Join the Portland NE Neighborhood Violence Prevention Committee to learn about current trends in violence affecting youth, crime prevention tips, and information. Help determine next steps for keeping communities safe. Come to the first meeting, and be part of the solution!

Tuesday May 15, 2012 from 6:00-8:00pm at Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby, Hospitality Blazer Room. For more information, contact Antoinette Edwards .

In recent months, a team of urban planning students at PSU has been working with the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods to develop a Community Disaster Preparedness Plan. One action we have identified is locating community information hubs in each neighborhood. If traditional communication methods were to fail after a disaster these hubs will help facilitate the flow of information between neighborhoods and ultimately from the neighborhood and coalition to the city and beyond.  We have developed criteria for siting these hubs, but it relies on local knowledge only those familiar with the neighborhood can provide.

Please come join us at the May 16th Woodlawn Neighborhood Association meeting at Woodlawn Methodist Church where we will begin identifying possible hub locations. Your input is needed!

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and Concordia University are co-hosting a mayoral and city council candidates’ forum focused on education on Thursday, March 22nd, at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Mayoral Candidates: Eileen Brady, Jefferson Smith, and Charlie Hales
Council Candidates: Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan, Steve Novick, Teressa Raiford, Mark White, Jeri Williams
Moderator: Keith Thomajan
Where: Lobby of the George R. White Library & Learning Center, Concordia University 2811 NE Holman, Portland, OR
For additional info, please visit www.necoalition.org or call 503-823-4575.

Minutes of the General and Board Meetings are public, and are now available through our Google Docs page. You can access them here.

The Woodlawn Neighborhood Association board of directors meets the first Wednesday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The agenda for these meetings typically focuses on planning, budgeting, and community projects.  They are open to all neighborhood residents and people who work or own businesses in Woodlawn. Click here for the meeting location.

NECN and Concordia University are co-hosting two forums featuring Mayoral and City Council Candidates. The first will be Tuesday, February 28th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Concordia University’s Hagen Campus Center (2nd floor), 2800 NE Holman Street, Portland (map).

The first event will focus on community livability issues such as jobs, transportation, safety and other requirements for thriving, healthy communities for all.

For every dollar you save in an Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) you get two extra dollars, to be used for home purchase or repair, college education, and more.  Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives is holding an open house on Tuesday, February 21st, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at their main office at 6329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland.

Interested residents should bring with them current and complete proof of income for the last two months as well as information about assets (car, house, savings) and liabilities (loans, mortgage, debt or bills). For more information about what to bring, or if you have questions, call (503) 288-2923.

To get an idea if you may be eligible, take the quiz here.

Board meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month from 7:00- 8:30 p.m. The agenda for these meetings typically focuses on planning, budgeting, and community projects.  They are open to all neighborhood residents and people who work or own businesses in Woodlawn. Location: Woodlawn Community Resource Center in the Woodlawn Methodist Church, 1425 NE Dekum St. Enter the west door and head up the stairs and down the hallway.

Make a plan, Build a kit, Get trained:
Red Cross Disaster Preparedness training for Woodlawn neighbors

Woodlawn Neighborhood Association invites residents to learn about how to prepare for a disaster. Join us at Classic Foods, 817 NE Madrona, January 18 from 7-8:30p.m. Child care and refreshments will be provided. Details here.

Please note that this training is instead of our usual monthly meeting.

We’d like to know how many people are coming, especially if you would like child care.  Please register with Sheila Hale. Thanks!