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
Poverty Rates Demand a New Conversation!
On Thursday, September 16, the Census Bureau released new data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage. The news was bleak—increased rates of poverty and decreased health insurance coverage as a result of the current and ongoing recession. The release of data by the Census Bureau revealed: 3.7 million more Americans have fallen into poverty […]
The Assets Movement at Its Moment
Recently released data shows that the total number of people in poverty grew to one in seven Americans in 2009. This heart wrenching economic news tells the story of hardship many of us know well since nearly everyone has watched family members and friends struggle through prolonged periods of unemployment or underemployment since the start […]
Supporting Asset Development in Oregon, and the Assets Learning Conference!
In less than two weeks, staff from Neighborhood Partnerships will travel to Washington, DC for the Assets Learning Conference hosted by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). CFED, one of our partner organizations, is dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for all Americans for over 30 years. The conference, The Assets Movement at its Moment: Creating […]
It’s time for a long-term view of government’s role in Oregon’s future
On August 26, the state of Oregon received another revenue forecast with more bad news. This revenue forecast indicated the state has an additional $377 million less than expected for the current biennium (2009–2011). In addition to the $563 million less than expected in May 2010, the state budget is now $940 million short in […]