By Sara Berglund | Fund Development Vice President
Our community committees have been hard at work to make an impact in our local community this past quarter.
Our Stop Human Trafficking committee worked with Multnomah County CSEC and other community partners to organize and execute Connect PDX, an amazingly successful educational conference to engage existing
organizations in a collective impact model to end human trafficking in the Northwest. Collective impact involves a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants,building and utilizing a dedicated backbone organization. The net result of Connect PDX is the potential to create an area-wide focused effort among all organizations working in collaboration with one another to maximize our combined resources. The conference brought together 71 members of diverse organizations in the Portland area that work to end human trafficking.
The Volunteer in Portland committee has been developing a job skills training workshop to be used with many populations, including survivors of domestic violence at our community partners Raphael House and
Bradley Angle House. The goal is to help these women regain confidence and to articulate their skills within a job
search as they rebuild their lives. We held our first training with Raphael House in October that was very well
received. We also kicked off a new partnership with Children’s Book Bank. Our volunteers collectively logged 22 hours toward preparing book bundles for children in need within the Portland public school system. We also assisted our other non-profit community partners, Children’s Relief Nursery and Girls Inc., by providing volunteer hours for their fundraising events.
Healthy Habits Healthy Kids helped to execute a successful community fair at Reedville elementary with over 150 families in attendance to spread the message of making positive choices for healthy eating and
living. They are currently coordinating with 4-H and Alpenrose to plan the Christmas in Dairyville event, which will
have a focus on education and leadership opportunities for kids.
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