​2021 Annual Activity Report

In 2021,

• Grants
  • OHA Behavioral Health Program (coming into effect in 2022)
  • OHA Fema Wraparound Service Grant for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
    • A funding opportunity for CBOs that have already spent or close to fully expending existing grant funds
  • Metro Parks and Nature Sponsorship Award for Community-led Programs (coming into effect in 2022)
    • The grant provides funding for CBOs and groups to connect Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities with nature in Portland. Facilitating connections and liberating relationships with the land and waters of the area.
  • OHA Health Equity Grant – Additional Funding
  • COVID Barriers Against Testing Grant
  • COVID-19 Prevention Project
    • Project in collaboration with AFFHO to work together and educate the community on COVID-19 and its interactions with underlying chronic diseases. 
  • PCEF Mini-grants
  • 2021 Meyer’s Justice Oregon for Black Lives Proposal
  • Technology Kit – City of Portland and Digital Divide Work Group

 

• Community Outreach
  • Distribution
    • ECC Household Assistance Gift Cards (value of $150 and total of 50)
• Collaboration with various organizations

• Mobile vaccine 
• Black COVID-19 Strategy meetings
• African Communities Behavioral Health Collaboration

• Mental support to the community

 

• Youth focused outreach

• Mental health outing check-in
• Youth advisory board group

 

• Covid-19 focused outreach educational webinar to community
  • Helping communicate information about vaccine eligibility to members, assist in accessing the vaccine by letting the community know of when and where vaccination events were happening (with AFFHO, as well as other organizations), and doing information webinars to increase knowledge about COVID, and address misinformation, stigma, and worries in the community relating to receiving the COVID-19 vaccines and increase vaccine confidence. 

 

• Earthquake preparedness webinar
  • A collaboration with Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) to receive an earthquake preparedness event. Learning the basic science of earthquakes, how to keep the family and individuals same and to have simple ways of preparing at home, work and in the community. A French interpreter was present in the meeting to accommodate, and a free kit was provided after the meeting including gas shutoff key, flashlight and batteries, emergency whistle, solar blanket, water bottle, and a handcrank radio.

 

• Fire preparedness/safety webinar
  • Learned how to stay safe in case of a fire and how to keep the family and individual safe when in a fire related incident.

 

• City of Portland Vendor Registration
  • Enables TOGOCORE access to go through the City of Portland as opposed to the ECC

 

• TogoCore Website
  • Updated and revamped the website to look more modern and user friendly

​2021 Photo Gallery