Dear North Portland Doers Forum friends,
The subject line says it all. It is with some sadness that the North Portland Doers Forum board has decided to dissolve our nonprofit organization which was dedicated to supporting organizations focused on North Portlanders facing houselessness, housing instability and food insecurity.
The decision to dissolve was not taken easily. However we had to acknowledge that attendance at the quarterly Forum sessions had diminished. As we assessed the situation, we took pride in knowing that the many educational and networking opportunities the Doers Forum provided to organizations like yours over the last three and a half years made a difference by presenting opportunities to network, develop skills, build organizational capacity, leverage resources and collaborate with like-minded community partners.
Around the same time, the board became aware of Community Services Network PDX, a growing and effective Portland area social service nonprofit hub whose focus is to increase education, networking and collaboration opportunities between nonprofits, government agencies and community organizations. We are confident that CSN PDX can offer multiple opportunities to help your organization grow and serve its mission effectively. Please check out their website (https://www.csnpdx.org/).
Our website (northportlanddoers.org) will be retired as of March 1, 2024. We encourage you to check out the very comprehensive Street Roots Rose City Resource Guide at https://www.streetroots.org/rose-city-resource
Although some of the information may be outdated, we are attaching a .pdf of the resources currently listed on our website.
We also wanted to share a few newly discovered food insecurity resources:
Feed the Mass – feedthemass.org
- Feed the Mass is all about empowering the community through food. They also offer other services
MIKE Program–https://www.mikeprogram.org/
- Mike Program is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and mentor underserved students to lead healthy lives personally, in their school community, and beyond. Their areas of focus are on Health Behaviors, Healthy Populations, Workforce Development, Community Health, and Health Literacy.
Meals on Wheels – https://www.mowp.org
- MOW is a familiar non-profit that also offers
- Financially accessible (donation based) full dining experience accessible for people 60+ https://www.mowp.org/what-we-do/dining-centers/ In addition to food, they have special events, games and education.
- Meals4kids – https://www.mowp.org/what-we-do/meals-for-kids/ They deliver meals to low income families in the City of Portland
Thank you for your participation in the North Portland Doers Forum and for the work you do in helping North Portland residents. It has been an honor to work with the many folks — staff and volunteers — who bring so much heart and perseverance to meet the need. Our community is richer for your involvement and commitment to service.
In gratitude,
Patt and Janel
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Patt Opdyke Janel Hovde (she/her/hers)
President Secretary-Treasurer
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North Portland Doers
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