SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS INC
7688 SW CAPITOL HWY ROOM 5, Portland, OR 97219 www.swni.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: City of Portland Office of Community and Civic Life (Civic Life)Grant ($297,414 and Civic Life Small Grants ($17,179): Base program funding is provided through a grant from Civic Life to strengthen community involvement and increase the number and diversity of people participating in neighborhood activities. Grant funds support and maintain an accessible office in the community; provide a communication network (monthly newspaper with distribution to 9,300 homes and one annual mailing to 34,000 homes, website, E-newsletter, social media accounts and documents management); Organizational support; training and skill building. During the fiscal year SWNI helped host 34 free community events, 25 ongoing monthly meetings, and maintained 57 active community partnerships. Civic Life Neighborhood Small Grants Funding:During the fiscal year SWNI administered 19 neighborhood/community small grant projects with the following goals: Increase the number and diversity of people involved and engaged in their communities and neighborhoods; Strengthen neighborhood and community capacity to build community leadership; Identify neighborhood participants with skills, relationships and partnerships that help SWNI acheive its goals; and, increase community and neighborhood impact on public decisions and community life. The Small Grants programs priority is to engage historically under-represented and under-served individuals and groups within our community.

Watershed Resource Center (WRC) -located inside SWNIs office- inspires awareness nad action on behalf of watershed health in Portland. The center works through a parnership between SWNI and the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). The BES grant supports neighborhood stewardship groups providing education, outreach and community involvement for watership projects. The WRC publishes educational articles on ways residents can improve the health of local watersheds and share volunteer opportunities. The WRC hosts an annual open house for BES to share projects in progress in southwest Portland.The WRC received a partnership funding grant through West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (WMSWCD) allowing SWNI to hire part time staff to support programs and projects that educate, inspire, and increase capacity for restoration on public and private property. Stormwater workshops educate residents on how to reduce stormwater runoff, improve stream health, reduce flooding, and learn landscaping options.

Neighbor Associations (NAs) Work to develop a sense of community and comment on issues that impact neighborhood livability. NAs are also about having fun and getting to know neighbors at community events. This past fiscal year, five NAs raised funds necessary to partner with Portland Parks and Recreation to host free movies in parks events. All NAs hosted National Night Out parties in August. Four NAs raised funds to file land use appeals. Several NAs raised funds to purchase street sign caps to create a sense of place. Other activities included building pedestrian trails, ivy removal, planting native plants and supporting neighborhood emergency preparedness presentations. All NAs hosted National Nights Out parties August or summer picnics.

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