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Nez Perce tribal members paddle on the Snake River in a canoe they carved as part of a culture and environmental learning project supported by the Potlatch Fund.
Many levels of government, private foundations and charities are handing out economic recovery grants these days. A Native-led nonprofit serving the Pacific Northwest is carving out a niche by offering grants specifically to help Indigenous communities and artists rebound from the uneven effects of the pandemic.
On Monday, the Seattle-based Potlatch Fund began accepting applications for its newly-created Resiliency Fund. Potlatch Executive Director Cleora Hill-Scott said the fund has $1 million to distribute this year across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. There could be many grant recipients among tribal governments, nonprofits and individual Native artists and performing groups, because awards are set at $10,000 or $15,000.
NeighborImpact offers ‘Successful Beginnings’ money management course
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) In celebration of Financial Capability Awareness Month, NeighborImpact’s HomeSource is pleased to announce the launch of Successful Beginnings. This self-paced, online intro-to-finances course helps participants learn to manage money and familiarizes them with budgeting, saving, financial decision-making and action plans.
HomeSource of NeighborImpact has been helping clients across the income spectrum weather the economic effects of the pandemic. Through workshops and budget counseling, the program helps individuals of all incomes find more freedom and choices by helping them to actively engage with their finances.
We know that income is not the greatest predictor of financial stability; rather it is the ability to engage with your spending habits and actively make a financial plan that aligns with your values. As one NeighborImpact client shared, “I had never heard the term Fina
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