News & Updates
First Round of Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grants Expand Community Partnerships and Innovative Solutions
We could not be more pleased to have one of the 42 projects funded through the first round of Future Ready Oregon Grant Funding. We will soon launch in East Multnomah…
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Rockwood CDC hosts a convergence of local, regional and national leaders in Rockwood, Oregon
Rockwood, OR – Last week, the Rockwood Community Development Corporation hosted Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Multnomah County…
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New Computers for our RELI students
Many people do not have the English language skills needed to succeed in our neighborhood. The Rockwood English Language Institute is the RCDC initiative that offers free English classes in…
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Celebrating recent growth at Rockwood CDC
We have grown significantly over the past two years. COVID has made it painfully obvious that the multicultural and multilingual population of East Multnomah County was not reached with government…
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Our Impact: 2020-2021
We have been living in exceptionally tumultuous times. The past two years have been especially challenging for communities like Rockwood. During this difficult season, the Rockwood CDC team has worked…
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About our Core Strategy and our Work
East Multnomah County sits outside of Portland. The income disparities are stark. Median Household Income is less than half of what it is in Portland. In just the past eight…
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Low Barrier Farmers Markets
Most farmers markets in the Portland metro area are considered “high-barrier.” This means that for farmers to sell their produce, it must be well packaged and, as a result, high…
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Bringing Vaccinations to the people of East Multnomah County
The 24-hour news cycle has been incredibly sad and exhausting recently. And frankly, we are all in need of some good news. We are so proud of how our team…
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Rockwood CDC receives support from Oregon Department of Human Services
We are honored to have received the following letter of support from the Oregon Department of Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Program. This support is in direct relation to our work…
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COVID-19 Update and Vaccination Clinic
COVID-19 has been hard for all of us. Here in Rockwood, this has been an especially challenging time for our community. Compared to all Oregonians, our neighbors have been…
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Will ‘opportunity zones’ help or hurt low-income neighborhoods?
Brad Ketch’s office is a community center that almost became a strip club instead. That narrowly averted future shows the kind of investment Rockwood has drawn in recent years. Desperately…
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