What everybody ought to know about the link between transportation and poverty
When a nearly $9 million Oregon IDA grant becomes something much bigger
This week the staff of Neighborhood Partnerships, in coordination with Oregon Housing and Community Services, called nine nonprofits throughout Oregon and told them they’d be getting part of $8.9 million for the Oregon IDA Initiative. The nonprofits receiving the funds are: CASA of Oregon 3,370,000 College Dreams 650,000 Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization 300,000 MercyCorps […]
Oregon IDA Initiative continues to create pathways to prosperity
Fifty years ago President Johnson described to a Joint Session of Congress the plight of Americans who “live on the outskirts of hope” because of poverty or race. Addressing the widening income gap is again at the forefront of our country and state policy dialogues. At Neighborhood Partnerships our mission is to create opportunity […]
Building Financial Capability through Youth Employment Programs
Earlier in November, we were very excited to have the Oregon IDA Initiative’s Program Manager, Jessica Junke, attend a roundtable discussion in Washington DC on Building Financial Capability through Youth Employment Programs, which was hosted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC). Attendees included practitioners, researchers, non-profit […]
Exciting news from the Oregon IDA Initiative
Neighborhood Partnerships (NP) and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced awards last week totaling $1.2 million to advance the work of the Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative. These awards will deepen the reach of the Initiative into Oregon’s most underserved communities, and will foster exciting and promising new collaborative efforts. The awards were the product of […]
Bob and Tammy Fisher
Maria Sandoval
The Oregon IDA Initiative allowed Maria Sandoval to graduate from Linfield College with minimal debt and freedom to live out her passion – working with students to ensure they also have the opportunity to pursue higher education.
Shelly Campbell
The Oregon IDA Initiative provided Shelly Campbell the perfect opportunity to grow her strong home daycare business in her Salem community, Shelly’s Kids.
Sarah Atkins
Thanks in part to the Oregon IDA Initiative, Sarah was able to purchase most of the machinery and tools to get her custom-made leather accessory line off the ground.
Dairen Olvera
Dairen Olvera completed her degree from Rogue Community College with the support of the Oregon IDA Initiative and other organizations in Southern Oregon.