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Oregon Tops National Homelessness Tally
SALEM, Ore. - The number of homeless people in Oregon has climbed for the third straight year. A new national report compiled for Congress by the Department of Housing and Urban Development says about one-half of one percent of Oregonians are homeless. That may not sound like much, but it’s a higher percentage than in any other state, compared to its total population, and it means 17,000 people statewide are living in shelters or on the street.
Legislation floats mileage fee to replace gas tax
In July, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced a bill to fund a pilot program replacing a national gas tax with a national mileage fee, demonstrating the potential viability to generate more money for the construction of highways.
The Vehicle Miles Traveled program would track each car’s mileage though GPS installed in each vehicle, and collect the number of miles traveled through an electronic reader every time a vehicle filled up the tank a gas station.
This type of pilot program has already been tested in Oregon, along with a few other states. In November 2007, 260 Portland residents volunteered to have a mileage-tracking device installed in their cars as a VMT program trial run. Because the program was only meant to run statewide, the GPS excluded any miles traveled outside of Oregon.
“While the report concluded that the mileage fee concept was a feasible idea,” Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson Dave Thompson said, “It showed that the VMT program still needed a lot more work to refine the technology involved.” Thompson sees the program working better as a national program than in individual states, in order to gain an adequate amount of funding.
Opponents say the mileage fee would increase taxes, but Blumenauer said the increase is critical to ensure that federal funds set aside for highways do not go into deficit.
The federal gas tax is about 18.4 cents per gallon and finances the Federal Highway Trust Fund, a sum of revenue used to “help build and improve the Interstate System and roads and bridges that are eligible for federal aid,” according to the Federal Highway Administration. The DOT says the current revenue is said to be inefficient to maintain the nation’s roadways.
The idea of planting a GPS device in every car tracking its mileage leads to a question of privacy. Oregon’s pilot program concluded that while a car’s mileage would be reported to the government, the location of the vehicle would be undisclosed. Thompson admitted that the process of the tax-paying drivers not having involvement with the in-car technology is still not entirely worked out.
If the VMT legislation passes, it will still take a fair amount of time before the program is up and running nationally. Although the program would ultimately increase revenue, it would require initial funding to install the new vehicle technology and form official councils to lead the project.
Recovery funds to pay for Wilsonville transit
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $340,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds will go to the City of Wilsonville, Oregon for transit upgrades and improvements.
“The Recovery Act was put in place quickly to rescue the economy from the worst recession since the Great Depression and rebuild it for a stronger future,” said Secretary LaHood. “Rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure is a key part of that prescription for strength. It creates jobs today and builds a better, more sustainable economy moving forward.”
Funds will be used for improvements of the Wilsonville Commuter Rail Station.
Since President Obama signed ARRA into law on Feb. 17, 2009, 415 grants totaling $3.8 billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the nation.
“These funds are creating jobs now while investing in the future of our transit systems,” said Administrator Peter Rogoff of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). “The public’s demand for transit service continues to grow, and these dollars will help meet that need.”
The U.S. Department of Transportation has made $48.1 billion available for highway, road, transit, bridge and airport construction and repairs nationwide. Of that, $21.9 billion already has been obligated to fund more than 6,658 approved projects in 55 U.S. States and Territories.
Oregon senate approves sex education bill
A bill clarifying requirements for sex education in Oregon’s public school won final passage in the Senate today with little debate.
House Bill 2509 passed along party lines by a vote of 20-9 with all opposition from Republicans. The bill requires all public elementary and secondary schools to provide “age-appropriate human sexuality education” as an “integral part of the health education curriculum.”
Schools already must provide comprehensive sex education, but the bill adds explicit directions that their lessons must be “medically accurate” and include more information about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases and the “most effective way to prevent pregnancy” and transmission of diseases.
Schools also are to provide students with information about their legal “rights and responsibilities related to childbearing and parenting.”
The pregnancy rate for Oregon girls ages 10 to 17 dropped dramatically over the last two decades, from 19 per 1,000 girls in 1991 to 9.5 in 2005. The rate climbed slightly to 10.6 per 1,000 girls in 2006, but it has dropped to about 9 over the last year. Between April of 2008 and March of this year, 1,797 Oregon teens became pregnant.
Sen. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, said the bill “clarifies the roles and responsibilities” of public schools, including charter school; is not a new mandate and is supported by the Oregon Medical Association and other health professional groups.
Only Sen. David Nelson, R-Pendleton, spoke against the measure, arguing it was another mandate. “Here we are at the state level,” he said in an interview, “mandating how schools” should teach.
Subject: KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES REWARDS VANCOUVER, WA STUDENT WITH NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Vancouver, WA student Dallas Jessup. Dallas created a nonprofit organization, Just Yell Fire, that empowers girls to fight back against abduction and assault. Dallas travels more than 10,000 miles each month to schools, law enforcement conferences, women’s events and other events worldwide teaching girls their rights and how to stand up for themselves.
I am pleased to announce that Dallas was selected as one of 10 national winners for her volunteerism. She has earned a $5,000 scholarship to her post-secondary education. Additionally, Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to the nonprofit of Dallas’ choice
Conservation Could Provide 85 Percent of the Northwest’s Power
By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press , 08-11-09
SPOKANE, Wash. – About 85 percent of the Northwest’s new power needs over the next 20 years can be achieved through conservation, according to a new plan being developed by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
Wind and natural gas sources should provide the rest of the new power, the council proposed.
The Portland-based council was created by Congress in 1980 and drafts a regional power plan every five years for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The next one is due by the end of this year.
The council sets policy for the federal Bonneville Power Administration, which sells electricity to 147 of the region’s utilities.
“We have identified immense resources of conservation,” said Tom Carrier, a council member from Washington state.
Northwest states are among national leaders in finding cost-effective conservation practices to stretch existing power supply, he said.
The council will debate the plan at its meeting in Spokane, which is due to end Wednesday. Any final decisions must be released to the public for 60 days of comment before a new plan is issued in December.
Among the predictions in the plan:
—Energy efficiency could reduce power use by 5,800 megawatts over the next 20 years, eliminating the need to build more coal plants and thus reducing greenhouse gases.
—A smart grid and other technologies will make the energy system more efficient and decentralized, improving its reliability and safety.
—Plug-in electric vehicles may become part of the energy system, and could be recharged at night and other off-peak times.
—The region will preserve and improve the capability of the hydroelectric system while providing improved conditions for salmon and steelhead migration.
The council said conservation is already the region’s third largest source of power at 12 percent, after hydro (55 percent) and coal (18 percent).
In the past three decades, conservation has allowed the region to reduce power demand by 3,700 megawatts, enough to power three cities the size of Seattle, council spokesman John Harrison said. That eliminated the need to build up to six new power plants, he said.
The new plan envisions the Northwest actually using less power in 10 years than it does now, even as the population rises, he said.
Council member Dick Wallace of Washington said conservation measures cost less than half of what new power generation costs, and they don’t add new carbon emissions.
However, the possible removal of four hydro dams on the Snake River to benefit salmon would likely require new natural gas plants to make up the lost power, Carrier said.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
After an exhaustive search and rigorous interview process, we’re
pleased to announce Jessica Jarratt as the new executive director for
the Creative Advocacy Network (CAN), beginning July 1. We hope you’ll
view Jessica’s 2 minute video greeting at
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CreativeAdvocacyNetw/b0aa9de2a2/7716a692f0/c045c7998f.
This follows the Portland City Council’s May 27 unanimous vote to
approve a budget that provides funds for CAN to deliver a regional,
sustainable dedicated funding solution for arts and culture.
Research shows heightened local awareness around the need for deeper
funding solutions for the arts, and Jessica’s energy, enthusiasm and
creativity in bringing diverse groups together are leadership
qualities that will ensure success.
Jessica joins CAN with 18 years of experience as a fundraiser and
nonprofit leader, having secured more than $35 million in funding for
education, arts and culture, the environment, social services and
civil rights. She follows interim executive director Kathleen
Cosgrove, whose leadership was instrumental in the formation of CAN
and the Creative Action Plan.
So, what can you do now? Please encourage your friends to join these
efforts toward a dedicated funding source for our region’s arts and
culture through the following actions:
- Subscribe at www.theartscan.org to receive CAN updates
- Join our Creative Advocacy Network Facebook group
- Donate and be part of this historic grassroots movement to change
the face of arts funding
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CreativeAdvocacyNetw/b0aa9de2a2/7716a692f0/3724109fe0
- Read the Creative Action Plan for the region at
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CreativeAdvocacyNetw/b0aa9de2a2/7716a692f0/61f67e9134
Thank you for your ongoing efforts to ensure that the arts are not a
luxury, but a necessity for our region to keep creating, inspiring,
innovating and thriving.
Food. Shelter. Art.
Chris Coleman
Board Chair, Creative Advocacy Network
Artistic Director, Portland Center Stage
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Oregon National Guard troops now training for duty in Iraq will remain under their own commanders instead of being split up and attached to other units.
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Friday that the Department of Defense has reversed an earlier order.
The military had originally ordered the members of the Oregon brigade to be broken up into more than 20 smaller units and attached to other active Army brigades under different commanders.
But Wyden wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates last September protesting the order and arguing the benefits of keeping the 41st under their Oregon commanders.
The Oregon Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Brigade has nearly 3,000 troops now training at Fort Stewart, Ga.
One of North America’s Rarest Mammals Photographed in the Southern Washington Cascades
Date: June 25th, 2009 Contacts: Keith Aubry, 360-753-7685
Jessica Walz, 503-221-2102 x 101
Jocelyn Akins, 541-399-6348
Portland, Oregon - After fifteen months of challenging fieldwork in remote portions of the southern Cascade Range in Washington, biologists recently photographed one of the rarest and least known mammals in North America. For the second time in 3 years, a photograph of a wolverine was obtained on a remote camera set on the upper slopes of Mount Adams. The Cascade Carnivore Project, with the support of the Gifford Pinchot Task Force, has been setting up remote-camera stations in the Mount Adams area in hopes of providing land managers with reliable information on the distribution of rare and elusive wildlife species in that region.
Jocelyn Akins of the Cascade Carnivore Project was particularly excited to document the presence of a wolverine, “I have been working to determine if wolverines and other elusive carnivores occur on Mount Adams as was indicated by anecdotal sightings and a photograph obtained in 2005 on the Yakama Nation Reservation. I am thrilled that we have been able confirm the presence of a wolverine on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.”
“At a time when we’re just beginning to fully understand the critically important role that predators play in maintaining ecosystem diversity and resilience, the presence of this extremely rare carnivore on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is truly momentous,” said Jessica Walz, conservation director with the Gifford Pinchot Task Force.
Keith Aubry, a wolverine researcher with the U.S. Forest Service’s PNW Research Station who has studied their current and historical distribution in the Pacific states, and has been monitoring radio-marked wolverines in the North Cascades since 2006, noted that “this record, and the photograph obtained on the northeast slope of Mount Adams by the Yakama Nation in 2006, represent the first physical evidence of wolverine occurrence in the southern Washington Cascades since their extirpation in the early 1900s. These photographs also represent the southernmost documented records of the wolverine in the Washington Cascades that we know of during both historical and modern eras”.
Wolverines are rare and elusive creatures that require very large home ranges for their persistence. According to Aubry, “wolverine populations in the contiguous U.S. suffered substantial range reductions during the late 1800s and early 1900s, due probably to a combination of high levels of human-caused mortality and low to non-existent immigration rates”. However, Aubry’s ongoing fieldwork in the North Cascades indicates that a small, resident population of wolverines occurs in that region. Aubry added, “Recent documented reports of wolverine occurrence in several areas outside their primary range, including this one, suggest that the population may be slowly expanding its range into areas that wolverines have not occupied for many decades.”
This photograph provides exciting new evidence that the Gifford Pinchot National Forest may provide a refuge for sensitive species such as the wolverine in the face of ecological impacts resulting from climate change. “The return of thriving wolverine populations to the region is something that could benefit both forest ecosystems and local communities and gives added importance to our work to restore forests and watersheds,” said Jessica Walz.
The Gifford Pinchot Task Force and the Cascade Carnivore Project aim to place more remote wildlife cameras in the area this summer and fall. For more information on wildlife cameras and rare carnivores in the region, visit www.gptaskforce.org or contact cascadescarnivore@gmail.com.
The Cascades Carnivore Project is generously funded by the Norcross Foundation, the Oregon Zoo Future for Wildlife Program, the United States Forest Service, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
PRESS RELEASE
FROM: Portland Business & Professional Women
Contact: www.bpworegon.org or kathleenjohnson@cmspan.net
FORMER ATTORNEY INSTALLED AS PORTLAND BPW PRESIDENT
Presiding over the 90th year of the Portland Business & Profession Women’s club is former attorney turned investigator Deni Starr, owner of R.T.Tavey Investigations. Dr. Starr indicates the club has two main priorities, “Rebuilding membership and drawing attention to the amount of sexual assault our society takes for granted.” In this regard, the Portland club last year drafted a “Declaration of Rights Against Rape” and has met with civic and business leaders to discuss ways to reduce the instances of sexual abuse and rape among vulnerable populations. The club has been encouraged by much better coverage of this issue in the last several years by The Oregonian and by the number of legislators addressing this issue from multiple perspectives, from the new law prohibiting “passing the trash” to proposed legislation that would remove “voluntary intoxication of victim” as a defense to the rape of an incapacitated person.
Dr. Starr is a third generation Oregonian who graduated from Jackson High School with High Honors, obtained her B.A. from Occidental College in Los
Angeles with Honors and Special Distinction, and her jurisprudential doctorate from Willamette University. She has been a member of BPW for twenty two years.
For more information about BPW contact www.bpworegon.org or call R.T. Tavey at (503) 553-9762
ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION OF THE NORTHWEST REACHES NEW MILESTONE OF $2.5 MILLION GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
The Non-Profit Also Welcomes Six New Member Companies
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW) announced it has reached a new milestone in its giving back to the community. Since its inception in 2001, EFNW and its member companies have contributed $2.5 million in cash, donated goods and volunteer hours to 95 community organizations. Also, in the past year, EFNW has welcomed six new member companies including ClearEdgePower, Elemental Technologies, Interactive Northwest, Lumincor, Ontier Inc., and SignaCert, bringing its current membership to 52 companies.
Among the nonprofit programs that have benefited from EFNW’s giving back are Schoolhouse Supplies, Rebuilding Together and New Avenues for Youth.
“Collectively, EFNW member companies sponsored three schools through our Tools for Schools program,” reported Gayle Kellman, executive director of Schoolhouse Supplies – The Free Store for Teachers. “That means 1,518 students received new backpacks filled with all of the school supplies needed to learn and succeed for the year. This wouldn’t have happened without the generosity of these companies.”
EFNW’s understanding that stronger communities make stronger companies drives what it does—help small to mid-sized companies build cultures of community involvement and volunteerism.
“Developing a strong community involvement program is a part of our core values and as a result it has made us a stronger company,” explained Richard Pierce, CEO and president of CorSource Technology Group. “It has fostered employee connections and loyalty that other business practices just don’t do.”
“At Jive, the result of our EFNW membership is community engagement that is an amplification of our culture, making it easy to attract and retain the great people we need,” said Dave Hersh, president and founder of Jive Software.
“We joined EFNW in order to assure that we will be able to make good on our desire to give back to the community,” said Sebastian Rapport, CEO, Ontier Inc. “EFNW provides an excellent mechanism for young start-ups like us to develop a culture of community involvement while we are working hard to develop our business.”
“EFNW created custom volunteer events for us, which are great for staff teambuilding,” said Kerry McClenahan, principal, McClenahan Bruer Communications. “And, we can see we are making a difference with real people.”
“We are extremely pleased to have reached this new community give-back milestone and to welcome these new member companies,” said Lisa Sloan, EFNW president. “This level of community involvement strengthens the companies as it simultaneously helps the community. We are pleased to keep growing our membership with companies who recognize the internal and external benefits of a cohesive community involvement program, the results of which have such a big impact.”
Visit the New EFNW Company Members
¨ ClearEdge Power (www.clearedgepower.com)
¨ Elemental Technologies (www.elementaltechnologies.com)
¨ Interactive Northwest (www.interactivenw.com)
¨ Lumencor (www.lumencor.com)
¨ Ontier (www.ontier.com)
¨ SignaCert (www.signacert.com)
About the Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW)
Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW) helps small and mid-sized companies develop and implement strategies for community involvement that jointly meet the goals of the company, the passions of the employees and the needs of the community. Companies become EFNW members for a small annual fee or by contributing equity that EFNW holds until liquidity and then distributes profits for community benefit, as directed by the company. EFNW works with these companies one-on-one to identify their priorities and effectively plan annual activities to foster team-building, corporate social responsibility and community leadership, making it easier for them to focus on their prime goal of building successful companies. Collectively, EFNW and its member companies have the impact of a single large company - having returned $2.5 million to the Portland community since its inception. EFNW is affiliated with 11 other Entrepreneurs Foundations worldwide and currently has 52 member companies in the northwest. Visit www.efnw.org for more information.
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $19,000 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) for Fire Prevention and Safety to the Baker City Oregon Fire Department. Nationally, the fiscal year (FY) 2008 AFG awards will provide approximately $500 million to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations throughout the country.
“This direct funding is essential to train and equip our first responders who protect lives and property against all hazards in our communities each day,” said U.S. Fire Administration Acting Administrator Glenn A. Gaines. “The USFA and FEMA will continue to remain steadfast in our commitment to support America’s firefighters through these critical grant funds.”
The Department of Homeland Security’s Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) grants support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to target high-risk populations and mitigate high incidences of death and injury. Examples of the types of projects supported by FP&S include fire prevention and public safety education campaigns, juvenile firesetter interventions, media campaigns, and arson prevention and awareness programs.
This grant program is administered cooperatively by two FEMA components: the Grant Programs Directorate and the United States Fire Administration. The full list of past and current recipients and other Assistance to Firefighter Grant program information is posted on the AFG website at (www.firegrantsupport.com).
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
DIRECTOR KATHRYN BIGELOW SCREENS “THE HURT LOCKER”
AT PORTLAND WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (POW FEST) SUMMER BENEFIT
Monday July 20, 2009
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest) is pleased to announce that acclaimed director, Kathryn Bigelow, one of Hollywood’s most innovative filmmakers – whose films include K-19 (2002) with Harrison Ford; The Weight of Water (2000) with Sean Penn; Strange Days (1995) with Ralph Fiennes; and Point Break (1991) with Keanu Reaves – will be in Portland to screen her latest film, The Hurt Locker, an action thriller, as part of a benefit for the Portland Women’s Film Festival, POW Fest, on Monday, July, 20th, 2009. The evening will kick-off at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-show reception and silent auction, followed by the screening at 7:30p.m. All events will take place at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theatre.
The Hurt Locker, winner of the “Best Film” Award at the Venice Film Festival has been called a “near perfect war film” by TIME Magazine. A riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military’s unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one of the world’s most dangerous jobs. This fictional tale was inspired by real events chronicled by journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb squad unit in Iraq. In Iraq, it is soldier’s vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to “the hurt locker.”
“POW Fest is honored to have Kathryn Bigelow come to Portland to screen her latest film before it is released Nationwide later that month,” said POW Fest Executive Director, Tara Johnson-Medinger. “Kathryn is an inspiration to female directors, having been one of the few women to break through the Hollywood gender gap and have a successful, extended career making ground-breaking and influential films. Hearing her speak about her craft will be a key part of the evening.” As part of the screening, Bigelow will be on-hand for an extensive discussion after the film.
The purpose of the evening is to raise funds for POW Fest’s third annual film festival scheduled for March 18 - 21, 2010. In addition to the film screening and one-on-one with Bigelow, benefit festivities will also include a wine & beer reception and special auction of one-of-a-kind experiences and merchandise. Tickets for the event are $20 (includes reception and auction) or $12 for the screening only and can be obtained at www.powfest.com as well as The Hollywood Theatre box office. For more information, go to www.powfest.com.
POW Fest Summer Benefit with Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow
Monday, July 20, 2009
6:00 p.m. Pre-Show Reception and Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. Screening
The Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97212
(503) 493-1128
****Please note this a 21 and older event****
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About POW Fest
POW Fest showcases the art and cinematic contribution of women filmmakers from around the world and seeks to present films that have been directed or co-directed by women; of any length, style, or genre. The 2010 festival is open for submissions. Works for consideration may be submitted directly to the festival at www.powfest.com or via the online management system, Without A Box.
By providing a platform to exhibit the work of today’s top women directors and co-directors and educating community members of all ages through instructional panels and hands-on workshops, POW Fest is helping to create opportunities for women working in all areas of the film industry. By honoring female pioneers in film, we provide the support and recognition necessary for the next generation of leading women filmmakers. We invite all interested film artists to submit their works.
Contact
Tara Johnson-Medinger
Executive Director, Portland Women’s Film Festival, POW Fest
Central City Concern Prepares Homeless for Employment
While Meeting Service Project Needs in the Community
Portland, OR – Central City Concern’s Community Volunteer Corps (CVC) celebrated its first full month of operations in the Portland area, providing more than 300 hours of volunteer service to the community during the month of May. By the end of June, the program will have completed 22 projects with approximately 900 hours of service logged. Many of the volunteers have experienced homelessness and are now living in Central City Concern housing. Most of the recent volunteer projects have been in Portland Parks and in the coming months, volunteers will complete other projects such as computer recycling and building homes for needy families.
“Giving back is restorative,” said CCC Executive Director, Ed Blackburn. “To permanently move out of homelessness, one needs housing and health of course. But we believe that reintegrating with the community is enormously important as well. We’re very excited to bring this opportunity to our residents and to the community at large.”
Over the next three years, CVC will create opportunities for more than 500 volunteers, resulting in 40,000 hours of service in the community. The program operates similarly to a legitimate employment arrangement. It track hours and absences on each participant and holds them responsible to a code of conduct as well as an expectation of 80 hours of service over a three month period. Upon program completion, participants “graduate” and receive a letter of recommendation that can be used in a job search. Central City Concern stays with participants beyond graduation, encouraging them to receive training and support for employment from CCC’s Employment Access Center and potentially employing some graduates in its Business Enterprises.
“The volunteers don’t just graduate and disappear,” said Adrienne Karecki, Business Enterprises Director. “Our overall model here integrates business and mentoring, giving people with a variety of backgrounds the opportunity to work hard and succeed. The Community Volunteer Corps is an extraordinary starting point for many individuals who are not quite ready for the workforce yet. Everyday, I see an amazing transformation with the volunteers from the time of their initial orientation to one to two weeks after they work with the program in the community. Their attitude, self confidence and energy are completely heightened. They feel good about themselves and the work they are doing, many for the first time in a long time.”
Volunteer projects are arranged through partnerships with a wide array of nonprofit organizations in the Portland area. The Community Volunteer Corps, with major funding from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Homeless Action Fund, is part of CCC’s expanded programming efforts to prepare people for work and enhance their prospects for self-sufficiency.
Central City Concern’s mission is to provide pathways to self-sufficiency through active intervention in poverty and homelessness. CCC operates more than 1,400 units of affordable housing and provides health, recovery and employment services to more than 13,000 of individuals in the Portland metro area every year.
SOUTHEAST UPLIFT NAMES ANNE DUFAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Anne Dufay, a passionate advocate for grassroots democracy, will become SE Uplift’s Executive Director as of July 9, 2009.
Dufay has deep experience in Portland’s neighborhood system, having served as Deputy Director of Neighbors West-Northwest since 2001. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) Bureau Advisory Committee, where in recent years she has been instrumental in broadening the vision of the neighborhood system to become more diverse and collaborative. Dufay has a degree in Economics from PSU and her volunteer involvement includes serving as an OSU Master Gardener and Past-President of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association.
As SE Uplift’s Executive Director, Dufay will lead a staff of six and work with the Board of Directors, 20 coalition neighborhood associations, area business districts, and other partner organizations. “We are very excited to welcome Anne as our next director,” said Board Chair Marianne Colgrove, adding “Anne impressed the Board with her well-honed financial management and organizational skills, as well as her strong track record of building diverse relationships and partnerships that help strengthen Portland’s neighborhood system.”
Founded in 1968, SE Uplift is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit coalition working to create neighborhoods that are livable, socially diverse, safe and vital. SE Uplift provides training and networking for civic leadership development, supports grassroots involvement in public policy on land use issues, assists neighborhood associations with communication strategies, catalyzes neighborhood-driven sustainability projects, and assists neighbors with cleanups, block parties, and fiscal sponsorship services.
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