Program areas at North Portland Community Works
Camp Elso (Experence Life Science Outdoors)Camp Elso is an Oregon based non-profit organization providing outdoor science camps for youth of color to experience life and science outdoors.Mission: Empowering youth of color to explore the possiblilities of careers in science fields by exposure to unique outdoor learning opportunities while nurturing a love for the outdoors. Major programs include the Way Finders summer program to take children on a series of envoronmental STEAM based excursions emphasizing life schience, ecology community and cultural history.Camp ELSO activities in this period were greatly restricted by the Covid-19 pandemic.During this period the organization succeeded in estabilishing it s ongoing funding sources and obtaining a 501(c)3 designation.See: www.elsoinc.org and contact
[email protected]Brown Girl Rise Brown Girl Rise s Mission is to cultivate a sisterhood of girls of color who reclaim their connection to body, community, land, health and creativity to cultivate a just future where we all rise together. Two initial cohort programs have been established for girls in the 3-5th grade and 6-8th grade. Meeting bi-weekly topics include social justice movements, STEM, reproductive health, arts and design, gardening and cultural foodways. Brown Girl rise programs during this period were greatly reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic. See: www.BrownGirlRise.org or email
[email protected]Metro North Portland Vanport Legacy Enhancement Grants The story of Vanport, once Oregon s second largest city and the center of North Portland, is one of historic loss, the power of nature, a rich multicultural community, tragic displacement and resiliency. In honor of this legacy, these grants are for programs and projects building community for all North Portlanders. In partnership with METRO and North Portland Community Works administration provided small grants in this period to: Latino Net, YaYa Resources, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Vanport Mosaic, Hollywood Senior Center, Community of Hope, Brown Hope, Vanport Placemarking, Roosevelt HS Band,YOUTH, Growing Gardens, Viva La Free and Future Prairie. See: NPNSCommunity.org