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North Portland enhancement grant awards 2008-2009
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Read about grants awarded in June 2008 to help residents of the North Portland target area enjoy vibrant, accessible and physically distinct places to live, work and play.
$60,000, twenty-one projects, twenty-one years
On June 26, 2008, the Metro Council announced $60,000 in new grants that will benefit residents of North Portland as well as support neighborhood improvement projects. The grants will fund a variety of programs, including training and jobs for local residents in conflict resolution, first aid and CPR; safety and accessibility home repairs for low-income seniors and the disabled; and educational paddle trips for area youth to learn, explore and enjoy the Willamette River.
The 2008-09 grant cycle marks the 21st year Metro has invested funds in the community through the program. In that time, more than $2.1 million has been awarded to help fund 441 neighborhood improvement projects in North Portland.
2008-09 North Portland grant awards
Bethel Neighborhood Youth Drop-In Center
$2,800 – Hire, train 4 youth to serve as counselors for 6 week summer day camp program
Children’s Relief Nursery
$4,000 – parent/explorer class to up to 96 Moms and their 9 to 15 month old babies
Community Warehouse
$3,500 – transportation services to pickup unwanted household furnishings and redistribute them to low income families
Graffiti Nemesis
$3,500 – litter and graffiti removal from business area, roadways, benches, parks in North Portland
Growing Gardens
$3,200 – supplies and hands-on education for 10 low-income families to grow food organically in their backyards
Homowo African Arts & Culture
$3,000 – professional dance teachers, drummers offer classes to students at 3 local schools for 8 to 12 weeks
Lifeworks NW
$2,200 – hire 4 local community-based educators to offer 3 semesters of classes for students of all ages
North by Northeast Community Health Center
$5,650 – purchase prescription medications for local low-income
residents without health insurance who suffer from chronic diseases
North Portland Business Association
$2,000 – restore gateway signs on major highway access routes to the area
North Portland Tool Library
$1,950 – repair, purchase home repair and gardening tools and supplies for the 500+ piece lending library
Northminster Presbyterian Church
$4,600 – subsidize foot care and blood pressure clinics for low-income seniors and community members
npGreenway
$1,400 – reprint map, brochure used to encourage more community involvement in and advocacy for trails in North Portland
(Portland Public Schools) Tender Loving Care/Think ‘n Try
$4,500 – recruit, train 6 peer mentor counselors for summer day camp program for 500+ campers
REACH Community Development, Inc.
$4,100 –
complete safety, accessibility and habitability repairs for 20 seniors
and people with disabilities living on fixed income
Rebuilding Together – Portland
$2,700 – repair, renovate 6 to 10 owner-occupied homes of elderly, disabled or families with children.
Sauvie Island Center
$1,650 – transportation costs
to send 180 Sitton and Astor elementary school students to participate
in farm-based sustainable agriculture education
Start Making a Reader Today (SMART)
$3,000 –
volunteer recruitment, training, and give-away books for literacy
program targeting 180 students from Astor, Beach and Chief Joseph
elementary schools
St. Johns Bizarre Committee
$1,250 – production
costs for 1-day event coinciding with St. Johns Parade that introduces
people to area and encourages them to spend money locally and celebrate
the area’s unique character
St. Johns Parade Committee
$1,800 – production costs for community-wide parade
Straightway Services
$2,000 – clothing stipends,
classroom supplies and t-shirts to 20 youth academy members conducting
weekly summer litter cleanups in area parks
Willamette Riverkeeper
$1,200 – 2 weekday educational, community-service paddle trips for students participating in Urban League’s youth program
Need assistance?
Karen Blauer, community grants coordinator
503-797-1506
karen.blauer@oregonmetro.gov