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 […]

NP Welcomes Jenna Haley

Jenna Haley will intern with Neighborhood Partnerships and work with the Housing Alliance.  She will also share her time interning at Street Roots with plans to bridge the two placements in strengthening outreach efforts for both agencies. We asked her a couple of questions about herself: For starters, tell me a little about yourself – […]

August 2015 Newsletter

Summer is almost over, schools are filling up, colleagues are headed back from vacation and here at NP we’re looking ahead to an eventful fall. Our Oct 29 and 30 RE:Conference is titled as such because nothing gets us more excited than the chance to reconnect, rethink and re-imagine Oregon. We’re rejuvenated after a busy […]

Earn Money for Your Great Ideas

Help us build Oregon’s financial future with great ideas, solid research, and collaboration! Do you have an idea for growing financial opportunity in Oregon? We’re looking for great ideas for increasing access to financial tools, for improving programs, and for new ways to interact with program participants and support participants improved financial practices using technology […]

Welcome Anna Jen to the NP Team

Anna Jen joined the NP team yesterday. In what has become a tradition, we asked Anna a few questions about herself.  What will you be doing at NP?  At NP, I’ll be doing a variety of tasks to support our partners and staff. This includes staying on top of Outcome Tracker [our IDA database] to […]

The Free, Easy-to-Use Toolkit for Financially Empowering Your Clients

Tackling money and credit problems is as much an emotional and psychological journey as it is a practical one. But it’s life altering when you take control of what has been out of control for so long. Transformation is at the heart of the Your Money Your Goals Toolkit designed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). […]