Planting the Seed for a Youth Recreation Area at Living Cully Plaza
June 9th, 2016. It was the last day of school for Portland Public Schools and by 2:00 pm it had started to drizzle. But the rain didn’t stop more than … Read More >
Habitat Welcomes Cully Neighborhood Revitalization Manager
Taren Evans is Habitat’s new Neighborhood Revitalization Manager working in the Cully Neighborhood. She will oversee the Home Repair Program, including outreach to potential homeowners, selection of qualified projects … Read More >
Cully Youth: Learning and Advocating for Transportation Options
Spring, 2016. In partnership with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Nestor Campos, Verde Education Coordinator, taught a 9 week transportation options curriculum for middle school youth in … Read More >
Keeping Cully Residents in their Homes: Cully Weatherization and Home Repair 2.0
Cully Weatherization and Home Repair 2.0, worked with 14 low-income homeowners over the past year to provide critical home repairs and weatherization services. The program, a collaboration between Living Cully, … Read More >
Construction Underway on 21 Habitat Homes in Cully
Phase one is underway at Helensview, Habitat’s 21-home community located in northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood. The first six homes are in the final stages of framing and roofing, with four … Read More >
Cully Neighborhood Wayfinding Signs
By Malin Jimenez, Verde. Living Cully has come together with community members to design a temporary Wayfinding system for the Cully neighborhood; and we want your feedback! The Wayfinding system is … Read More >
Construction begins on NE 72nd Ave Greenstreet
Running north from its intersection with NE Killingsworth, today’s NE 72nd Ave is one of Cully Neighborhood’s many forgotten streets – an 860lf crumbling asphalt street with no stormwater infrastructure: … Read More >
Funding Push: Cully Park!
Verde is honored to celebrate great fundraising success for the Let Us Build Cully Park! project. We have almost reached our goal, but we still need your help! We have … Read More >
Cully Housing Action Team (CHAT!)
The Cully Housing Action Team (CHAT!) started meeting in October of 2015 responding to feedback from neighbors about rising rents and housing prices in Cully. The group, a grassroots effort … Read More >
MLK Day of Service at Living Cully Plaza
Over 50 volunteers joined Living Cully, Hacienda CDC and Hands On Portland at Living Cully Plaza on January 16, 2016 in honor of MLK day. Volunteers worked together to … Read More >