Grant Awards 2020–2023

Program Area # Grants Funded 3-Year Total
Early Childhood 16 $20,889,002
Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention 16 $12,291,411
Foster Care 12 $8,520,021
After School 21 $12,427,009 
Hunger Relief 11 $7,307,975
Mentoring 8 $6,738,031
Total Funds Granted 84 $68,173,449

 

Early Childhood Grants

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Child and Parent Success $1,489,641
Latino Network Junto Aprendemos $1,712,050
Metropolitan Family Service, Inc. Ready Set Go $404,594
Black Parent Initiative First 1,000 Days $503,902
Neighborhood House, Inc. Early Head Start $1,083,391
Native American Youth and Family Center Ten'as Sun Early Childhood Program $607,921
Albina Head Start, Inc. Head Start $2,025,000
David Douglas School District Nuestro Futuro $973,634
Albina Head Start, Inc. Early Head Start $2,025,000
Impact NW Parent Child Development Services $775,019
Morrison Child and Family Services Listos Para Aprender $1,721,062
Portland Public Schools Head Start $1,669,112
Mt Hood Community College Head Start $1,481,868
Mt Hood Community College Early Head Start $1,726,500
Hacienda Community Development Corporation Portland Niños $665,308
Morrison Child and Family Services Infant Early Childhood Mental Health $2,025,000
Early Childhood Total Funds Granted $20,889,002

 

Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Grants 

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention $1,054,815
Impact NW Parent Child Therapeutic Services $691,572
Lutheran Community Services Northwest Parenting in Portland $736,347
Pathfinders of Oregon Center for Family Success $948,266
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. Young Parent Program $474,526
Janus Youth Programs, Inc. SEEDS $762,170
Cares Northwest (assumed business name) Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center Trauma-Specific Therapy $622,644
Volunteers of America of Oregon, Inc. Family Relief Nursery $1,227,350
El Programa Hispano Catolico Parent-Child Intervention Program $703,102
Self Enhancement, Inc. Parent Engagement Services $421,802
Lifeworks NW Family and Community Alliance $647,477
Oregon Community Health Workers Association Community Education Worker Program $974,353
Lifeworks NW Children's Refief Nursery $1,609,193
Native American Youth and Family Center Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention $656,699
Volunteers of America of Oregon, Inc. Gateway Drop-In Childcare $459,595
Bridge Meadows Intergenerational Interventions $301,500
Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Total Funds Granted $12,291,411

 

Foster Care Grants 

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Immigrant and Refugee Foster Care $687,210
Janus Youth Programs, Inc. ECHO $600,324
The Contingent Know Me Now $509,176
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. Work Opportunities Training Program $364,198
Friends of the Children - Portland Portland Foster Care Services $780,128
New Avenues for Youth, Inc. Avenues to College $953,719
Native American Youth and Family Center Foster Care Support $1,002,965
Impact NW Safe & Together $1,049,805
Youth, Rights & Justice Schoolworks $648,763
The Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon Permanency Services $618,130
Latino Network Foster Care Support Program $669,154
Self Enhancement, Inc. Foster Care Program $636,449
Foster Care Total Funds Granted $8,520,021

 

After School Grants 

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization SUN Community Schools $388,062
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization INSPIRE $1,615,073
Metropolitan Family Service, Inc. SUN $453,937
Impact NW AKA Science $346,589
Latino Network Conexiones, Escalers, Collegio de Padres $1,399,309
Impact NW Urban Opportunities $422,527
Open School, Inc. Step Up $1,390,617
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. Afterschool Program $309,090
Neighborhood House, Inc. Connect Program $264,464
Our Just Future (Human Solutions, Inc.) Learn Links $592,005
Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras BRAVO Youth Orchestra $330,779
El Programa Hispano Catolico El Programa Hispano $578,459
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest Girls Inc $231,332
Native American Youth and Family Center Native Student Success $618,279
Our Just Future (Human Solutions, Inc.) Learn Links at Lilac Meadows $200,909
Ethos Inc. Music Corp $328,338
Hacienda Community Development Corporation Expresiones $586,472
R.E.A.P. REAP: Solutions $553,433
Self Enhancement, Inc. After School Program $1,235,274
Latino Network Studio Latino $231,818
Portland State University PSU Oregon MESA $350,243
After School Total Funds $12,427,009

 

Hunger Relief Grants 

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Hunger Relief $757,015
Metropolitan Family Service, Inc. Hunger Relief $478,029
Oregon Food Bank, Inc. School Based Food Programs $1,848,210
Janus Youth Programs, Inc. Village Gardens $430,225
Familias En Accion Latino Food Equity Program $547,584
Growing Gardens Growing Gardens $387,194
Neighborhood House, Inc. Mobile Food Delivery Service $255,197
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center: $277,254
Meals on Wheels People, Inc. Meals 4 Kids $1,916,358
Human Solutions, Inc. Learn Links Food Pantry $200,909
Sunshine Division, Inc. Community Transitional School $210,000
Hunger Relief Total Funds Granted $7,307,975

 

Mentoring Grants

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Refugee & Immigrant Mentoring $1,125,913
Latino Network Padrinos Portland $772,494
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. School-based Mentoring Program $445,488
Pathfinders of Oregon Pathfinders Network Mentoring Inside Out $463,635
Native American Youth and Family Center College Preparation Mentoring Program $530,798
Camp Fire Columbia Camp Fire Middle School Program $1,489,145
Friends of the Children - Portland Friends of the Children $1,597,047
College Possible College Access Program $313,511
Mentoring Total Funds Granted $6,738,031

 

Small Grants Fund

Grantee Organization Program Name 3-Year Grant Amount
A.Y.C.O. (African Youth and Community Organization) Afterschool program for East African youth with disabilities. Tutoring, sports, and nature-based field trips led by Cultural Navigators. Occupational Therapist supports student needs in afterschool program. $156,000
Camp Elso STEAMED education and nature-based camps for youth K-5 and 6-8, and a program for teens that provides leadership training, as well as the opportunity to become Camp Guides and teach the younger kids. $157,000
Portland Tennis & Education Long-term afterschool program with academic, fitness, social-emotional components. Year-round activities including afterschool and summer camp activities. $157,000
Brown Girl Rise Mentoring offered to non-white girls and non-binary femmes 7-17. Create a youth board to plan curriculum and conduct program evaluation and monitoring activities. $57,000
Elevate Oregon Black and Latinx culturally specific youth mentoring in Parkrose. Emphasis on post-secondary education. In-school character building curriculum offered and afterschool activities with Teacher Mentors. $144,000
Ethiopian & Eritrean Cultural Resource Center Mentoring for newly arrived refugee youth from Ethiopia & Eritrea. The youth in this program have been in the country 1-3 years. Individual mentoring (socially distanced when possible) and groups online. Families receive wraparound support. $85,000
Urban Gleaners Food is gleaned and distributed to families. Additional food purchased from local farmers. Foods prepared for families in need. Distribution sites located in high poverty, high BIPOC areas. Millions of pounds of food diverted from landfills. $100,000
Native Wellness Institute Indigenous-centered afterschool programming for Head Start through high school. Learning the teachings of canoes. Year-round program with a summer canoe journey. $144,000
Total Allocated $1,000,000