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North Portland enhancement grant awards 2011-2012

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Read about the grants awarded in the 2011-12 cycle to help residents of North Portland enjoy vibrant, accessible and physically distinct places to live, work and play.

Metro Council invests $15,000 to address community's pressing needs

With the deepest recession in decades still lingering, Metro Council gave North Portland residents some good news approving a $15,000 grants package earmarked for neighborhood projects. Funds will support programs that benefit youth with literacy intervention efforts and merit scholarships for college-bound high schoolers, result in weatherization and safety repairs for 60 elderly and disabled residents, and pay the salaries and stipends of more than 20 North Portlanders who, in turn will directly serve their community.

“Critical times like these call for public funders to play an active role in meeting emergency needs and supporting a strong recovery,” said Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder, chair of Metro’s North Portland grant selection committee and whose district includes North and Northwest Portland. “I’m confident the investment of the public’s money, coupled with great community involvement, will deliver tools and solutions for the common good,” he added.

The 2011–12 grant cycle marks the 24th year Metro has invested funds in the community through the North Portland enhancement program. In that time, more than $2.2 million has been awarded to help fund 460 neighborhood improvement projects.

For 2011–12, Metro awarded a total of $15,000 to seven organizations, including the following:

2011–12 North Portland grant awards

Bethel Neighborhood Drop-in Center
$1,000 - Youth counselor training program for summer day camp that serves 45 children per day'

Boys and Girls Club of Portland Metropolitian Area
$2,500 - Targeted literacy intervention program for 175 youth participating in New Columbia's Regence Club.

Columbia Slough Watershed Council
$2,000 - School classroom and field-based science education program for 500 students from Ockley Green, Rosa Parks and James John schools.

Community Energy Project
$2,500 - Volunteer training program to weatherize and repair homes of 60 seniors and people with disabilities.

Impact Northwest
$3,000 - Urban Opportunities work readiness and life skill training program for 20 underserved and credit-deficient high school students

Theodore Roosevelt Women's Scholarship Association
$2,000 - Merit scholarships for post secondary eduction for female graduates of Roosevelt High School.

PPS Tender Loving Care/Think 'n Try
$2,000 - Stipends for peer mentor counselors at a summer day camp program serving 400 children. 

Highlights of past grants awarded

During the 2010–11 cycle, Metro invested $23,000 in 13 local neighborhood improvement projects. To read about funded projects, download the 2010–2011 project highlights. Download

2010-11 Project Highlights Report

• 2010-11 Project Highlights 282K Adobe Acrobat PDF