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By Janet Byrd June is here! It’s starting to feel like summer in Oregon, the Legislature is beginning to wind up their long session, and the NP offices are buzzing as always with activity and excitement. We’ve had opportunity to reflect on the year as we wrap up this fiscal year June 30th and look […]

By Jill Winsor Once again, we here at Neighborhood Partnerships are blown away by the level of dedication and care our partner organizations show the communities they serve. A few weeks ago, Laina and I had the opportunity to spend two days in Astoria with folks from CASA of Oregon – Rebekah Barger, Innovative Changes […]

By Amy Stuczynski Shannon grew up in a small town in Alaska as the oldest of five children. She describes her parents as teaching her self-reliance and the value of education. She earned a BA in English, got married at 20 years old, and started having children. She moved to Portland early in her marriage, […]

By Janet Byrd Happy May! The team at NP is hard at work on several fronts this month, but we’re also trying to take some time for reflection. April was financial capability month, and in addition to lots of information about strategies for financial education, behavioral economics, and tax time information, there were a few […]