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Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Businesses (Name change to Venture Portland) Since 1986 Venture Portland has invested in the smart, strategic growth of Portland’s unique business districts. These dynamic districts, which together make up a majority of the city’s businesses and nearly half of its jobs, play a vital role in Portland’s economic prosperity and collectively represent local, regional, national and international demand for goods and services.
Home - Venture Portland

Center for Intercultural Organizing The Center for Intercultural Organizing is a diverse, grassroots organization working to build a multi-racial, multicultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights.
http://www.interculturalorganizing.org

City of Portland Immigrant & Refugee Program Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.
http://www.portlandonline.com

City Repair City Repair has been at the forefront of placemaking, pioneering projects such intersection murals, joyful kiosks, and sustainable building. We believe in the power of communities to transform their urban spaces into vibrant hubs of creativity and community life. City Repair is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit that works with local residents and leaders to turn ideas into action. We center projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world through artistic and ecological placemaking. We provide support, resources, and opportunities to help diverse communities reclaim the culture, power, and joy that we all deserve.
The City Repair Project

Coalition For a Livable Future The purpose of the Coalition for a Livable Future is to protect, restore, and maintain healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities, both human and natural, for the benefit of present and future residents of the greater metropolitan region.
http://www.clfuture.org

Columbia Slough Watershed Council The Columbia Slough Watershed Council brings community members together to enhance the hidden gem we call the Columbia Slough. We improve water quality, heal damaged fish and wildlife habitat, increase public awareness, and advocate for a healthy watershed. Everything we do is possible thanks to the commitment of community members and engagement of local agencies and businesses.
http://www.columbiaslough.org

Community Nonprofit Resource Group The Community Nonprofit Resource Group (CNRG) connects people to and within the nonprofit community. With more than 10,000 subscribers to the online community, CNRG has become the place to exchange ideas, learn about opportunities, and plug into the nonprofit community. Mission, Vision, and History CNRG is a resource network. We connect people, communities and organizations to help individuals gain skills to act as agents of change in collaboration with others.
http://www.cnrg-portland.org

Friends of Trees
http://www.friendsoftrees.org

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization At IRCO, our mission is to welcome, serve, and empower refugees, immigrants, and people across cultures and generations to reach their full potential. We imagine a future where refugees and immigrants belong, our staff are nurtured, and all communities thrive.
http://www.irco.org

Living Cully Living Cully is an innovative collaboration that formed in 2010 among Habitat for Humanity Portland Region, Hacienda Community Development Corporation, Native American Youth and Family Center, and Verde. We work to improve the quality of life for people of color and low-income people in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood, and ensure that Cully will always be a place where people of color and low-income people can live and thrive. This work requires a dual-emphasis on community-led neighborhood improvements and robust efforts to combat gentrification and displacement. https://www.livingcully.org/

Native American Youth and Family Center Founded by the community, for the community, NAYA is a family of numerous tribes and voices who are rooted in sustaining tradition and building cultural wealth. We provide culturally-specific programs and services that guide our people in the direction of personal success and balance through cultural empowerment. Our continuum of lifetime services create a wraparound, holistic healthy environment that is Youth Centered, Family Driven, Elder Guided. Our Mission: to enhance the diverse strengths of our youth and families in partnership with the community through cultural identity and education
http://www.nayapdx.org

Office of Neighborhood Involvement
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni

Oregon Homeowners Assistance
https://oregonhomeownerassistance.org/

Oregon Legislative updates
http://www.oregon.gov

Open Signal Open Signal is a media arts center in Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to nurture the change-making power of community media in service of a just and equitable world.
https://www.opensignalpdx.org/

Public Environment Management Office
https://www.portland.gov/pemo

Regional Arts and Culture Council At the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), we connect artists, creatives, and arts and culture organizations to opportunity and access. Documentation of the RACC Arts3C supported musical performance Femenine, a project by 45th Parallel Universe for chamber orchestra. Courtesy of 45th Parallel. Our mission is to enrich our communities through arts and culture. We envision a thriving region, powered by creativity, with arts and culture in every neighborhood.
https://racc.org/

Resolutions NW Neighborhood Mediation Program
http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org

SOLVE Oregon SOLVE is an environmental nonprofit that began as a grassroots initiative and has grown into a nationally recognized model for volunteer-driven stewardship. Each year, SOLVE mobilizes thousands of volunteers across Oregon and Southwest Washington to clean and restore neighborhoods and natural areas, fostering a culture of environmental care and community pride.
https://solveoregon.org/

VisionPDX Update
http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm?c=41

Verde PDX Verde serves communities by building environmental wealth through social enterprise, outreach, and advocacy. https://www.verdenw.org/