April 2025
Spring Brings Good Things!
Dear Friends,
We are so excited to announce that this month, our Executive Director, Caleb Coder, was recognized by KATU and the Royal Rosarians as a 2024 Newsmaker of the Year. Caleb has been featured by KATU and other news outlets this year, advocating for the importance of supporting our unhoused neighbors and the impact that workforce development, tailored supports, and hope and perseverance can have on a community.
We are getting into the podcast game and we are doing it our way!
We are starting a new limited-series video podcast where we sit around a bucket fire like the old days of our organization and talk about life, personal growth, and continued hope and perseverance.
The first episode is out now and features our good friend and colleague - Doll Crain, Employment Specialist.
Get it on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, & iHeartRadio.
Our Favorite Time of the Year!
We are just weeks away from our Eat & Greet celebration and we are happy to share with you that we have some exciting things planned. The iconic petting zoo is coming back so you will get a chance to pet and take pictures with some of the sweet barn-yard animals. Get ready to dance with performances by Gut String and Herencia Elegante. We will also have face painting, animal balloons, a community paint-by-numbers, a photo booth, games, food, music, and more!
We hope to see you there, Friday, May 23rd! Thank you to Metro, East Portland Action Plan, Kaiser, the City of Portland’s Safe Blocks Program, Fern Expo & Events, and TriMet for your support and sponsorship of this meaningful community celebration.
Thank you to Bridge City Taproom, Pizza Barron, Abby’s Pizza, Olive Garden, Yoga Refuge, and the Maven Collective for your donations to our prize pool for our engagement-based raffle.
How Can You Join In The Change?
Come see us in action!
Schedule a time to come in and see your donations in action! We have tour dates and would love to have you out to see our Workforce Hub, meet our staff, and get to know more about our work.
MAY 14 @ 12:00PM
JULY 25 @ 3:30PM
OCTOBER 24 @ 3:30PM
To sign up for any of these dates and times, reach out directly to ryan@cultivatepdx.org.
