Neighborhood Partnerships Inc.
Portland, OR
NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS, INC. (NP OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS AN OREGON NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1989 WHOSE MISSION IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS OREGON TO DEVELOP HUMAN-CENTERED AND EMERGENT SOLUTIONS TO IMMEDIATE HARMS, AND TO POWER LIBERATORY AND TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE THROUGH ORGANIZING, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND NARRATIVE CHANGE. NP CENTERS THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY RACIAL, HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, DIRECTING OUR ENERGY AND RESOURCES TOWARD BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER, KNOWLEDGE, AND CAPACITY.THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.NP ENGAGES IN: - POLICY AND ADVOCACY; AND ORGANIZING; - ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND CONSUMER JUSTICE; - ADMINISTERING THE OREGON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA) INITIATIVE; - HOUSING JUSTICE AND STABILITY; - NARRATIVE CHANGE; - OTHER INITIATIVES.