COVID-19 Resources
RENT, UTILITIES & FINANCIAL RESOURCES Black Resilience Fund, for Black community members: https://www.blackresiliencefund.com/ Oregon Worker Relief Fund, for undocumented immigrants: https://www.workerrelief.org/find-a-navigator/ St. Vincent de Paul at St. Charles Catholic Church https://www.stcharlespdx.org/financial-help.html Are you in need of help with your rent and/or utility bill? Call (503) 281-6461 ext 109 OR 503-235-8431 ext 2 Answer a few … Read More >
UPDATED rules for May rent
Multnomah County has updated the rules for its COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium. HERE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS FOR ALL RENTERS IN PORTLAND AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY: Your landlord cannot evict you right now for not paying rent. If you cannot pay rent for May, you don’t have to pay right now. (But you will have to … Read More >
Do you need to pay rent in April?
The State of Oregon and Multnomah County have created rules to protect renters who have lost income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are unable to pay rent. Here is what you need to know if you are a renter in Multnomah County: YES, you still owe your landlord for rent for April. … Read More >
Living Cully members sign five-year agreement to continue partnership
[Image Description: The directors of the four Living Cully organizations signed a new five-year partnership agreement on October 23. (l-r: Steve Messinetti, Habitat for Humanity; Tony DeFalco, Verde; Ernesto Fonseca, Hacienda CDC; Paul Lumley, Native American Youth and Family Center)] The four Living Cully member organizations — Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, Hacienda CDC, Native American … Read More >
A Tribute to Linda Dentler
It is with heavy hearts that Living Cully shares news of the passing of a treasured leader in our community, Linda Dentler. Linda lived at the Arbor Mobile Home Park for 14 years, and was a friend and source of light for many neighbors at the Arbor and beyond. She passed away last week at … Read More >
191 new affordable homes coming to Cully!
Living Cully partner organizations Hacienda CDC and Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) receive $23.7 million to build homes at the former Sugar Shack site on Killingsworth and at Prescott & Cully. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Tuesday that two separate affordable housing proposals in the Cully neighborhood will receive funds from Portland’s … Read More >
Welcome Sunshine, Organizer for the Black Community Organizing Initiative!
We are eager to welcome Sunshine Dixon (pictured left) to Living Cully as an organizer for the Black-Community Organizing Initiative. Two years ago Living Cully and Taren Evans, former Neighborhood Revitalization Manager at Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro/East, obtained grant money to start outreach efforts to address the needs of the black community which has largely been underserved by existing Living Cully … Read More >
Empowering Green Leaders to take Action
Originally posted by Verde on 3.27.2019 Everyone should have access to the tools and information they need in order to make the changes they want to see in their communities. “When you attend programs [like Líderes Verdes] you learn that you have a power. You have the power to organize more people and make changes … Read More >
Asset Transfer from Enhabit kick-starts Affordable Small Home Program
Verde and Enhabit share goals of advancing Affordable Small Homes, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), as one strategy to address the region’s affordable housing crisis. Enhabit is an Oregon non-profit dedicated to energy efficiency and, more recently, ADU’s. To help accelerate the development of affordable ADU programs envisioned by citywide community-based collaborators, Enhabit … Read More >
Welcome Mayra, Living Cully’s new Housing Organizer!
My name is Mayra Torres, I have recently joined the Living Cully team as the new Housing Organizer focused on the manufactured home parks in the Cully neighborhood. I am originally from Mexico but have been part of the Cully neighborhood for over a decade. Through the years I have seen the community become stronger … Read More >