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Reflection from the City's Partners in Home Repair Event

Staff from across the City of Portland and community partners came together for the ‘Partners in Home Repair’ event, which offered an opportunity to share resources and knowledge, and to make new connections.

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Groundbreaking Cooling Portland program expands to help more Portlanders

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) will add $10.3 million to the program.

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Portlanders in need can now dial 311 or go online to request free air conditioning units ahead of summer months

Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) partnering with PDX 311 to expand the reach of its Cooling Portland program

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Cooling Portland program hits two-year, 7,000 unit goal

Program ahead of schedule in reaching and exceeding five-year goal of installing 15,000 energy-efficient heat pump/cooling units.

Press release


Heat is Coming, Cool off with Portland Parks & Recreation

City, Multnomah County have Resources to Help when it’s HOT

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability announces “Cooling Portland: A PCEF-funded Climate Resilience Program”

Formerly named “PCEF Heat Response Program,” Cooling Portland announces goal of installing 4,000 energy-efficient heat pump/cooling units in 2023.

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PCEF Program achieves over 1,000 cooling unit installations

In need of heat relief? Call 211 to get transportation to a local cooling shelter and other resources. For medical help, call 911.

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Portland City Council approves grant amendment to expand PCEF Heat Response Program, announce partners

Over the next five years, new community distribution partners aim to install 15,000 energy-efficient cooling units in the homes of heat-vulnerable Portlanders.

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PCEF addresses effects of extreme heat on vulnerable communities with new grant opportunity

New Heat Response Program offers nonprofits serving low-income and BIPOC communities a chance to distribute and install portable heat pump/cooling units for vulnerable households.

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