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Office of Violence Prevention Partner Directory

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The directory is a shared resource maintained by the Office of Violence Prevention to help community partners identify one another's focus areas, build relationships, and support ongoing collective efforts to reduce violence across Portland.

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Partner Directory

City of Portland Office of Violence Prevention

City of Portland Ceasefire Program

City of Portland Safe Blocks Program

City of Portland Rose City Self-Defense

Be SMART for Kids

Black Affinity Group

  • Organizational Scope - Mentoring, social and emotional learning, academic supports/tutoring, and youth development
  • Population Focus - Youth (12-17) and Gender Specific
  • Council Districts - D1, D2, D3, D4, Washington County, and Gresham/East County
  • Contact - Nicole Williams
  • Website - Thebagpdx.org
  • Email - Thebagpdx@gmail.com
  • Phone - 971-319-1194

CARES Northwest

  • Scope: Restorative practices, social & emotional learning, Therapy and other behavioral health services, and Expert, compassionate child abuse evaluation and support services to children and their families, as well as prevention training and education to child abuse professionals, community organizations, and community members
  • Focus: Children (0-12), Youth (12-17), and Young Adults (18-24)
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • CARES Northwest website
  • Contact: Lindsay Spaulding at lspauldi@lhs.org
  • Phone: 503-276-9058

Free Arts NW

  • Scope: Workforce Development, Mentoring, Social & Emotional Learning, and Youth Development
  • Focus: Children, Youth, and Young Adults (18-24)
  • Council Districts: D1, D3, and Gresham/East County
  • Free Arts NW website
  • Contact: Hannah White at Info@freeartsnw.org
  • Phone: 503-683-1215

Guns to Gardens PNW

HOLLA

  • Organizational Scope – Workforce development, mentoring, social and emotional learning, and youth development
  • Population Focus - Children (0-12), Youth (12-17), Young Adults (18-24)
  • Council Districts – D1 and Gresham/East County 
  • Contact - Malik Thirdgill
  • Website - www.hollamentors.org
  • Email - Malik@hollamentors.org
  • Phone - 360-774-1688

The Insight Alliance

  • Scope: Workforce, development, mentoring, social and emotional learning, therapy/behavioral health services, Reentry supports, and Insight to Wellbeing classes to incarcerated youth and adult
  • Focus: Youth (12-17), Young Adults (18-24), and Adults (24+)
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • Contact: Susan Stoltenberg at Susan@theinsightalliance.org
  • Phone: 360-980-2113
  • The Insight Alliance website

International Association for Human Values

Lionjevity Incorporated

  • Scope: Mentoring, restorative practices, workforce development, youth development, community social and program administration
  • Focus: Children (0-12), Youth (12-17), Young Adults (18-24), Adults (24+), Houseless, Reentry, Very high risk of engaging in gun violence, and other specific populations
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4)
  • Contact: info@lionjevity.com
  • Phone: 971-200-5156
  • Lionjevity Incorporated website

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

  • Scope: Restorative practices, Social & Emotional Learning, Therapy/Behavioral Health Services, Youth diversion, Victim Advocacy, Immigration/Refugee support, BIPOC communities, elder support, and family support
  • Focus: Adults (24+), Children (0-12), Young Adults (18-24), Youth (12-17), Gender-specific, Houseless, Very high risk of engaging in gun violence, and LGBTQ+
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4)
  • Contact: Jen Romig at jromig@lcsnw.org
  • Phone: 971-888-7830

Multnomah County Department of Community Justice Victim and Survivor Services

OHSU Gun Violence Prevention Research Center

Oregon & SW Washington African Community Development Center

Restorative Roots Project

Rotary Club of Portland Peacebuilders

  • Scope: Restorative practices, Social & Emotional Learning, Therapy/Behavioral Health Services, Youth diversion, Victim Advocacy, Immigration/Refugee support, BIPOC communities, elder support, and family support
  • Focus: Adults (24+), Young Adults (18-24), Children (0-12), Youth (12-17), Gender-specific, Houseless, LGBTQ+, Reentry, very high risk of engaging in gun violence
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • Contact: Leslie Brunker at Lbrunker1@msn.com
  • Phone: 503-756-5599

Somali Oregon Service Center

  • Scope: Workforce, development, mentoring, social and emotional learning, academic supports/tutoring, youth development, sports/recreational activities, and youth diversion
  • Focus: Youth (12-17), Young Adults (18-24), and Adults (24+)
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • Contact: Ali Ibrahim at ali.sos.center@gmail.com
  • Phone: 503-719-3175
  • Somali Oregon Service Center website

Talk A Mile

  • Scope: Restorative Practices, Social/Emotional Learning, Youth Development. Talk A Mile elevates the voices of young leaders in conversations about policing, public safety, and community through one-on-one conversations
  • Focus: Youth, Young Adults (18-24), Adults, and those at very high risk of engaging in gun violence
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • Talk A Mile website
  • Contact: Justin Fogarty at justin@talkamile.org 
  • Phone: 408-348-5844

Visioning Beyond Violence

  • Scope: Mentoring, social and emotional learning, and youth development
  • Focus: Adults (24+), Youth (12-17), Young Adults (18-24), LGBTQ+, Reentry, very high risk of engaging in gun violence
  • Council Districts: All (D1, D2, D3, D4), Gresham/East County, and Washington County
  • Address: 1125 NW 12th Ave. #1505 Portland, OR 97209
  • Visioning Beyond Violence website
  • Contact: Cathy DeForest, Ph.D. at Cathy@VisioningBeyondViolence.org
  • Phone: 541-690-6976

WK Social

  • Organizational Scope - Mentoring, restorative practices, workforce development, youth development, technical assistance, and community social and program administration.
  • Population Focus - Young Adults (18-24) and Adults (24+)
  • Council Districts - D1, D2, and D3
  • Contact - Wilson K
  • Website - themixer.org
  • Email - wilson@wksocial.com
  • Phone - 605-376-8448

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