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May 3 Forum – Dramatically Increasing Mobility from Poverty

The US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty will conclude two years of research with the release of recommendations for philanthropy and the public sector to increase mobility from poverty. Speakers include:  Elisabeth Babcock, president and CEO of Economic Mobility Pathways;  Arthur Brooks, president of AEI;  John Powell, director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society; …

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New outreach approach in Energy Assistance yields more applications, happy participants

The Energy Assistance Program (EA) team in the Clackamas County Social Services Division is constantly looking for ways to innovate and improve service for low-income Clackamas residents. One of the team’s main goals is to increase the number of program participants who enroll for services prior to receiving a utility shutoff notice. This goal has …

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Nonprofit Organizations: Did you know about No-Cost Governance Assessments by UO Nonprofit Clinic?

The University of Oregon Nonprofit Clinic provides a free governance assessment to Oregon nonprofits (budget size $50k to $3m). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with assessments conducted January through April each year. Participating Nonprofits are assigned an interdisciplinary team of graduate students drawn from the U of O’s School of Law, the Nonprofit …

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Jackson County Emergency Housing/Shelter Contact Info

Medford Gospel Mission Mens Shelter (men only)- 541-779-1597 125 W. Jackson St. Medford, OR 97501 Womens Shelter (women and children)- 541-772-2931 534 N. Bartlett Ave. Medford, OR 97501 Rogue Retreat Kelly Shelter (Transitional Warming Shelter Medford, Oregon) 541-499-0880 1410 W 8th St, Medford, OR 97501 Hope Village (Tiny Home Homeless Community) 541-499-0880 1410 W 8th …

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ACCESS Opens an Affordable Housing Complex for Veterans

Seventeen Veterans are out of the cold, just in time for Christmas, thanks to a new housing development in Medford. On December 15, ACCESS opened their latest housing development (their 17th development), Victory Place, a 17-unit affordable Housing complex for Veterans. Victory Place (pictured right) is made up of nine studios and eight one-bedroom apartments. …

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You’re Invited – Fundraising & Financial Management Workshop hosted by Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente would like to invite your organization to attend a Learning Workshop. As a part of Kaiser Permanente’s committed focus on Capacity Building for non-profit organizations like yours we are partnering with the Non-Profit Association of Oregon to provide two learning sessions. We are proud to host Author Andy Robinson, a national trainer in …

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Empty Bowls

As the holidays approach, those of us in Community Action service see the escalating impact of poverty in people’s lives. It’s colder outside. Bills are higher and food, as a less costly and more mutable expense, is often the need that gets ambushed in the process. That is why Empty Bowls Projects in food banks …

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Leadership Lunch Focuses on Affordable Housing

On October 12, 2017, over 270 leaders from Washington County and the surrounding region convened for an important conversation on affordable housing at our Leadership Lunch. These generous supporters came together, giving over $64,000 to help Community Action deliver hope, help, and change to families across Washington County. Attendees also heard from top business leaders …

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