Cuts & Checks Launch!
On April 4 we officially launched our Cuts & Checks program with a kickoff celebration at Champions Barbershop! Our Cuts & Checks barbershop program advances health equity and improves the cardiovascular health of African American men in Portland by: • Improving blood pressure control among African American men • Engaging African American men in health care services • Engaging barbers as advocates for community health Barbershops that participate in the program sign on by taking the…
Our Board is Growing!
In the past six months we’ve welcomed five new members to our Board of Directors. Each brings a unique set of skills, experience and perspective; they all bring a passion for health equity and a love of North by Northeast. (Pictured left to right) Avel Gordly: Avel served three terms as a state representative in the Oregon Legislature before her election, as the first African American woman, to the Oregon Senate in 1996. She is an organizer and activist as well as a beloved teacher and mentor.…
Our New Video: Rosetta on the Battlefield
We pride ourselves on greeting everyone who walks through our doors with a warm, North by Northeast welcome. Several times a week, staff member Rosetta Forbes takes that welcome on the road! As our Outreach and Enrollment Assistant, Rosetta spreads the word about North by Northeast, helps connect people to our primary care services and assists individuals and families in signing up for health insurance. She is passionate about ensuring community members have access to health coverage and great…
Thank you!
We were thrilled to be part of Willamette Week's Give!Guide again this year, and now we're thrilled to celebrate great success! Thanks to so many of you, we exceeded our goal of $35,000 and raised $36,916. We reconnected with lots of regular Give!Guide donors and met a bunch of generous new donors too. Thank you to all of our donors, Willamette Week and our corporate sponsor, Legacy Health.
Garlington Garden Community Event!
Please join North by Northeast Community Health Center, Cascadia Garlington Clinic and New Seasons Market (Williams) for an educational community event in our Garlington Wellness Garden! When: Thursday, October 16, 3 - 5 pm Where: Garlington Wellness Garden (Behind the Garlington Center at 3034 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd., between Morris & Monroe) We'll be highlighting the harvest of one of our more interesting crops - "Sunchokes" (or Jerusalem Artichokes) - with a cooking demonstration and tasty samples…
Welcome Rosetta and Misty!
Welcome to our two newest staff members, Rosetta Forbes and Misty Downey! Rosetta, our Outreach & Enrollment Assistant, first became involved with us in 2009 as a front desk volunteer. When we needed to hire an assister to help with health insurance enrollment earlier this year, Rosetta, a certified Community Health Worker and longtime neighborhood resident, was a natural fit. In addition to providing enrollment assistance, Rosetta spreads the word about North by Northeast far and wide through…