Storyline Community exists as an organization because we made that discovery. We walked outside our door, and it changed everything.
If you want to join the pursuit of justice and goodness in your neighborhood, come talk to us. That's what we do. We can help you find your drumbeat.
As a starting place, explore below some ways you can take steps forward and learn about the needs of your neighbors in the Oak Grove/Milwaukie area right now:
If you want to join the pursuit of justice and goodness in your neighborhood, come talk to us. That's what we do. We can help you find your drumbeat.
As a starting place, explore below some ways you can take steps forward and learn about the needs of your neighbors in the Oak Grove/Milwaukie area right now:
We are in a housing state of emergency.
Come be a part of the solution.
As community organizers, we listen. We often ask people who are doing good work in this community the question, "If you had the resources to change one thing in our community that would make the biggest impact on the most people, what would it be?". Right now, time and time again, we are hearing the answer "we NEED more housing".
Learn more.
Houselessness doesn't look like it used to or like we sometimes imagine it. Learn more through an engaging image-filled walk-through of our housing story and how it came to be. |
Be a part of the solution.
Storyline community has launched the Clackamas Land and Housing Cohort this fall. Learn about how we are impacting the state of our housing story, and how you can be involved. |
Be trained as a community organizer.
We partner with Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good and other local organizers to offer training for those who want to learn how to make real change in their community. Community Organizing can look like small simple actions or giant ripple effects (Some known community organizers are Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama, for example). It is a fantastic way to find your voice in your own community. We have a training in the works for October 2019. Let us know if you are interested and we'll get you more information.
Wrap around our neighborhood schools.
One of the surest ways to strengthen a community and support those on the margins, is to build a safety net of community for our families and kids. We have organizers helping build community around New Urban High School and Oak Grove Elementary. Let us know if you are interested in learning more.
Bring life back to the heart of Oak Grove.
We have a sweet little historic downtown area, that over time had lost its luster. Over the past two years, a group of people just like you decided to do something about it and have brought life back to our community, and neighbors to the streets. They have really just started this work and need others to join the cause. Learn more about them here and talk to us if you are interested in adding your efforts.