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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION: Sponsored by
Kaiser Permanente African American Professionals Association.
Includes soul food buffet dinner, entertainment by African and
gospel musicians, local vendors, prizes. RSVP with the number
of people in your party to whitney.b.pettigre@kp.org 6 p.m. – 8
p.m., Kaiser Peramente, 3704 N. Interstate Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
THE NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS
MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President Jo Ann
Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates and
current and future initiatives. This is an opportunity to connect
with Portland NAACP’s work in advancing racial justice in the
community. Noon – 2 p.m., Lloyd Center, North of Ice Skating,
former Deb’s retail store space.
GATEWAY GREEN COMMUNITY GATHERING AND OPEN HOUSE:
Join Portland Parks and Recreation for an open house to provide
input as we plan the next phase of the unique off-road cycling
destination. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., IRCO, 10301 NE Glisan St.
BLACK HISTORY UNITY GALA AND COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE:
World Stage Theater hosts the Annual Unity Gala featuring key-
note speaker, Jemele Hill, Co –Host of ESPN SC6. Visit the best
vendors and organizations in the community marketplace. 7
p.m., SEI, 3920 N. Kerby Ave.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND READING FAIR AND FAMILY STEM DAY:
Kappa Delta Pi and the University of Portland Education and
Outreach Center will be hosting this free event. Each child will
receive one free book upon attendance as well as a day full of
discovery in different kinds of fields. This is a free communi-
ty event. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., University of Portland, Chiles Center,
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPEN HOUSE: The Rebuilding Center, a
nonprofit that has been serving the community for 20 years,
will hold an open house for residents to share ideas on how the
organization can better serve the community. will be served,
participate in a scavenger hunt for a chance to win prizes. 4 p.m.
– 6 p.m., Rebuilding Center Commons, 3625 N. Mississippi Ave.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
GETTING TO HEALTH EQUITY: This is a free community event.
Guest speaker will be David R. Williams, Ph.D. M.P.H. Harvard
University. 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th
Ave.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
ALLEN TEMPLE C.M.E. CHURCH CELEBRATING 69TH CHURCH AN-
NIVERSARY: Theme “Built out of Living Stones.” Bishop C.T. Wells
Emmanuel Church will be the keynote speaker celebrating Allen
Temple C.M.E. anniversary at Family and Friends worship ser-
vice. 4 p.m., Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave.
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23
FAMILY – FRIENDLY LEARNING EXHIBIT: Visitors will receive
a first - hand look at the Reggio Emilia approach to education
which provides visibility to the values of its experience. 5 p.m.
– 9 p.m. One Convention Place, 701 Pike St. Floor 9, Seattle, WA
98101
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24
MORNING TREATS AND TWEETS: Are you interested in learning
about birding? Join Naturalist Ed Dominquez for a casual bird-
ing experience aimed at beginning and intermediate birders. We
start off by filling our cups with hot tea or coffee and a donut!
See Community Calendar on page 5
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Gov. Brown Visits Portland YouthBuilders
As part of the launch of the Governor’s new Future Ready Oregon initiative, Gov. Kate Brown Toured and met youth at Portland Youth
Builders (PYB) Feb. 19. PYB is an alternative school that offers the types of Next-Gen apprenticeship opportunities the Governor seeks
to replicate across the state. Following the tour, and in recognition of Black History Month, Gov. Brown also met with a group of diverse
entrepreneurs and tech start-up founders in a discussion moderated by WeWork community director Stephen Green. She is pictured
here with DeShawn, a student and aspiring musician she met at Portland YouthBuilders. DeShawn is learning how to use computer
technology to help make music. It’s these types of Next-Gen apprenticeship opportunities that we hope to replicate across the state
as part of our new job training initiative, Future Ready Oregon, which will help close the gap between the skills Oregon’s workers have
and the skills Oregon’s growing businesses need.
Portland News Briefs
City Hosts Forum on Public Safety
and the DOJ Settlement Agreement
The City of Portland will hold a forum on public
safety and the Settlement Agreement on February
28, 2018 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Bureau of Develop-
mental Services Building, Room 2500B, 1900 SW 4th
Ave.
This forum will be held monthly to update Portland
residents on the progress of the Settlement Agree-
ment and the creation of the Portland Committee on
Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP), and to con-
tinue the conversation with Portlanders about public
safety and police accountability. City Attorney Trac-
ey Reeve will provide an update on the City’s prog-
ress towards compliance with the Settlement Agree-
ment and Portland Chief of Police Danielle Outlaw
will provide an update from PPB. There will also be
an update on the creation of the Portland Committee
for Community-Engaged Policing.
PSU, Kaiser Permanente and
Portland Leadership Foundation
to offer $5,000 Scholarships for
Students Seeking Health Care
Careers
Attracting a diverse generation of doctors, nurs-
es and health professionals that reflects Portland’s
increasingly diverse population is the aim of a new
academic health scholarship created through a col-
laboration among Portland State University, Kaiser
Permanente and Portland Leadership Foundation.
Over the next five years, 100 PSU students will re-
ceive $5,000 Ignite scholarships to complete their
pre-health undergraduate education at PSU. This fall,
10 scholars will be selected.
Pre-health students take science-heavy courses to
prep for professional schools in medicine, dentistry,
nursing, pharmacy, allied health, optometry, physi-
cal therapy, occupational therapy, etc. Portland State
prepares over 3,000 pre-health students each year,
offering future health professionals rigorous science
classes and deep connections into the local health
care job market.
All current PSU pre-health students who have been
enrolled for at least two terms are eligible to apply for
the Ignite scholarship. Applications are now avail-
able to PSU students online, and the deadline to apply
is Feb. 28.
But the monetary award is just one part of the com-
prehensive social, career and academic supports that
scholarship recipients will receive as part of the pro-
gram. Through orientation events, mentorship op-
portunities and special courses, Ignite scholars will
receive a full suite of offerings to guide them through
the often complex pathway into a health career.
They’ll also be welcomed into a cohort of fellow stu-
dents that will shepherd them throughout their pre-
health journey.
Ignite scholars will be invited to engage with col-
leagues on campus — classmates, incoming students,
faculty and staff — and with health care and commu-
nity partners outside the school, including Kaiser
Permanente and Portland Leadership Foundation.
Another important component of the scholarship is
that recipients must be committed to mentoring oth-
ers.
Selection criteria for the scholarship include fi-
nancial need, as well as the applicant’s interest in the
mentorship and leadership aspect of the program.
Kaiser Permanente has contributed $250,000 to-
ward the scholarship portion of the program, plus
support of Portland Leadership Foundation’s role in
creating support offerings for Ignite scholars. The
project leaders hope to inspire other health care or-
ganizations to participate as well, so that even more
students may receive scholarships and that the pro-
gram can continue for years to come.
Seattle News Briefs
Major Jenny Durkan Announces
Pilot Program to Reduce Energy
Bills for Seattle Seniors
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced a new in-
novative joint pilot program by the Seattle Office of
Housing and Seattle City Light to help senior home-
owners stay warm while reducing their energy bills.
Under the pilot program, senior homeowners with
electric heat already receiving help with their utility
bills will be notified that they can now automatically
qualify for energy efficiency upgrades to their home
that provide additional utility bill savings, freeing
up resources to pay for other important household
needs.
As part of the pilot, the Office of Housing and Seat-
tle City Light will notify almost 800 senior homeown-
ers who participate in the Utility Discount Program
about their eligibility for energy-saving improve-
ments to their home. The improvements, such as in-
sulation and new heating systems, are made available
through the Office of Housing’s HomeWise weather-
ization program.
Seattle City Light will pay for 100 percent of the en-
ergy efficiency upgrades for homeowners eligible for
this pilot program. On average, a low-income house-
hold receiving energy efficiency improvements can
save $270 a year off their utility bill before utility dis-
counts are applied.
Since 1980, the Seattle Office of Housing, in con-
junction with Seattle City Light, has offered energy
efficiency upgrades, helping thousands of neighbors
See Briefs on page 5