Neighborhood Grants Up For Grabs

The Office of Neighborhood Involvement and SE Uplift are excited to offer the sixth year of the City of Portland’s Neighborhood Small Grants Program. They invite neighborhood associations and community-based organizations in Portland to apply.

This year, a total of $46,058 is available to neighborhood and community-based organizations in the Southeast Uplift coalition area. Grant proposals may range from $1,000 to $7,500. The submission deadline is Nov. 1. A grants writing workshop will be held at SE Uplift Thursday, Sept. 29.

To find out more about the grants program and to apply, please visit www.southeastuplift.org

 


One-Week Closure on SE Belmont Begins Sept. 29

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that a closure will be necessary on SE Belmont Street between SE 33rd Avenue and SE 34th Avenue beginning Thursday, Sept. 29, through Friday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The closure is necessary for sewer construction, old trolley track removal, and street repair work. The public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, and observe all work zone signage.

Traffic will be flagged through this section of SE Belmont on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 while the sewer work is completed. Beginning Oct. 3 through Oct. 7, two detours will be in effect to accomplish the trolley track removal. Eastbound trafficon SE Belmont St will be detoured onto SE 30th Ave, south to SE Hawthorne Blvd or north to SE Stark St, east to SE Cesar Chavez Blvd, and back to SE Belmont St. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto SE Cesar Chavez Blvd, south to SE Hawthorne Blvd or north to SE Stark St, west to SE 30th Ave, and back to SE Belmont St.

Local access will be provided to residents and businesses. Both sidewalks will be kept open for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Visit www.portlandonline.com/transportation for updates.  This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

If Your Child is Nuts About Nature, PP&R has a Program for You

Portland Parks and Recreation is offering nature classes at Mt. Tabor and Sellwood parks for children ages 3 to 8.

Classes are designed to be engaging, experiential programs that combine nature themes with developmentally appropriate skills and concepts. Children spend 2 to 3 hours exploring in small groups with teachers who introduce ecology, read stories, sing songs, make projects and engage in free play.

Programs contain a framework but also remain flexible to accommodate the needs and interests of the group. For more information, find the full brochure at www.portlandonline.com/parks/preschool. To register, visit www.portlandparks.org, or call the reservation center at 503-823-2525.

Neighborhood Farmer’s Market Starts This Month

Myriad Growers LLC will begin hosting a Farmer’s Market at Sunnyside Environmental School, beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Mixed vegetables will be available on Mondays between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. through most of October. The end date will depend on weather, produce availability and other factors related to farm production. The market will be located on the lawn in front of the school, near the corner of 35th and Salmon.

Myriad Growers is an urban farming partnership, dedicated to nourishing the health of the land and the community, through the use of holistic horticultural practices, education and joyful service.

Myriad Growers  is blessed with the opportunity to cultivate and steward the land known as JEAN’s Urban Forest Farm.  Nestled between Johnson Creek and a patch of native forest below the street line, the farm is a sweet little oasis, where they are pleased to be working away at their myriad projects, which include lovingly raising wholesome food and medicine plants, native plants for restoration projects, sedums and sempervivems for eco-roof installations, and flowers for bouquets.  Educational programs, cooking in the outdoor kitchen, and our flock of chickens, also add to the fun.

For the past few years, Myriad Growers has worked with SES students, providing sustainability curriculum and helping them develop strong connections to the local food system, learn about health and nutrition and the fun of cooking and baking in the school’s community kitchen, as well as engaging with the native ecosystem through ecological studies and restoration projects.

 

 

Belmont Street Fair Needs Volunteers

The Belmont Street Fair still needs volunteers for the day of the event — Sept. 10. That’s coming up soon!

If you can help with Set Up (from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Hosting (from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.), Hosting/Wrap Up (from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) there is still space.

Everyone is invited to a pre-party tonight, Sept. 3, at the Hall of Records on Belmont to get acquainted and go over further details.

All volunteers will receive a free T-shirt with the groovy, new Imagine logo. To sign up, call SNA board member and Street Fair Volunteer Czar Josh Palmer at 503.367.1000 and leave him your name, number and hours you want to volunteer. Thanks so much for you interest in this amazing community event. Hope to see you there!