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. The Equi Institute has moved and opened a day center. It provides expanded services. They
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.
Black and Beyond the binary Collective
Mission
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective builds the leadership, healing, and safety for Black - African transgender, queer, nonbinary, two-spirit, and intersex (TQN2SI+) Oregonians.
Vision
We envision a future that gives power back to our communities, celebrates self-expression, and preserves the dignity, joy, and the future of Black queer and Trans communities living fully liberated lives.