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…
A Letter from our New Board Chair
Dear NxNE family, Earlier this fall I had the great privilege of saying “Yes!” to serving as the next Board Chair of North by Northeast Community Health Center. It’s hard to believe that it was only a year and a half ago that Dr. Jill and Suzy invited me to join the board. I jumped at the opportunity then to join this exciting team of dedicated individuals, and it has turned out to be an even greater experience than I expected it would be. I have enjoyed the chance to effect real…
It’s Give!Guide Time!
We're thrilled to be included again this year with 151 other amazing Portland nonprofits in the Willamette Week Give!Guide. The goal of the Give!Guide is to engage young Portlanders in giving back to the community and build a culture of active citizenship. For North by Northeast, the Give!Guide is a great way to reconnect with longtime donors, meet new donors who agree that Black Health Matters, and raise money to carry on our work into the new year! Here's how it works: Step 1: Browse the…
New Developments in Cuts and Checks
Our Cuts and Checks barbershop blood pressure program continues to grow with some exciting new developments! We launched our second Community Health Training for Student Barbers at Champions Barbering Institute in July. Champions is now requiring all their barbering students to go through NxNE’s training, and we’re thrilled to reach even more of Portland’s future barbers through this unique partnership. The Influential Grooming Lounge (below left) joined our Cuts and Checks program last…
A Welcome and a Farewell
In July we said goodbye to our longtime Medical Assistant, Tiara Williams. Tiara joined NxNE in 2016 as a part-time MA, part-time student at Portland State University, Army Medic in the National Guard and mom to an energetic two-year-old! She leaves NxNE with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science/Spanish and as the mom of a kindergartener, headed to the Middle East on deployment. Our staff and patients will miss her big laugh, her persistence and thoroughness, and her honesty, but we’ll see…
Community Supper Celebration
What a night! What a community! What a family! Thank you to all who came out and supported North by Northeast Community Health Center at our third annual Community Supper on May 18. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and hundreds of individuals, we raised over $180,000! At this year’s Community Supper, we had the privilege of sharing the stories of the many partners in our work. Community Care Director Sharetta Butcher highlighted the partnerships with our Cuts & Checks barbershops,…