Our COVID-19 Response
We hope you are all staying safe, taking care of yourselves and your families, and helping keep our entire community healthy by following the advice and guidance of experts and local authorities during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. We’re doing a lot at North by Northeast to combat the spread of COVID-19 and help keep all those who rely on us healthy and safe. We’ve been working to keep our patients safe by switching as many appointments as we can to telehealth visits. As a trusted…
Thank You!
We're grateful to everyone who supported us in 2019 – individuals, families, faith communities, small and large businesses, foundations, health systems and more! See our most recent newsletter here for a full list of donors. A special thank you to the following for grants awarded in 2019: - Capacity-building grants from Cambia Health Foundation, the City of Portland, PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement and Oregon Community Foundation enabled us to continue our expansions in…
Our New Mission Statement
North by Northeast has a new mission statement! Our mission, vision and commitment to Black health have remained steadfast over the past 14 years. As the healthcare landscape, our city and our state have changed around us, our programs and services have had to adapt. We realized in 2019 that our mission statement needed updating to better reflect what we do, and why and how we do it. With input from NxNE's staff, board and Patient Wellness Council, we're proud to share our new mission statement,…
Mr. Washington’s Story
North by Northeast patient John “Bubba” Washington is a successful entrepreneur, community advocate, father of four, grandfather of two and former foster parent of over 24 young people. He owns and operates Flossin Media, a multicultural marketing and media production agency based in Portland that includes Flossin magazine, TV, outreach and events. He also serves as Chair of the Soul District Business Association. In 2012, Mr. Washington found himself “trapped between a rock and a hard…
Expungement Forms
We hope to reschedule our cancelled March 19 Expungement Clinic in partnership with Multnomah Public Defender for later this summer. In the meantime, you can access Multnomah Public Defender's record expungement assistance by downloading, filling out and submitting the forms below. Please follow instructions on the form for how to submit them. Expungement Clinic Forms
Sharing our Racial Equity Policy
After a year of reflection, hard work and discussion, writing, reviewing, more writing and more reviewing, we are proud to share our newly adopted Racial Equity Policy. As an organization committed to culturally-specific care focused on African American health, we have worked diligently over the past 13+ years to ensure our clinic is an affirming, safe and welcome space for African American community members. Over these years, we have established specific policies, procedures and approaches that…