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North Portland enhancement grant awards 2009-2010
Grants › Community enhancement grants › Community enhancement grants › North Portland enhancement grant program › 2009-10 grant awards
Read about the grants awarded in the 2009-10 cycle to help residents of North Portland enjoy vibrant, accessible and physically distinct places to live, work and play.
Metro Council delivers $35,000 grant package with jobs, aid for needy
On June11, 2009 the Metro Council sent $35,000 to North Portland in a stimulus package earmarked for neighborhood improvement projects. Funds will give hands-on training to students preparing to enter the workforce and direct aid to some of the most fragile residents in the area.
The 2009-10 grant cycle marks the 22nd year Metro has invested funds in the community through the program. In that time, more than $2.2 million has been awarded to help fund 439 neighborhood improvement projects.
2009 -10 North Portland grant awards
Bethel Neighborhood Drop-in Center
$2,500 - Youth counselor program for summer day-camp
Bosco-Milligan Foundation/Architectural Heritage Center
$1,000 - "Home by Home" workshops
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
$2,000 - Production, musician services for 2009 festival
Children's Relief Nursery
$2,500 - Infant mental health, child/parent psychotherapy project
Community Warehouse
$2,000 - Transportation services to pickup donated household furnishings and redistribute them to low income families
Historic Kenton Firehouse Committee
$1,125 - Carbon footprint reduction project
Homowo African Arts and Cultures
$2,000 - African Cultural Connections program at local schools
Janus Youth Programs, Inc.
$2,500 - Village Gardens FoodWorks projects
Media, Arts & Technology Institute
$2,500 - Media literacy program for Open Meadow Alternative Schools
North Portland Community Works
$575 - North Portland Asset Building Networking conference
Open Meadow Alternative Schools
$2,000 - High school campus restoration project
Oregon CURE
$1,000 - North Portland outreach program for families with loved-on in prison
Oregon Outreach
$3,000 - Urban Opportunities program
Peninsula Children's Center
$2,500 - Program scholarships for low-income families
PPS/Chief Joseph Elementary School
$1,500 - Oregon Trail overnight for 4th/5th grade students
PPS Tender Loving Care/Think ‘n Try
$3,500 - Student Peer Mentors program
Sauvie Island Center
$1,800 - Farm-based field trips for students at North Portland schools
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
$1,000 - Food pantry (electrical) operations
Need assistance?
Karen Blauer, community grants coordinator
503-797-1506
karen.blauer@oregonmetro.gov