Our Partnerships
Explore the different coalitions and partnerships that give us our name.
Oregon IDA Initiative
Oregon Housing Alliance
Residents Organizing for Change
Oregon Economic Justice Roundtable
Latest Posts
Exciting News! Our Next Executive Director
Joel Madsen, Board Chair, Neighborhood Partnerships Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to announce that Carlos Garcia will become executive director, effective September 8. Carlos has served as NP’s Director of Economic Opportunity since 2018. In addition to overseeing the Oregon IDA initiative, he works with local, regional, and national partners to support movements and create policies […]
Looking Back and Forward in the IDA Initiative
By Holly McGuire As we enter the second half of the calendar year at the IDA Initiative, compiling our annual report to Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) gives us a chance to reflect on the last program year. It was a powerful and intense year, even before the crescendo of the COVID pandemic lockdown […]
Director’s Desk: July
Black Lives Matter. It is time to act to repair the generations of harm and inequity that is the legacy of slavery in the United States, and the legacy of ongoing structures that divert and strip wealth from the Black community. As the New York Times Magazine said this past weekend, it is time for […]
Director’s Desk: June
Black Lives Matter. We are called to re-commit ourselves to work, every day, to move our workplaces, our communities, our state, and our nation towards justice. The murder of George Floyd served as a tipping point. The calculated and deliberate behavior of the police officers, in broad daylight, while aware of cell phone cameras trained […]