News & Updates
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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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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Initiative Spotlight: Grandma’s Hands warm tummies and souls
Rockwood cooking and food program celebrates Black cuisine and family tradition. Our Grandma’s Hands initiative was highlighted in The Gresham Outlook. Willie Chambers’ heart was touched as he watched his…
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Once again, no relief for Rockwood
The Oregonian’s article on OHA Relief funding: By his calculations, a total of $177 million has been distributed statewide. (That does not include the $62 million for Black Oregonians in…
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Black Grandmothers Feed their Communities, and Pass on Food Traditions
On a recent Saturday night in September, Mildred Braxton did something she never thought she’d do: she taught 20 or so others how to make succotash and steamed collard greens…
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NAACP hosts rally in Rockwood to share stories of life as a black man
GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) – Saturday afternoon leaders from the black community met in the Rockwood Neighborhood in Gresham. They held a rally to share stories and the perspective of a…
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Rockwood: Staying active, healthy in quarantine
Nonprofit Play Grow Learn distributes family boxes to support homeless, foster kids in region. Read the article at Pamplin Media Group
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