10 Tips for Preparing for Emergency
With increasing climate disasters and exposure to industry hazards, emergency scenarios are becoming a recurring reality. The five-alarm fire at a scrapyard in Cully last March was a grave reminder that low-income and people of color communities face these disasters more often, due to disproportionate exposure to hazards from the natural and built environments, like … Read More >
Mobile Home Zoning Approved by Planning Commission
Proposal to protect homes for 3,000 low-income families now goes to City Council for final adoption July 10, 2018 — The Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) voted today to support a new zoning measure that would help preserve 56 manufactured housing parks in the City of Portland. If approved later this summer by City … Read More >
Cully Park Grand Opening: Celebrating Years of Community Leadership
Come celebrate the Grand Opening of Cully Park on Saturday, June 30th, from 11–4 p.m.! The event will feature live performances from groups like Dina y Los Rumberos, Native American drumming and storytelling, youth nature activities led by the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, soccer clinics and more! The event is free, family-friendly and open to … Read More >
Mobile Home Zoning Vote Postponed to July 10
On Tuesday June 12, approximately 200 mobile home residents and supporters packed a hearing of the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) to call for a YES vote on a proposal to protect Portland’s 56 mobile home parks with a new zoning designation. At the end of the meeting, the PSC postponed the vote until its … Read More >
Celebrate Juneteeth with the Black Community in Cully!
Come Celebrate Juneteenth weekend at an event by and for the Black Community in the Cully neighborhood! On Friday, June 15th from 4-7pm at Khunamokwst Park, let’s build community unity with a meet and greet, snacks, games and crafts (RSVP on Facebook here)! This event is organized by ShaToyia Bentley, Living Cully’s new organizer for … Read More >
Welcome Carol Chan, Living Cully Coordinator!
Living Cully welcomes its newest team member, Carol Chan! Carol was born in the urban environment of Hong Kong, and transplanted at a young age to the forests of Southern Oregon where she grew up surrounded by wild and scenic rivers and geological wonders. Since age 15, Carol worked on trail crews with the U.S. … Read More >
Community Spotlight: Annette Pronk, Insights on Building Resilient Communities
What does a resilient community look like? Living Cully has been re-asking this question in the wake of the five-alarm scrapyard fire that affected our neighborhood in March. We turned to Annette Pronk, a Cully neighbor who has taken Neighborhood Emergency Team training, to seek her experience in building community and preparing for disaster. “Community … Read More >
Resident Spotlight: The Garcias
Cirilo, Aracely and their daughter Dana (age 7) live in a mobile home park in the Cully neighborhood along Killingsworth St. On a clear day you can spot Mount St. Helen’s in the distance, and if you get up on the roof you might see Mt. Hood as well. The Garcia family has been involved … Read More >
Living Cully Plaza to Become Las Adelitas
Written by Hacienda CDC Staff, March 08, 2018 After working with our staff and community to brainstorm and test different names for the future apartments at the Living Cully Plaza site, we are happy to share that the new name of this community will be Las Adelitas. ‘Las Adelitas’ is a name rich with meaning … Read More >
Northeast Emergency Food Program Bring the Pantry to the People
The Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP), a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, believes in a future where people have consistent access to nutritionally adequate and culturally appropriate food. They have worked for more than 30 years to meet families’ emergency and longstanding food and clothing needs through community building and regular pantry hours. However, … Read More >