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The City of Portland and the Associated Students of Portland Community College are excited to announce that applications for grant money are now available for youth to create projects and improve their c ommunities! $10,000 is available for community-based projects initiated, designed, and run by youth 21 and under.   Also, The Youth Action Grants Program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to youth or youth groups who want to take actions that help make  Our Bill of Rights:   Children + Youth a reality. The application deadline is Thursday, February 21, 2013, so do not delay. For more details, check out  2013 YOUTH ACTION GRANTS PROGRAM .   To be eligible, please attend an upcoming YOUTH ACTION GRANT  Workshop .   The Associated Students of Portland Community (ASPCC) will be hosting three free workshops to help youth and their adult partners to think about grant ideas and offer support on how to write grants, create budgets, and desi...

The Community Watershed Stewardship Program is pleased to announce that grants of up to $10,000 are available to support projects that improve neighborhoods and communities while also improving the health of our watersheds . Application deadline is March 29, 2013. Read more to learn about potential projects, how to apply, and upcoming workshops for prospective applicants. Potential projects Eligible projects are those that build community and improve watershed health, including: Neighborhood safety, health and livability projects Discourage criminal activity by cleaning up and greening troubled properties Manage pollution and stormwater runoff Solve a drainage problem on your school or church playground or parking lot Add trees, vegetation, and public art Youth leadership and skills development Provide stipends for teens and young adults to work on neighborhood projects Help young people gain w...

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The Nuts About Nature program offers  classes are drop-off style nature classes for children 3-6 years old, and  each class last 2 hours. Children travel through the park in small groups of 5-8 with two of our highly-trained Preschool Naturalists. Children have a chance to explore, play, hear stories, and eat a snack along the trail. More information can be found by reading the full brochure here:  http://www.portlandoregon.gov/ parks/article/204359 Currently, spaces are available for the Winter sessions at Mt Tabor Park (Tuesday afternoons),  Peninsula   Park  (Wednesday afternoons), and  Sellwood   Park  (Friday afternoons). If you are interested in joining this program at Whitaker Ponds Natural Area this April & May on Wednesday afternoons this is available too.  If people have questions, please contact  Chrissy Larson (a.k.a. Teacher Balsam) Portland   Parks  & Recreation Environmental Education - Preschoo...

Click the link below to view the map  I want to share with you some important information from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) about what to do if you need help following a major earthquake. After a major, destructive earthquake, phone systems could crash. Computers, smart phones and other communication devices may become useless. If you’re sick, injured or in danger, how will you call for help? The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) is in the process of establishing 48 Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node (BEECN) sites throughout the city.  BEECNs (pronounced “beacons”) are places to go for emergency assistance and information during a post-earthquake communications blackout. BEECNs are intended for use when phones and email aren’t working and when residents in dire need of help are unable to remain safe at home. Workers at BEECN sites will use radios to relay calls for help to first responders. “Communication is critical in the hours...

The Portland Police Bureau is  launching a survey regarding police participation in neighborhood meetings. This survey asks questions about both the extent of police participation at neighborhood meetings and its effectiveness. It should take between 20-25 minutes to complete.  Click here to take survey , The Portland Police  sincerely appreciate your time and attention to this survey. Tools like this are critical in the ongoing effort to provide the best community policing service possible.  The results of the survey will help the bureau better understand what is and is not working in its effort to work with neighborhood associations.       The information that you provide will help the bureau to understand the needs of your neighborhood. 

{Unfortunately, after initial meetings with the students, they decided not to work with us} Arleta School Grounds will NOT be the site of a focused planning initiative led by Portland State University canditates for Masters of Urban and Regional Planning. Every year a handful of projects are selected throughout the city to receive planning assistance from PSU's Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning . The Arleta School Site Council submitted their application in December, with the backing of the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association, and parents' support from the Arleta Garden Team .   This is excellent news for a school community that has been for want of a better school yard for many years. The project coincides perfectly with a Depave project that is also moving forward through the planning phase and slated for construction this fall. Such a great opportunity for development of a new green playscape in the context of a new Master Plan does not happen very often ...

Did you know that we have a group of neighbors that have started a Neighborhood Foot Patrol? Are you interested in joining this group and walking around the neighborhood keeping an eye on things? Don't know what a Foot Patrol does? Here's the scoop: A Foot Patrol is a trained group of volunteers organized to increase the safety and livability of their neighborhood. They walk their neighborhood streets, parks, or schools to deter crime and report incidents and problems, rather than sit back and hope that someone else will take care of any crime or livability problems. Foot Patrol members are actively and directly involved in solving those problems in a community-based, non-confrontational manner. Foot Patrols collaborate with the City's Crime Prevention Coordinators, police, neighborhood coalitions and associations, schools, parks personnel, and area businesses to help make sure that neighborhood problems receive a prompt and effective response. A Foot Patrol is a great...

East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Pre-order Native Plant Sale offers a variety of bare-root native trees, shrubs and groundcovers at just $2 or $3 each. Quantities are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-orders begin: Friday, January 4th Pre-orders end: Sunday, February 3rd Plant Pick-up Day will be Saturday, February 16th at the EMSWCD Office. Click here for more information!

What improvements are most important to you along the Foster Corridor in East Portland? The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is using a new online tool to engage the community on future public investments priorities along the Foster Corridor from the Powell/Foster split to 122nd Avenue. The PDC is asking you to spend an imaginary $500 on future improvements. Click here to give your input and spend your $500 .