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Verde is by and of low-income communities and communities of color. We were born in NE Portland’s Cully Neighborhood, a neighborhood with more than its share of poverty, and less than its share of environmental assets.
Portland could backfill budget gaps with funds voters designated for climate response
OPINION: 100% clean energy makes Oregon more livable for everyone
With passage of PCEF, an $80 million boost for bikes and climate-friendly transportation
City of Portland presents $750M climate investment plan
Portland approves 5-year, $750 million climate action plan
Green Initiative: Stormwater project in Rainier creates environmental benefits
City of Portland presents $750M climate investment plan
Aire acondicionado gratutio disponibles para personas vulnerables
May heat wave highlights further need for climate change adaptation in Oregon
EPA grant funds environmental justice efforts in Pacific Northwest
Bill in Oregon would boost the state's tree canopy to fight climate change
These programs are reclaiming the Black and Brown roots of environmental justice in Oregon
Tolls are coming to Portland-area freeways, and even tolling fans worry they’ll stack up
“We Are the Original Conservationists” Reclaiming the Black and Brown roots of environmental justice
BIPOC environmental groups in Oregon chart a different path for Earth Day
PCEF Awards Another $6.3 Million to Install Cooling Units in the Homes of Vulnerable Portlanders
Portland environmental nonprofit delivers cooling units for those in need
Celebrating Environmental Leaders: Mateo Fletes // Celebrando a los Líderes Medioambientales: Mateo Fletes
In April, Verde Landscape Crew Supervisor Mateo Fletes celebrated 11 years working at Verde! We cannot thank him enough for the mentorship and passion he brings to the Verde team.
Asset Transfer from Enhabit kick-starts Affordable Small Home Program
Verde and Enhabit share goals of advancing Affordable Small Homes, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), as one strategy to address the region’s affordable housing crisis. Enhabit is an Oregon non-profit dedicated to energy efficiency and, more recently, ADU’s. To help accelerate the development of affordable ADU programs envisioned by citywide community-based collaborators, Enhabit is providing its resources, designs, and engagement tools to Verde, a leader in catalyzing equity-first community building strategies.
Empowering Green Leaders to take Action // Empoderando Líderes Verdes para Tomar Acción
Everyone should have access to the tools and information they need in order to make the changes they want to see in their communities.
“When you attend programs [like Lideres Verdes] you learn that you have a power. You have the power to organize more people and make changes for your community,” said Melecia Torres, a 2019 Lideres Verdes participant, “It’s called empowerment.”
Students Dig Deep to Combat Climate Change
This winter, neighborhood youth are learning to confront climate change and displacement in their community; and it all begins with a garden.
J’hane and Cierra hop on a yellow school bus with the other Multnomah Youth Corps (MYC) students once a week to join Verde and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council in building rain gardens on the properties of low-income homeowners.
Verde launches new solar energy after school program in Cully neighborhood!
In response to The Living Cully Community Energy Plan, Verde and Hacienda CDC’s after school program Expresiones have teamed up to launch a pilot Solar energy curriculum here in the Cully Neighborhood.
Bienvenidos a Raina!
Verde welcomes Raina Brot-Goldberg to our outreach team, our second Confluence Environmental Center AmeriCorps member. Raina will be working closely with our Education Coordinator Nestor Campos to support our youth programs. You will see her around coordinating our annual Cully Critter Cruise, leading field trips to the Columbia Slough natural areas, building solar panels with Cully youth, and rebooting the Club Aves neighborhood birding group!
¡Hoy, celebramos! ¡Mañana, pa’lante!
Thanks to supporters like you, we have many election victories to celebrate!
Just minutes after the polls closed, local news agencies announced the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, Measure 26-201, passed by a strong margin: 63% to 35%! This is truly a historic achievement by communities of color in coalition with mainstream environmental organizations, faith institutions, neighborhood associations, and more.
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