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2010 Metro Central enhancement grant awards
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Read about the grants awarded in the 2010 cycle to help residents of Northwest Portland enjoy vibrant, accessible and physically distinct places to live, work and play.
Metro Council delivers $105,000 aid package with bricks, mortar, more
On Dec. 17, 2009, the Metro Council approved a $105,000 grants package earmarked for neighborhood improvements in Northwest Portland. Funds will benefit local organizations that deliver aid to local residents and groups that look after our natural environment.
"It's often said that the worst of times brings out the best in people," said Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder, chair of the Metro Central grant selection committee and whose district includes Northwest and North Portland. "This program inspires people to step forward and make something extraordinary happen in their neighborhood," he said.
The 2010 grant cycle marks the 19th year Metro has invested funds in the community through the Central enhancement program. In that time, more than $2.8 million has been awarded to help fund 264 neighborhood improvement projects.
2010 slate of Metro Central enhancement grant awards
Audubon Society of Portland
5,000 - Education Center floor replacement project
Community Warehouse
$3,000 – transportation services to pickup donated household furnishings and redistribute them to low income families
Forest Park Conservancy
$7,500 –Outreach and stewardship program
Friendly House, Inc.
$4,200 – Scholarships for summer arts programming, community center membership
Golden Harvesters, Inc.
$11,500 – Walk-in cooler for food pantry that serves 500+ members
Hand2Mouth Theatre
$500 – Hand-in-Hand theater programand workshops for low-income youth
Homowo African Arts and Cultures
$1,500 - "North Portland meets Africa" cultural arts program in Cathedral Park
Irvington Covenant Community Development Corp.
$5,500 – Pre-apprenticeship program in the building trades for high school youth
Josiah Hill Clinic
$2,000 - "Healthy homes, healthy people" project with "green cleaning" workshops
Linnton Community Center
$15,000 – transitional shelter housing project
Loaves and Fishes, Inc.
$5,000 – Two Rivers Center onsite dining program
Neighbors for Clean Air
$2,000 - Development of OregonAir.org website about local air pollution problems
Neighbors West-Northwest
$1,000 – Outreach equipment upgrade project
Northwest Children’s Theater & School
$3,000 – improvements to building facade and arbor care project
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center
$8,000 – chimney repair projects
Open Meadow Alternative School
$3,000 – mobile technology lab project
Police Activities League
$2,500 - Sports camp scholarships for local youth
Portland Festival Symphony
$2,000 – free classical music concert in Cathedral Park
Portland Playhouse
$2,000 - school outreach program
Sauvie Island Center
$2,000 - farm-based educational field trips for school students
St. Johns+Arts
$500 - mult-media art project in St. Johns
St. Johns Farmer’s Market
$3,000 - outreach and food education assistance program
St. Johns Parade Committee
$1,300 - production of 2010 St. Johns Parade
Store to Door of Oregon
$3,500 – grocery shopping and delivery service for seniors and disabled people
Theodore Roosevelt Women's Scholarship Association
$2,500 - post-secondary school scholarships to students
Three Rivers Land Conservancy
$5,000 - Northwest Portland habitat enhancement and education programs
William Temple House
$3,000 - roof repair and improvement project
For more information about projects receiving funds this year, or to read a report about outcomes of past projects funded, visit Metro's web site at www.oregonmetro.gov/grants or call Karen Blauer at 503-797-1506.
Metro, the regional government that serves 1.4 million people who live in the 25 cities and three counties in the Portland metropolitan area, provides planning and other services that protect the nature and livability of our region.