Community Resources

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Below are some helpful links to community organizations.

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 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
http://www.cnrg-portland.org

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

Health Department
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/health

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
http://www.irco.org

Libraries
http://www.multcolib.org

Metro
http://www.metro-region.org

Multnomah County
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us

Native American Youth and Family Center
http://www.nayapdx.org

Neighborhood Demographics
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?&c=28387

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

Oregon Homeowners Assistance
https://oregonhomeownerassistance.org/

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

Port of Portland/PDX Airport
http://www.portofportland.com

Portland Community Media
https://www.opensignalpdx.org/

Impact NW
https://impactnw.org/

Portland Maps
http://www.portlandmaps.com

Portland Parks and Recreation
http://www.portlandparks.org

Portland Public Schools
https://www.pps.net/

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

Regional Arts and Culture Council
https://racc.org/

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

River Renaissance
http://www.portlandonline.comriver

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/

Tri Met
http://www.trimet.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/