PDXPFLAG PDXSole SistersPaw TeamSail 2 ChangeClark County VACImpact NWSecond Step HousingClark County Food BankFraternal Order of Police WAHumane Society for Southwest WashingtonFoundation for Vancouver Public SchoolsPortland Public Schools Nutrition ServiceBoys and Girls Clubs of Southwest WashingtonShowtime SoftballSafe HavenPortland Rescue MissionLoving Them ForwardPink Lemonade ProjectALSBridge the GapOpen House Ministries
Schools, PTAs and local programs33 groups
Christian Life ChurchEvergreen High SchoolHeritage High SchoolUnion High SchoolFrontier Middle SchoolOdyssey Middle SchoolHazel Dell ElementaryTukes Valley PrimaryHellen Baller Elementary PTAHawthorne ElementaryEisenhower Eagles ElementaryDorothy Fox ElementaryLincoln ElementaryFaubion ElementarySouth Ridge ElementaryHarney ElementaryBurnt Bridge Creek ElementaryBurton ElementaryGreenwood Heights PrimaryFircrest ElementaryWoodburn ElementaryMaple Grove ElementarySara J Anderson ElementarySacajawea ElementarySilver Star ElementaryFruit Valley ElementaryPrescott ElementaryColumbia Valley ElementaryPioneer ElementaryYork ElementarySifton ElementaryEmerald Valley ElementaryOrchards Elementary