Nine months ago, the southern Oregon fires destroyed over 40% of the homes and businesses in Talent, Oregon, a town of about 6,700 about 30 miles north of
Commute Options joins groups urging more federal investments in public transit
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) On Thursday, in recognition of Earth Day, 34 Oregon transit, environmental, housing and community organizations, including Commute Options in Bend, sent a letter to Oregon s congressional delegation, urging them to increase federal investments in public transit “so that all Americans have access to high-quality, safe, affordable, and reliable public transit service and transit-friendly communities.”
“Reinventing the future of public transit infrastructure is key to tackling climate change,” the letter reads. “Over 28 percent of greenhouse gases in the U.S. come from transportation and in Oregon it is more than 40 percent making it the largest contributor of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Now is the time to invest in the public transit infrastructure for the future.”
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.