Building community and investing in our city has always been at the forefront of PGF’s work. From opening our doors to schools and community groups pre-pandemic, to making and donating masks to our underserved and houseless neighbors, we always strive to make Portland a city where everyone can thrive.
After an arson fire destroyed our factory and everything inside, we have deepened our commitment to the vital work of building a better Portland. Please see the ongoing resource list below to get involved!
RESOURCES
Business for A Better Portland (BBPDX) (Britt recently joined their board of directors and would love for you to learn more about their work!)
BBPDX members care deeply about the communities in which we live and work. Together we make a positive difference by collaborating for systemic change to address our city’s greatest challenges, generate shared prosperity, and advance social justice and equity.
Get involved with BBPDX’s important work as a business or an individual.
PDX Black Excellence is a community organization cultural movement to connect and support Portland’s black residents and advocates. Through select services and curated events we believe we can create a unique experience in Portland that fosters social and professional networking, new relationships, and new understanding. We believe that embracing diversity, from the scale of a city to a single Saturday night, is at the center of fostering new innovation, new business, new collaboration and new opportunity.
Our mission is to provide opportunities to bring both new and existing black Portlanders together in an inclusive, positive and enriching environment. Our vision is to promote cultural diversity and unity within Portland and inspire others everywhere to do the same in their own communities.
Don’t Shoot Portland is a social justice organization that uses art, education and community engagement to create social change. Since 2014, our free programming and advocacy work has been done to promote civic participation in the spaces of racial justice and human rights.
Feed the Mass is a (501c3) non-profit based in Portland, Oregon, with a goal of bringing people together through food and education. We promote awareness, inclusion and the importance of healthy cooking and eating.
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Feed The Mass has been providing free Chef-driven meals to anyone in need of food, nourishment, care, and community. We are also providing on the job training for volunteers interested in the food industry, and also training them in the art of making beautiful, healthy food for large amounts of people.
Emerging Leaders (EL) is dedicated to improving racial and cultural diversity at the leadership level in Portland-area companies by providing pathways to leadership for traditional and non-traditional students of color and aspiring professionals.
Become an intern, mentor, or partner company.
Street Roots
Street Roots is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in Portland, Oregon, that publishes a weekly alternative newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty to earn an income.Transition Projects, a leader in transitioning people from homelessness and living on the streets into housing in Portland, Oregon, operates and manages ten unique locations as well as facilitates hundreds of apartment placements each year, throughout the Portland Metropolitan area. The agency offers programs, resources, and tools to individuals through access to social services including caseworkers, healthcare, mentorship, and housing.
JOIN exists to support the efforts of individuals and families experiencing homelessness to transition into permanent housing. Our efforts are directed at individuals sleeping outside or in their car in the Portland Metro area.
Portland Homeless Family Solutions
Portland Homeless Family Solutions empowers homeless families with children to get back into housing and to stay there long-term.