Foodshare Fund Northeast, a project of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN), is in full swing. For the second year they are providing matching funds for neighbors using food stamps to buy fresh, local food at the King Farmers Market. This year, in response to a growing and urgent need, they’ve expanded the program. Nearly one in five Oregonians are now receiving food stamps, 39% of them children. Foodshare Fund NE provides funds from the community — businesses, community groups, neighbors — to match food stamps spent dollar for dollar, up to $10 per week. Last year, the average match was $234 per Sunday. This year it has been $896.
Solar Power in Eliot: A diary
Written by Shara Alexander
SolarCity- So Far, So Good
In late March we contacted Solarize Northeast to see whether it was feasible to put solar panels on our roof. SolarCity was the contractor selected by Solarize Northeast to do the installation and technical support. The company started in Australia, but is currently the leading residential installer in the U.S. The competition in solar installation is strong and you do get the sense as a residential customer that you are being wooed, but I was given the information I needed from SolarCity without too much sales pressure.
Eliot Oral History Project
Written By Laurie Simpson
The Eliot Oral History Project has concluded their spring interview series. The project, sponsored by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Eliot Neighborhood Association, brought elders together with students from Boise Eliot’s middle school class to record stories about the Eliot Neighborhood.
Students were asked to reflect on the experience. Here is what they said:
King Farmers Market Reopens May 2
The King Farmers Market will open its second season on Sunday, May 2, at 10:00 am at NE 7th and Wygant. The market will continue every Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm, through October 31.
Oral History Project Starting
The Eliot Neighborhood Association and Boise-Eliot School are about to begin the Eliot Oral History Project! This project will bring Boise-Eliot middle school students together with Eliot residents to listen and record their stories and piece together an oral history and walking tours of the neighborhood.
LUC Minutes 2009-10-12
LUC Minutes 2009-09-21
Board Meeting Minutes 2008-12-08
Board Meeting Minutes 2008-11-10
ABC’s of Land Use Workshop
Are you interested in finding out more about the City of Portland Land Use process? If so attend the “ABC’s of Land Use Workshop” on January 24th.
Eliot Neighborhood 