Community Partnership Programs
HAND UP PROJECT
The People's Pantry Emergency Food Project is open to anyone who is experiencing food insecurities. We cater to both the LGBTQ2AI+ and BIPOC communities. Both suffering higher rates of food insecurities.
Our program starts by addressing the most basic human need, food. We find providing emergency food services allows us to form a bond that turns into friendship and trust, thus more productive interactions with participants.
We pride ourselves in providing a safe non-judgmental atmosphere making certain everyone is treated with respect and kindness.
Offering a “shopping style” atmosphere is a more nutritional and healthier model catering to the individual’s personal and culturally specific needs, all while avoiding food waste from “cookie cutter” style food boxes.
Go to www.handupproject.org for more information and to find out how to “Give us a Hand”.
Mondays and Tuesdays 12-4 PM
4th Saturday of the month 10AM-1PM
at Q Center
THE EQUI INSTITUTE
Equi’s Community Health program creates infrastructure to support marginalized people so that the community has a safety net, means to bounce back, and can maintain health and wellbeing during the pandemic. Most importantly, our community health workers (CHWs) build genuine community with the people they work with.
Our CHWs:
Relay important public health information in group announcements, fliers, and in person including information on COVID-19 and access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Assist community members with lemoarning about OHP and other health resources and connect them to an insurance liaison
Assist with enrolling in needed health services, such as ride to care, mental health programs, and addictions management programs
Assist with scheduling appointments, providing appointment reminders, and facilitate telehealth visits
Provide basic first aid triage and connection to services to folks who may need immediate access to mental or physical health care, and refer to the nurse case manager for complex cases
Host a space where folks may come to get their immediate and non-emergent health needs met and may meet with providers in person or over telehealth. In that space they offer medical supplies such as bandaids, wound cleaning supplies, tampons and pads, masks, hand sanitizer, safer sex kits, and harm reduction resources as needed.
This work is focused around LGBTQI2s folks, people of color, people with significant mental health concerns, houseless folks, people living with addictions, people living with disabilities, and elders.
Please check out Equi’s Hours on their website! Hours vary from week to week.
*UPDATE: August 1-5 Equi Staff will be unavailable. Outside In mobile clinic is pausing their Wednesday visits through the month of August.
Oregon Pride In BUSINESS
ORPIB is a group of businesses that support the interests of its members, champions opportunity, development, and advocacy for Oregon’s LGBTQ+ & Allied business community.
We create opportunities for marketing, networking, procurement, and referral-based business growth; programs that support development of business skills and expertise through workshops and seminars; and we advocate for positive economic, social, and political change.
We empower our small business entrepreneurs and professionals, collaborate with nonprofit advocates, and engage with business and civic leaders to support policies that foster a more inclusive and welcoming business community for our Q+ community.
Visit orpib.com for information about our membership and volunteers opportunities