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 September 7, 2022 7:00 to 9:00 PM Linnton Community Center 10614 NW St Helens Rd.   • 6:30pm – Tabling and social time  • 7:00 pm – Introduction and hill reports from members  • FEMA grant addressing wildfire  Can you go outside prevention in Linnton – presentation by Marshall Johnson, Natural Resource Ecologist, Portland Parks and Recreation, and Alejandro Orizola, Forest… Continue reading Meeting Agenda

 Ryan and his wife Nicole grew up in the midwest (Ohio/Michigan areas), and shortly after marrying, moved to Montana to serve one year terms in Americorps (VISTA program). After serving, they decided to move to Portland, and have been in the St. Johns area for the past 15 years, where they’ve raised their 3 children… Continue reading  BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: RYAN KANNELLY

 By Sarah Taylor, LNA Chair   At the last two Linnton neighborhood meetings in May and July, participants collectively began to form a vision statement for our Neighborhood Association. At our September 7th meeting, we will consider adopting this draft vision hopefully reflecting your input. We will also review vision concepts you shared and invite others… Continue reading  CRAFTING A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR LINNTON’S MANY NEIGHBORHOODS 

By Nancy Hiser In the short 2022 Oregon legislative session, SB1567, sponsored by Senator Dembrow and a lengthy list of other officials including Representative Brad Witt, was passed and signed by Governor Brown. Community members and activists have worked for years to awaken the public and elected officials to the human, environmental, and financial threats… Continue reading A Legislative Win for Linnton, Portland, and Oregon

The Springville area of Forest Park, in the Linnton neighborhood, is a small community of hilly streets tucked up against the eastern edge of Forest Park, across from the St. Johns Bridge. For several of the residents directly abutting the park, it is impossible to tell just by looking where their properties end and where… Continue reading Forest Park neighbors join against ivy and wildfire risk

As we emerge from two years of the COVID pandemic, the opportunity arises to give something back to community. Consider joining the Linnton Neighborhood Association board and help prioritize and guide projects that build community in our unique neighborhood between the Willamette River and Forest Park. The following eight positions are open – all four… Continue reading Opportunities to serve on the Linnton Neighborhood Association board

By Sarah Taylor, Interim board chair The Linnton Community Center has served the surrounding communities for decades providing a community space, day care, food bank and much more. This collective community care was disrupted when the nearby former Linnton Mill Office was not sold to the community and a long-term resident was evicted. This has… Continue reading Houseless Camps and Services 

The Linnton Community Center has a new QR code with a direct link to our PayPal account for payments of service and donations, it can also be found at the bottom of our website at https://linntoncommunitycenter.org/. Please use only these two options, not through PayPal itself.  Donations from the community are critical to sustain the… Continue reading Your donations are needed to sustain our community center

Karate has returned on Monday and Wednesday nights. Several groups are using the gym to play basketball throughout the week. Our gymnasium and upper meeting room are available for rentals. If you have questions, please call 503-286-4990 or email linntoncc.asp@gmail.com.

The restoration of our food pantry is complete. Many thanks to  PHK Construction for taking on this project. Beginning in April of 2020, with the onset of COVID-19 through April 4th, 2022, the food pantry has distributed 156,591 pounds of food to 7823 individuals in 2,342 households. Your cans and bottles are still being accepted.… Continue reading Food Bank continues to serve through the pandemic