Oregon Consumer Justice donates $1.7 million to 26 Oregon nonprofits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon Consumer Justice, an Oregon nonprofit with a mission of advancing consumer protection, has donated more than $1.7 million in emergency response grants, supporting 26 Oregon nonprofit organizations that in turn assist communities across the state in both rural and urban areas.
In determining the grant recipients, Oregon Consumer Justice implemented a trust-based philanthropy model, which uses trust as a starting point to break down the traditional power dynamic between funder and grantee and build relationships based on transparency, dialogue and mutual learning. Trust-based grants place the responsibility of due diligence on the grantmaker rather than the grant seeker and simplify and streamline paperwork to remove unnecessary burdens and barriers for grantees.
Metro poised to build more affordable housing than promised February 26 2021
President Lynn Peterson also talks about economic development and transportation during her State of the Region address.
Metro is on track to house more people than originally promised with the affordable housing bond approved by voters in the region in 2018.
Metro President Lynn Peterson delivered the good news during her annual State of the Region address to the City Club of Portland on Friday, Feb. 26. Although the elected regional government promised to build 3,900 units of affordable housing, Peterson said more than half that number 2,100 units already are being funded by only one-third of the bond funds that have been committed.
February 25 2021
Kyle Odell was being transported on a warrant when a Portland Police Bureau squad car crashed, according to a lawsuit.
A ride in the back of a Portland Police Bureau squad car left a man suffering from serious injuries after the police officer at the wheel crashed, according to a new lawsuit seeking $1.7 million in damages from the city.
Portland resident Kyle Odell, 28, was being transported to the downtown jail on a misdemeanor warrant on Jan. 18, 2020, when the squad car driven by Officer Peter Gill hopped the sidewalk and careened into a sign and telephone pole on eastbound Southeast Holgate Boulevard, the suit says.
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