Category Archives: Community Involvement

Portland Education Summit February 7th

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From the City of Portland:

The Education Summit is focused on building communities, and ultimately neighborhoods that thrive. The theme of this year’s Portland regional education summit focuses on creating an educational renaissance within every neighborhood in Multnomah County. Systemic challenges require looking beyond the confines of the school building, and working in partnership with the surrounding community. From K-12 and higher education leaders, community activists and parents, to transportation pioneers, business executives and housing advocates, all citizens need to be involved if we are to transform our neighborhoods to benefit all youth.

February 7th 8:00am-2:30pm @ Self Enhancement, Inc.
FREE and Open to the public
Register at http://pdxedsummit.eventbrite.com

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King Mural Proposal Chosen by PSU

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The King Mural Project proposal, on behalf of King Neighborhood Association, was chosen by the PSU community development colloquium. A group of graduate students from Portland State University’s Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning will be working to shape and define the scope of the project, partners involved, timeline, and other factors.

The envisioned project is a collaboration between one or more nonprofit groups that serve youth, one or more muralists, the King Neighborhood Association, and other interested community groups. The idea is that a group of King teens will receive paid employment to work with an experienced muralist to create a mural within King.

The PSU students will be working to answer these questions:
-which community groups wish to be involved?
-are there enough teens in King interested in being involved?
-where should the mural be sited?
-what grants are applicable?
-what is the overall budget?
-which artists will be involved?
-what role will each community group play, including the KNA?
-what is the overall timeline?

A rough timeline: research into these questions, and others, will take place between now and the end of the school year; grant-writing and planning to continue fall/winter 2011/12; actual project started not until summer of 2012.

PPB Seeks Citizens to Ride Along

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Officer Ryan Bren addresses KNA

King Officer Bren

At the last meeting of the King Neighborhood Association, King patrol officer Ryan Bren reiterated his invitation for neighbors to participate in ride alongs with the him as he patrols our neighborhood. By doing so, people can get a first hand perspective of policing in our community and share their concerns directly with an officer working directly on the street.

King Representative, Irek Wielgosz, spoke highly of his experience taking part in a ride-along in the past. He recommended that others take part. By being out on the street with the officer, issues that may go unnoticed by the officer as he drives by in a patrol car can be brought to the officer’s attention and given context.

You can arrange a ride along by contacting Officer Bren at ryan.bren@portlandoregon.gov or by calling the North Precinct at 503-823-5700.

Got Ideas? Get Money to Build Your Own Portland

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From the City of Portland:

A pool of money is available for community based projects initiated, designed and run by youth 21 and under. The Youth Action Grants Program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to any youth in Portland who want to take action that makes Our Bill of Rights: Children + Youth a reality!

CLICK HERE to view the grants guidelines & sample application.
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