Almost two hours after Ralph Clyde Turner, the suspect in Sunday's double-police shooting was arraigned on 10 counts of aggravated attempted murder, Portland police this afternoon released more information about the incident, identifying for the first time most of the officers who either fired their weapons or were fired on. The bureau also confirms what we reported this morning, that Turner had no previous criminal record in Oregon, and also said he hadn't been a.
PCUN receives $100k grant February 27 2021
Oregon Consumer Justice donates more than $1.7 million in trust-based community grants to 26 Oregon nonprofits
Woodburn-based Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), received a $100,000 grant as part of a $1.7 million distribution from Oregon Consumer Justice.
OCJ announced the awards on Thursday, Feb. 25, as part of a mission to advance consumer protection with emergency response grants. In total, 26 entities received funds. We were honored, and relieved honestly, to get the financial support of OCJ, especially after the effects of Oregon s Labor Day wildfires. Those two weeks, and post air quality finally coming back to normal, PCUN Executive Director Reyna Lopez said. PCUN came in contact with about 1,000 people who needed help. This funding allowed us to increase capacity in our healthy workplaces program, which is the main program at PCUN that focuses on farmworkers outreach, services, and education.
Local Non Profits Awarded Emergency Response Grants
Warm Springs Community Action Team, Latino Community Association, and the Oregon Food Bank all benefited from emergency response grants from Oregon Consumer Justice, an Oregon nonprofit with a mission of advancing consumer protection. A total of more than $1.7 million in emergency response grants were donated to 26 Oregon nonprofit organizations that in turn assist communities across the state in both rural and urban areas.
In determining the grant recipients, Oregon Consumer Justice implemented a trust-based philanthropy model, which uses trust as a starting point to break down the traditional power dynamic between funder and grantee and build relationships based on transparency, dialogue and mutual learning. Trust-based grants place the responsibility of due diligence on the grantmaker rather than the grant seeker and simplify and streamline paperwork to remove unnecessary burdens and barriers for grantees.
Oregon Consumer Justice donates $1.7 million to 26 Oregon nonprofits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon Consumer Justice, an Oregon nonprofit with a mission of advancing consumer protection, has donated more than $1.7 million in emergency response grants, supporting 26 Oregon nonprofit organizations that in turn assist communities across the state in both rural and urban areas.
In determining the grant recipients, Oregon Consumer Justice implemented a trust-based philanthropy model, which uses trust as a starting point to break down the traditional power dynamic between funder and grantee and build relationships based on transparency, dialogue and mutual learning. Trust-based grants place the responsibility of due diligence on the grantmaker rather than the grant seeker and simplify and streamline paperwork to remove unnecessary burdens and barriers for grantees.