We work in Oregon’s poorest community to help provide pathways for Rockwood residents to move from poverty to prosperity by: - Expanding the supply of affordable housing; - Stimulating and supporting economic development; - Increasing access to healthcare and encouraging healthy behavior; - Creating and sustaining public-private partnerships; - Aligning the strategies and resources of the educational, faith-based, governmental, capital, social service, business, and healthcare sectors. About Rockwood: As a historically neglected and under-invested community, Rockwood’s 40,000 residents have a life expectancy that is 10-years shorter than other parts of the Portland Metro area. We facilitate collaborative solutions with neighbors and local leaders that provide pathways for Rockwood residents to thrive educationally, economically, and relationally. Our Core Values: We are personally invested in the community - Everyone involved in our work either lives in the community or is in relationship with our low-income neighbors. We will never leave the table - We are here for the long term, even when things are difficult. We are committed to reconciliation - We pursue people who are disconnected and invite them into relationships rooted in humility, listening, and learning. We build bridges, not armies - Everything we do is built on an ethic of inclusion, diversity, and justice.
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First day of our inaugural conference is done, and . . . WOW!
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So proud to show you [most of] our current team at the Community Development Corporation of Oregon. This highly diverse group of committed people engaged with 70,000 of our neighbors in the past 12 months. Together, we are making Oregon's poorest community a place where everyone can learn, earn and belong.
We are excited about winning $780,000 in funding from the USDA's "Increasing Land, Capital and Market Access Program"! We are just one of 50 projects in the US, and the top one that is referenced on their press release. We're going to use the dough to purchase the land that we are currently leasing. Right now, immigrant and refugee farmers are sub-leasing from us. Eventually, we hope to develop a way for the farmers to share ownership so that they can build wealth. https://lnkd.in/ggNSCURb