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Portland Parks & Recreation proposes a reduction to the Community Partnership Program (CPP), which supports community-based organizations serving underserved populations. The proposal would temporarily stop CPP grants and service contracts (established Spring 2022) until Parks Levy clarity emerges, affecting about 20 partner organizations. CPP support includes grants, space use, and service contracts. The program has served over 6,600 youth in FY 2023-24, predominantly people of color. Recommended funding is $460,000 from Parks Levy and General Fund discretionary sources.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Community Partnership Program launched Spring 2022 to expand PP&R capacity, fill service gaps, and center equity through support to non-profit and community-based organizations (p. 1677)
Package status: Reduction (Recommended); $460,000 recommended from External Materials and Services and $460,000 from General Fund Discretionary (p. 1677)
Proposal temporarily suspends CPP grants and service contracts except for space grants, IFCC Artist in residency, and Teen Collaborative Grant program (p. 1677)
20+ current CPP grantees include BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Dance United, Friends of Gateway Green, People of Color Outdoors, Portland Parks Foundation, and others (p. 1677)
In 2022, PP&R awarded $1,280,000 in two-year grants to 20 organizations; FY 2024-25 extended grants and added $640,000 in additional funding (p. 1678)
FY 2022-23: grantees served 3,494 youth with 78% identifying as people of color or multiracial; FY 2023-24: 6,616 youth with 76% identifying as POC/multiracial (p. 1678)
Pause in CPP grants would reduce partner cohort by approximately 20 organizations and limit services to marginalized communities, slowing anti-racism efforts (p. 1678)

💰 $460,000 · $1,280,000 · $640,000 · 📋 Community Partnership Program (CPP) · Teen Collaborative Initiative (TCI) · IFCC Artist in residency · 🏛️ Portland Parks & Recreation

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Source: PDF pp. 1677-1678 · raw: 1677 · 1678

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23,759 - Community Partnership Grants Proposal Service Area Vibrant Communities DCA Sonia Schmanski Bureau Name Portland Parks & Recreation Director Adena Long Funding Type Name Reduction Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total Parks Levy funds are making it possible to increase grant support to community partners, and to External Materials and Services ($460,000) build from the successful Teen Collaborative Initiative (TCI) with Community Partnership Program ($460,000) grants. PP&R launched the Community Partnership Program (CPP) in Spring 2022. The CPP expands PP&R’s capacity to reach underserved communities, fill service gaps and center equity Revenue Recommended Total through strategic support to non-profit and community-based organizations. CPP support includes monetary grants, free or discounted space use and service contract agreements awarded through General Fund Discretionary ($460,000) competitive application process. CPP opportunities are currently focused on support for recurring programs only, not one-time or celebration events. Partner highlights and current opportunities are ($460,000) posted to CPP website: Community Partnership Program | Portland.gov Service Impacts This proposal will temporarily stop the provision of other Community Partnership Program (CPP) grants and service contracts until there is additional clarity on the Parks Levy. The Community Partnership Team would continue to support space grants, IFCC Artist in residency/ space use grants, and the Teen Collaborative Grant program. Current FY 2024-25 CPP Grantees and Service Contracts: BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Dance United, Friends of Baseball, Friends of Gateway Green, All Ages Music Portland, D.B.A. Friends of Noise, Home Forward, Kids N Tennis, People of Color Outdoors, Portland Parks Foundation - small grants, ROSE Community Development, and Vanport Mosaic, Lents Springwater Habitat Restoration Project, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, LoveSome Hair (natural hair care), Rose City Rollers (mobile skating), North Portland Soccer Club, Portland Community Football Club, Bridge City Soccer Club, two additional awards in process. The pause on CPP grants and service contracts will reduce the services and programs available that are directly serving PP&R’s centered communities through our partners. The grants have made it possible to extend partners’ programs and services to additional communities experiencing marginalization. In addition, the cohort of community partners will be reduced by 20 organizations. A strength of the program is its service-learning community and network of partners. Reduced funding will decrease this collaboration among partners and PP&R staff.

Equity Impacts The Community Partnership Program is delivering on Parks Levy Commitments to strengthen community partnerships and to prioritize services for communities of color and households experiencing poverty. In 2022, PP&R awarded $1,280,000 in two-year grants to 20 organizations, helping to provide programming and services to underserved communities between July 2022 and June 2024. In FY 2024-25, PP&R extended CPP and TCI grants to increase funding for the program by $640,000 and extend the grants an additional year. In FY 2022-23, the first year of this grant program, grantees served 3,494 youth with 78% youth identifying as people of color or multiracial. In year two, FY 2023-24, grantees served 6,616 youth with 76% youth identifying as people of color or multiracial. The numbers of youth served by grantees may decrease. Reduced funding would limit the bureau’s ability to serve marginalized communities and could slow progress on anti-racism, and community engagement efforts.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: pp. 1677-1678