Solarize NE, a volunteer-driven, community-based volume purchasing project for solar electric panels is supported by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Energy Trust of Oregon.
The partnership with NECN and CNN coalitions is designed to simplify the process of going solar and bring significant cost reductions through group purchasing. This includes tax credits and cash incentives. Join the workshop and learn how to get started!
CNN workshop: Tuesday, March 2nd 6:30-8:00 PM, 4415 NE 87th please RSVP to billb@cnncoalition.org503-823-2883. Click here for more information or to enroll in the group purchase program which closes April 15, 2010.
NEAR Gardens to Connect CNN Neighbors
Greetings from PSU's Community Development Student Group, NEAR gardens!
We are working with Central Northeast Neighbors Coalition to research food systems, communities and methods of distribution. NEAR gardens is working to create a community garden network to connect resources within CNN neighborhoods building upon the assets already available. So come practice your civic participation privileges and be a part of your community's development! CNN will be sending an announcement soon about an opportunity to meet us, to network with your green neighbors, and more! Please contact us with any comments or questions at neargardens@gmail.com.
Cully Collective Market Survey: Healthy Food for All!
A group of Cully residents and organizations are joining together to improve our neighborhood's access to fresh, healthy, affordable food by creating the Cully Collective Market. We hope this outdoor market will become a community gathering space, nurturing cross-cultural relationships and economic opportunity in our neighborhood. If you would like to learn more about the project, want to get involved or have questions, please visit http://www.cullycollectivemarket.org/
or send e-mail to cullycollectivemarket@gmail.com
The online survey is short and easy! Click HERE and please help us by participating in this survey! Support for the Cully Collective Market comes from the CNN Neighborhood Grant Program/Office of Neighborhood Involvement.
Give Input on the City's 2010-11 Budget Priorities!
The City Council invites you to attend these interactive Community Budget Forums! This is an opportunity for you to share your priorities with the City before deliberations! The forums have provided an overview of Bureau budgets, short sessions at tables with Bureau Directors, and an opportunity to participate in a vote/exercise on City priorities for the budget. Other City budget information and opportunities for public input are available online at http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/index.cfm?c=26061.
Let your voice be heard!
Monday March 1st
Montgomery Park
2701 NW Vaughn St.
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 3rd
Mt. Scott Community Center
SE 72nd and Harold St.
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday March 6th
IRCO Community Space
10301 NE Glisan St.
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Community Watershed Enhancement Grants Due April 2nd!
The Bureau of Environmental Services will grant $85,000 in 2010 to support watershed health projects in the City of Portland. Grant applications are due by Friday, April 2, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. The Community Watershed Stewardship Program (CWSP) provides grants of up to $10,000 for projects that encourage watershed protection and enhancement. Citizen groups, businesses, non-profits, student groups, faith organizations, neighborhood, business or homeowner associations, and service groups in the City of Portland are eligible to apply. Past projects include invasive plant removal, native plantings, bioswales, ecoroofs, naturescaping, and natural area cleanup and restoration. Get application materials and information at www.portlandonline.com/bes/stewardship call
503-823-7917 or email bridger.wineman@bes.ci.portland.or.us.
Portland Transportation Safety Summit, Today!
The Transportation Safety Summit will be an opportunity to learn about the City's top transportation safety concerns; to network with people from your community engaged in transportation safety issues; and to discuss possible solutions for how the City can close the gap between the current state of traffic safety and what is the desired. Join February 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm at the University of Oregon, White Stag Building 70 NW Couch St.
Two Multnomah County Community Budget Forums
Help shape the County's budget: March 4, 6-8p, Multnomah Building-501 SE Hawthorne, Boardroom-Creating a Safe Community: Focused on county services provided by the Sheriff's Office, District Attorney, Dept. of Community Justice, and Corrections Health.
March 18, 6-8p, Multnomah Building-Creating a Healthy Community: Focused on county services provided by the Health Dept., Dept. Of County Human Services, Dept. of Community Services, Library Dept., Dept. of Management, Office of Information Technology, and Commission on Children, Families and Communities.
Waste Prevention and Recycling Grants
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability offers $25,000 in small grants for waste prevention and recycling in Portland! Do you belong to a neighborhood association, nonprofit organization, ethnic group, or community of faith that is committed to recycling and waste prevention? Have you been looking for some additional resources to support or expand your green efforts? If so, your organization may be eligible to receive a grant from the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Grant amounts range from $500 to $2,500. Proposals must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010. For more information, to download an application or to view last year's recipients, please visit www.portlandonline.com/bps/grants or call
503-823-7107.
Asset Based Community Development Training
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Training, Feb. 20th (9-4p) and Feb. 21st (2-5p), a 9-hour workshop for $45 at SEUL, 3534 SE Main. A powerful approach to community development for discovering and mobilizing the resources that are already present in your community. Sponsored by SNT and East Portland Neighborhood Office. For more information or to register contact alyssa@secondstories.org503-863-4150. http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/?c=29385&a=285436
Airport Futures Advisory Meeting February 16th, 5:30-8:30p Port of Portland, 121 N.W. Everett-Public comment welcome!
7th Annual Black History Celebration
February 20, 6-7:30p Matt Dishman Community Center, 77 NE Knott
Urban Renewal Area Community Forums February 20, 10-2p & Feb 23, 6-9p-March 11, 6:30-8:30p Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. RSVP forums@necoalition.org or
503-823-4575
Make a Friend of your Neighbor-OUV workshop February 25th, 6-8:30p East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave. RSVP required by Feb. 22nd to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org or
503.546.7499
Community Environmental Justice Training 101 February 28th,
