Neighborhood Partnerships is pleased to endorse the historic Yes for Affordable Homes campaign! Neighborhood Partnerships was founded back in 1990 with the understanding that having a safe place to call home creates opportunity, stability, and safety, and that understanding has helped shape our work for the past twenty-six years. Today, in Oregon, far too many people lack the […]
We’re Hiring!
Neighborhood Partnerships (NP) works across Oregon to increase access to opportunity. We work collaboratively to catalyze and manage research-backed initiatives, systems, and policy changes that help Oregonians achieve housing stability and build financial security. We work as advocates, connectors, and program managers to increase resources, improve public policy, and spark innovation and collaboration. We are […]
Let Dr. Crystal Hall Challenge Your Assumptions and Improve Your Impact
By Jill Winsor We’re continuing to give you previews of what the RE:Conference will bring. Don’t forget to take advantage of Early Bird registration before this Friday (September 23rd)! On November 16th, Dr. Crystal Hall will join us at the RE:Conference to share what she’s learned with her work with the White House Social and […]
Thank you, Itzel
After two years at Neighborhood Partnerships, Itzel Hernandez Spehar has decided to leave her position as a program coordinator with the IDA Initiative. She will be taking time off to focus on family responsibilities, recharge and plan the next chapter of her life. We are sad to say goodbye to Itzel. We will all miss […]
Connecting to solutions outside our field of vision
By Jill Winsor, Financial Innovations Director “To be most effective, we must continue to leverage our respective expertise, but also proactively work with others to find and connect solutions that exist outside of our own field of vision.” – Laura Choi and David Erickson This quote really gets at what the RE:Conference is all about […]
Kylie Patterson to Speak at the 2016 RE:Conference
Last week we wrote a blog post about an important report which was released by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). You probably saw the report mentioned on social media or in your email, The Ever-Growing Gap: Without change, African-American and Latino families won’t match white wealth for centuries. The post […]
Have you attended a Your Money, Your Goals training?
Since then, what have you done with your toolkit? Have you used it to train your co-workers? Have you used it to start conversations about financial well-being with clients? If the answers to these questions is “yes,” we are so proud of you! If the answer is “no, I hate to admit it, but I’ve […]
Change is all around us!
After two and a half years at NP, Matt Kinshella is moving on. He’ll become a Digital Strategist for Multnomah County – Department of County Human Services. As part of the Strategic Engagement Team, he will lead and coordinate the department’s digital online strategies across web, social media and other communications platforms. “I’ll always be thankful […]
Something’s Not Right. What is Oregon Doing to Fix It?
Last week an important report was released by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). You probably saw it mentioned on social media or in your email, The Ever-Growing Gap: Without change, African-American and Latino families won’t match white wealth for centuries. If you haven’t yet had the chance to […]
Matthew Desmond’s ‘Evicted’ and the Solutions within Oregon’s Reach
Matthew Desmond’s groundbreaking new book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, uses the stories of Milwaukee, Wisconsin tenants living in poverty, their families, and their landlords, to illustrate the harsh and devastating consequences of eviction. Desmond also points us towards next steps. As he says, “a different kind of society is possible, […]