March 2024
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

March 2024

We recently hosted our first-ever Cultivate Comedy Hour! This event brought together a diverse group of community members—housed and unhoused, teachers, those staying at the Menlo Park Safe Rest Village, family, friends, and donors.

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February 2024
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

February 2024

Beyond the regular scope of my job, I have had the privilege of offering translation support to these neighbors. This resonates with me on a profound level because, like some of the neighbors we assist, I come from an immigrant background. 

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January 2024
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

January 2024

Amidst the freezing temperatures and dangerous ice everywhere, our community came together to provide life-saving shelter for our neighbors most in need. We are so grateful for the way our team, other organizations, Multnomah County, and volunteers came together to provide this resource.

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October 2023
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

October 2023

Cultivate Initiatives Leader wins the prestigious Skidmore Prize!

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August 2023
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

August 2023

Let’s talk about Menlo Park Safe Rest Village…

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May 2023
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

May 2023

Let’s talk about Community Beautification…

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March 2023
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

March 2023

During the month of March, TWO Menlo Park Safe Rest Village Neighbors picked up their keys and moved into their new apartments!

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February 2023
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

February 2023

Helping people see their value - A word from Caleb Coder, Executive Director.

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November 2022
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

November 2022

Help Neighbors Renter the Workforce this Holiday Season!

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October 2022
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

October 2022

We will begin welcoming 55 of our unhoused neighbors into the Menlo Park Safe Rest Village in less than three weeks!

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September 2022
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

September 2022

You helped 71 neighbors get into safe and stable housing!

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August 2022
Matthew McCarl Matthew McCarl

August 2022

As we reflect on our first fiscal year, our design team has been hard at work preparing something really special - our first Annual Report!

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July 2022
Kate Plummer Kate Plummer

July 2022

With temperatures rising to life-threatening levels, Cultivate Initiatives was called upon by Multnomah County to operate a cooling shelter.

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June 2022
Kate Plummer Kate Plummer

June 2022

Unhoused and unemployed in late 2021, Jake was motivated to put things back together. Despite his determination, after only four days into a new job, a stranger found Jake unconscious in his car on Christmas Eve. He had suffered a stroke while driving, leaving him in a coma for three days on the side of the road.

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