News & Updates
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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The Sunrise Center is a Portland Area Warming Shelter
According to the latest forecasts, our region is facing an extended period of snow and frigid temperatures, starting this weekend and worsening next week. Those are conditions that bring a…
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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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A Conversation about Rockwood
By: Brad Ketch What started out as a conversation to kill time while my nurse checked my vitals, turned into a riveting 15-minute conversation about the complexity of poverty in…
Read MoreBringing 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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Multnomah County Holds Press Event about Vaccinations at The People’s Market at Rockwood
On Thursday, July 22 Multnomah County held a press event encouraging vaccinations, especially in the BIPOC community. This event took place alongside The People’s Market at Rockwood at the Sunrise…
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What in the world is community development?
Here at the Rockwood Community Development Corporation, we often hear the question: “What in the world is community development?” To answer this question, we think it’s best to start with…
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The People’s Market at Rockwood
The Rockwood Food Systems Collaborative and Play, Grow, Learn have launched the The People’s Market at Rockwood. This market, located at the Sunrise Center, is an incubator market centering Black…
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Article: Rockwood CDC to open family shelter with $7 million state grant (Gresham Outlook)
From the Gresham Outlook “East Multnomah County is receiving a Project Turnkey grant of nearly $7 million to acquire and convert a 75-room motel into a COVID-respite shelter for anyone…
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Oregon Community Foundation Awards Nearly $7 Million to Rockwood CDC to Bring Critical Help to One of the Most Underserved Areas of Multnomah County
Gresham, Ore. – May 28, 2021 Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) today announced that Rockwood Community Development Corporation (Rockwood CDC) will receive a Project Turnkey grant of nearly $7 million for…
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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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