NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS INC
2501 SW FIRST AVE 120, PORTLAND, OR 97201 neighborhoodpartnerships.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS, INC. (NP OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS AN OREGON NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1989 TO HARNESS THE STATE'S EXISTING SPIRIT OF INGENUITY TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OREGONIANS. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.NP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A BETTER OREGON WHERE WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, STABILITY, AND WHAT WE NEED TO THRIVE. FOR US, THIS BEGINS WITH FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND A STABLE, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME. WE WORK STATE-WIDE AND OUR WORK CENTERS BUILDING SYSTEMIC, LONG-TERM CHANGE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING ON LOW INCOMES AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.NP ENGAGES IN: - POLICY AND ADVOCACY - FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE - MANAGEMENT OF THE OREGON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INITIATIVE

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS WORKS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR OREGONIANS WITH LOWER INCOMES, THROUGH ADMINISTRATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTICULATION OF PROGRAMS AND POLICIES WHICH INCREASE HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL STABILITY AND RESILIENCE.

OREGON IDA INITIATIVE: NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS SERVES AS THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE STATE OF OREGON'S IDA INITIATIVE. IDAs ARE A STATE INVESTMENT IN BUILDING FINANCIAL ASSETS AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING ON LOW INCOMES AND NO OR VERY LOW ASSETS TO BUILD HOPE, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND THE ASSETS NEEDED TO THRIVE. THE IDA INIATIVE PROVIDES MATCHED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS THAT BOOST THE POWER OF A PARTICIPANT'S OWN INCOME AND SAVINGS, BY MATCHING EACH DOLLAR SAVED ANYWHERE FROM 1:1 TO 1:5. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, AND FINANCIAL COACHING THAT MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND SUPPORTS THEM REACHING THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS. IDAs OPEN UP PATHWAYS OF OPPORTUNITY AND CREATE MODELS OF ECONOMIC SUCCESS IN OREGON COMMUNITIES. IDA SAVERS BUY HOMES, START BUSINESSES, GO TO TRADE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, OR MEET ANOTHER FINANCIAL GOAL THAT HELPS SET THEM ON MORE STABLE FINANCIAL FOOTING. IT'S THIS ASSET ACCUMULATION THAT PROVIDES OUR SAVERS THE SECURITY AND SPACE THEY NEED TO LOOK AHEAD, TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019, NP RECEIVED $5,987,409 IN DONATIONS FOR THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH WERE ALLOCATED IN 2020 TO HELP OVER 800 ADDITIONAL OREGONIANS WITH LOW INCOMES ACROSS THE STATE INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. IDAs HAVE BEEN OPENED IN 35 OF OREGON'S 36 COUNTIES AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,500 INDIVIDUALS SAVING IN AN IDA.

POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS' POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WE BUILD ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DECISION MAKERS AND WITH COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY POLICY DECISIONS, AND INSPIRE THEM WITH A PASSION FOR ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND HOUSING JUSTICE. RESEARCH, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION ARE USED TO DEVELOP NP'S PROPOSALS. NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS ACTS AS A CONVENER FOR THE STATEWIDE HOUSING ALLIANCE AS WELL AS OTHER GROUPS. TOGETHER, WE ADVOCATE FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND POLICIES TO BENEFIT ALL OUR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE OF NP'S WORK TO BRING DIVERSE PARTIES TOGETHER, WE HAVE SEEN A REMARKABLE SHIFT IN ATTENTION TO HOUSING NEEDS AND A NEW COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING CRITICAL FUNDING STREAMS FOR COMMUNITIES. NP'S WORK ON ECONOMIC JUSTICE ALSO FUELS THIS POLICY WORK, AND HELPS US DEVELOP, TEST, AND PROMOTE STRATEGIES THAT WORK ACROSS SYSTEMS AND TRADITIONAL FUNDING STREAMS.

RE:CONFERENCE:OUR ANNUAL RE:CONFERENCE IS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERS. SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE CAREFULLY PLANNED TO PROVIDE A MIX OF IDEAS, INSPIRATION, TRAINING, CELEBRATION OF PROGRESS, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVIITIES AT THIS EVENT.

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