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We’re Moving!
Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to announce that this fall we will be moving into the Center for Social Justice.
Pushing Back Against Cuts to the Supportive Housing Services Tax
Join us in standing up for our communities and protecting investments in housing stability.
RE:Cap of RE:Conference 2024
Over 250 advocates, practitioners, and community members gathered in Salem on October 15-16 for RE:Conference 2024, exploring how renewal through reclamation can transform Oregon’s housing and economic landscape.
Grocery Worker Solidarity Statement
We’re standing in solidarity with grocery store workers this Labor Day weekend.
Welcome Roberta Phillip-Robbins
Roberta is Neighborhood Partnership’s new Organizational Director. Roberta is excited to share with the NP community her years of experience as a facilitator, training as an advocate, and orientation as a policy wonk. After the pandemic, she joined Engage to Change (ETC) to support state agencies, local government, not-for-profit organizations, and private firms as they […]
Neighborhood Partnerships Signs Our First Union Contract
On June 21, Neighborhood Partnerships and ILWU Local 5 signed the organization’s first ever labor contract! This milestone is the result of principled, collaborative negotiations by NP’s employees – both workers and management – over the course of a year. This work followed NP’s voluntary recognition of the staff union in spring 2023. The new […]
Announcing $11.5 million in IDA Funding
Espanol Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), in partnership with Neighborhood Partnerships (NP), announce $11.5 million in funding to support the Individual Development Account Initiative statewide. An Individual Development Account (IDA) is a matched savings account, where the money participants save is multiplied up to five times by the program. As Oregonians face inflation and […]
Welcome Rochelle Wasula
Rochelle joins Neighborhood Partnerships with more than 15 years of experience in operations and project management and most recently came to us from Mercy Corps Northwest. Her talents include system and vendor coordination, improving processes and project and office management.
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 […]