In 2016, after decades of the building falling into disrepair, the Oregon Community Foundation accepted temporary ownership of the one-story structure, at the request of the state of Oregon. Now, OCF is in the process of figuring out how to gift the building back to a Black-led non-profit that is willing to center arts, healing and intergenerational community-building within the space, in perpetuity.
At the request of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), which annually distributes more than $200 million statewide in grants and scholarships, is the current temporary administrator of the building. Currently, OCF is preparing for a community-led process that will eventually transfer permanent ownership of the one-story building to a Black-run 501(c)3 nonprofit willing to authentically honor the Black community’s cultural ties to the facility. The selected organization will be chosen by community members and stakeholders participating in OCF’s upcoming visioning conversations.
At the request of the State of Oregon, the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), which annually distributes more than $200 million statewide in grants and scholarships, is the current temporary administrator of the building. Currently, OCF is preparing for a community-led process that will eventually transfer permanent ownership of the one-story building to a Black-run 501(c)3 nonprofit willing to authentically honor the Black community’s cultural ties to the facility. The selected organization will be chosen by community members and stakeholders participating in OCF’s upcoming visioning conversations.
Portland Public School (PPS) representatives reiterated their skepticism of the Interstate 5 expansion project, as well as their distrust of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), in an intergovernmental meeting Thursday evening. ODOT representatives presented the latest updates of the Rose Quarter Project—ODOT’s nearly $800 million plan to add two new lanes to a 1.7 mile stretch of I-5 in Northeast Portland to reduce congestion and fender benders—to the PPS Board of Education members, giving.
NAMC-OR partner, member win DJC Women of Vision awards In late October, NAMC-OR partner Truebeck Construction’s Betsy Bice and member Try Excellence’s Ericka Warren were recognized as leaders in the construction industry by the Daily Journal of Commerce. The two were presented with DJC Oregon Women of Vision awards for their technical skills, mentoring and .