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From the Josiah Hill Clinic…
Local Nonprofit Gives Free Healthy Home Check-Ups!
While most of us have heard of the environmental movement to keep our skies blue and our water clear, you may not have heard of those fighting to keep our indoor environment clean. The Josiah Hill III Clinic (JHC) wants to make sure your home is healthy place to live. Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors where the air is 2-5 times more polluted than the air we breathe in the great outdoors. Everyday cleaning supplies can be surprisingly toxic, harmless-seeming mold and mildew can trigger asthma and allergies, and the invisible presence of lead can severely affect the development of children.
Thanks to funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, JHC now offers free Healthy Home Check-Ups to North and Northeast Portland families with small children. During the one-hour Healthy Home Check-Up, a friendly volunteer or staff member will visit your home and assesses potential hazards, such asthma, allergy, and migraine triggers; lead exposure from paint and other sources; mold and mildew; and toxic chemicals linked to adverse health outcomes. Once hazards are identified, JHC provides consultation on exposure elimination and provides helpful resources and household supplies to assist you in improving the health of your home.
For more information about Josiah Hill III Clinic's programs for improving child health and well-being or to sign up for a Healthy Home Check-Up, contact Amanda Lawrence at Amanda @jhillclinic.org, 503-802-7389, or visit www.jhillclinic.org.
Amanda Lawrence, MPH
Program Coordinator
503.802.7389
North Portland Community-Building Grants
From North Portland Neighborhood Services…
North Portland Community-Building Grants Announced
$20,000 will be made available to neighborhood and community based organizations building community in the North Portland Neighborhood Services district. An additional $4,000 will be made available to community driven anti-graffiti efforts in North Portland . This grant is funded by the Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement, North Portland Neighborhood Services, Portland Parks and Recreation and Portland International Raceway.
Grants will be awarded through a competitive process and reviewed by a committee of community representatives.
Goals of the grant program are to provide neighborhood and community organizations an opportunity to build community through projects and programs, create and sustain partnerships, attract new and diverse members.
• Grant application deadline November 1, 2010 2:00 pm
• Grant writing workshop September 23, 2010 6:30 pm at Historic Kenton Firehouse 8105 N. Brandon
Grant application will be available beginning September 15, 2010 at www.npnscommunity.org and www.portlandonline.com/ONI.
Questions? Contact Mary Jaron Kelley at 503-823-4099 or email at mary @npnscommunity.org
Metro open house on the Smith and Bybee Natural Resource Management Plan (10/2)
Experience stunning views of Smith and Bybee Wetlands from the St. John's Landfill during a rare tour opportunity and open house
As part of the Smith and Bybee Natural Resource Management Plan update, Metro is hosting an open house at the St. John's Landfill. Key considerations for the plan include habitat for wildlife as well as access by people. Learn more and contribute your thoughts about how the updated natur
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