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 […]
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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, […]
Meet Derrick Taruc
When a new person joins the NP team we ask them a couple questions so we can all get to know them better. Derrick Taruc is the Database and Program Support Specialist Derrick joined Neighborhood Partnerships in July 2016 to support the Oregon IDA Initiative team. For starters, tell me a little about yourself I […]
The Science of Conversation: Help Government Be For and By the People
It’s difficult to watch the news recently and not feel a sense of despair. We’re angry and pained by violence and discrimination. We want all our neighbors to have homes, yet many are sleeping on the streets. Our friends and family spend days and nights worried about the bills, rather than enjoying their community. We […]
Apply for 2016 Advocates College
For more than six years, leaders from across Oregon have come together to learn how we can change the way we speak about the issues we care about to be more effective in our advocacy with decision makers. We call it Advocates College. Now you too can learn the research-backed techniques for communicating powerfully and […]
Our Trip on the ‘Discrimination Bus Tour’ of Portland
A few weeks ago, NP staff had the opportunity to join other non-profit organizations on the Fair Housing Council of Oregon’s bus tour of historic housing discrimination. We knew it would be educational, full of insights, and also difficult as we journeyed back in history to better understand the legal and illegal tools and strategies […]
RE:Conference Early Bird Discount Available Now
Save money on your RE:Conference ticket with an Early Bird discount. For Nov. 15, you can choose an Early Bird ticket for the Savings & Assets Summit OR Housing Alliance Summit – both tickets also include entry in the afternoon RE:Unite Celebration and IDA Marketplace. For Nov. 16, you can choose a RE:Conference ticket that […]
When everyone belongs, everyone succeeds and other truths from john a. powell
We’re getting better at identifying the harmful impacts of the structures that surround us. We know how a housing market that values profit over families hurts us. More part-time work and fewer full-time positions hurts us. Higher education that leaves many students with a crushing debt hurts us. Last night, professor john a. powell spoke […]
Testimony in Support of EITC
House Committee on Revenue February 4, 2016 House Bill 4110 Relating to Taxation Chair Barnhart and members of the Committee, Neighborhood Partnerships’ mission is to create opportunity for Oregonians with low incomes. We believe that communities are stronger and more resilient when more of our neighbors are able to navigate financial bumps in the road […]
Assets & Opportunity Scorecard Underscores Work Ahead for Oregon
The Corporation for Enterprise Development’s (CFED) Assets & Opportunity Scorecard was released on Monday. The news isn’t rosy for Oregon. However, we know that there are steps we can take and that working together we can remove the barriers to opportunity that persist. Oregon Ranks 26th Overall in Financial Security of Residents Here’s the analysis […]