JUNE NEWSLETTER:
- DMA Program Updates
- Resources
- DMA Community Hours
- Storefront Grant
- SE Works
- Business Outreach Program
- Portland's Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
- Events
- Eid Celebration at Oaks Amusement Park
- Pollinator Twilight Tuesday at the Oregon Zoo
- Blue Lake Regional Park
- World Refugee Day
- Midland Library Activities for the Summer
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TriMet Low Income Fare Program
 Division Midway Alliance is proud to announce, DMA is one of 9 community Partners of TriMet's Low-Income Fare (LIF) program.
DMA's community liaison will be helping community members, who are eligible, sign up and answer any question about the LIF Program.
If you are or know someone who might be eligible for Low-Income Fare drop by our office, 11721 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, for assistance during community hours.
For more information about the LIF Program click here.
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TriMet Low Income Fare Program
 Austin is a Portland State University graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Community Development. After transferring from a local community college from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 2018, he joined the BUILD EXITO scholar program. At PSU, he was a part of the Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research & Education (AASPIRE), where he analyzed employment and burnout data to develop a burnout measurement tool. As a Chamorro, he understands the need to deescalate situations through gentle personalism and acknowledging the hidden issues, so we can heal from oppression. In his free time, Austin enjoys volunteering at food pantries to give back to the Portland community.
If you are or know someone who might be eligible for Low-Income Fare drop by our office, 11721 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, for assistance during community hours.
For more information about the LIF Program click here.
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DMA Community Hours
Community Support hours for June 2019
Pacific Islander Community hours - Thursday 11 am - 4 pm
Burmese/Karen Community hours - Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Latino/Hispanic Community hours - Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
SE Works
 Are you looking for a job? Do you know someone who needs assistance in finding a job? At DMA our Community liaisons can help. Community liaisons provide information to our SE works coordinator, Nathaly Parrell, and she gets in contact with the community member and the community liaisons. If you need translation in Karen, Burmese, Tongan, and Spanish let a Community liaison know, and we can help!
Business Outreach Program
The BOP offers open office hours every Wednesday from 9 am - 12 pm. If you have an existing business or want to start a business, the BOP Business Advisors can answer questions during open office hours. Check the events section for upcoming training/workshop. For more information contact the BOP at psubop@pdx.edu or call (503) 725-9820.
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 Eid Celebration
June 5th, 4-10 pm at Oaks Amusement Park
This event concludes the month of fasting and it is a festive event - promoting community gathering in a safe and family-friendly environment. There will be multiple cultures gathering full of cheer, along with ethnic food booths and crafts. This event raises funds needed to help those in need in our community.
Pollinator Twilight Tuesday
Tuesday, June 18th, from 5:00-8:00 pm at Oregon Zoo
Bring the family to learn about pollinators at the Oregon Zoo. Hear stories about pollinators, play games. Learn more by clicking the image below
Blue Lake Regional Park
Saturday, June 22nd, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Oregon Metro in a pollinator scavenger hunt, games, and crafts at Blue Lake. Learn more by clicking the image on the left.
World Refugee Day
June 29th, from 3:00 - 6:00 pm at Lents Park, 4808 SE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266
 Portland’s World Refugee Day is a day to stand up and support those who have been displaced. and honor the courage, strength, and determination of women, men, and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict, and violence. It’s also a day to celebrate the refugees in our community. Come to this FREE event and enjoy the food carts, a refugee marketplace, inspiring performances and children's activities.
For more information: pdx.wrd@gmail.com or 541-740-2622
Here is a link to the facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2128793103905071/
Midland Library Activites for the Summer
Starts June 20 all the way to August 24 (Times vary)
 Midland Library will be offering activities for family and kids to do over the summer. The first activity, String Art, will be on June 20th, 2-3 pm. Click on the image to learn about the rest of the activities for the summer.
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MARCH NEWSLETTER:
- Story Highlight
- Building Leadership in the Community
- Events
- Division Transit Project - Open House
- Karen Gardening Workshop
- PedPDX View and Review Party
- Bookkeeping Workshop
- Resources
- DMA Community Hours
- SE Works
- BOP
- File Taxes for Free
- Updates
- Festival of Nations Date
- Festival of Nations Planning Committee 2019
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Building Leadership in the Community
DMA is pleased to see leadership emerging within the Karen Community (one of the ethnic group of Myanmar). Ner Moo, a Karen community member, is leading and facilitating a gardening workshop series. The Gardening workshop, in Karen, is being held at DMA on March 9th (and every weekend until April 6). At our Community Visioning in 2018, we learned members of this community are passionate growers and have close relationships with soil and plants. Farming is a way of life for many in their home country Burma and in the refugee camp in Thailand. They were looking for such opportunities in Portland where they can build skills among members with no or limited English skills. Let’s hear Ner’s experience in building this opportunity for his community-Learn about gardening in Portland!
 "My name is Ner Moo, and I work with the Oregon Food Bank (OFB) as a Seed to Supper Garden Ambassador. I represent the Karen community from Myanmar and Thailand. In September 2018, DMA connected me with the OFB. This has opened a new door for community members to educate themselves on how to grow food in their place. A way of connecting people back into something that they are familiar to an unfamiliar new lifestyle. Over the last few months, I took the garden ambassador training at OFB, and now I can share my knowledge back to my community. I am excited to say that the first Garden Education in Karen Language will be on March 9th at the DMA office from 9-11am!"
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Division Transit Project - Open House
Please save dates for an upcoming open house. More information will be available in the first week of March. You can also visit www.trimet.org/division
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
PCC - Southeast Campus Community Hall Annex
2305 SE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy. Gresham, OR
Karen Gardening Workshop
Saturday, March 9 (every weekend until April 16), 9 am - 11 am
Division Midway Alliance: 11721 SE Division Street, Portland, OR
PedPDX View And Review Party
Wednesday, March 13, 6 - 7:30 PM
Rosewood Initiative: 16126 SE Stark St.
Complimentary childcare provided at this event.
What is PedPDX?
PedPDX is Portland’s citywide pedestrian plan. It will prioritize sidewalk and crossing improvements and other investments to make walking safer and more comfortable across the entire city. The plan will identify the key strategies and tools we will use to make Portland a great walking city for everyone.
Before Portland City Council votes on the plan in May, we want to know what our communities think about it. Does the plan represent what matters most to you? Does it address your biggest concerns? Join us at the PedPDX Rosewood Community View + Review Party and let us hear from you! This event is hosted by Rosewood Initiative, Oregon Walks and Portland Bureau of Transportation and will feature local food, videos showing the highlights of the plan, community feedback about the plan via discussion and surveys, childcare, and language interpretation services.
All attendees will receive a FREE PedPDX reflector flashlight carabiner!
Bookkeeping Workshop at Division Midway Alliance
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Division Midway Alliance, 11721 SE Division Street Portland, OR
Learn about bookkeeping at this interactive workshop presented by the Business Outreach Program
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DMA Community Hours
Pacific Islander Community hours - Wednesday 12 pm - 2 pm, Thursday 10 am - 1 pm
Burmese/Karen Community hours - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9 am - 5 pm, Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Latino/Hispanic Community hours - Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
SE Works
Are you looking for a job? Do you know someone who needs assistance in finding a job? At DMA our Community liaisons can help. Community liaisons provide information to our SE works coordinator, Nathaly Parrell, and she gets in contact with the community member and the community liaisons. If you need translation in Karen, Burmese, Tongan, and Spanish let a Community liaison know, and we can help!
Business Outreach Program
The BOP offers open office hours every Wednesday from 10 am - 12 pm. If you have an existing business or want to start a business, the BOP Business Advisors can answer questions during open office hours.
File Taxes for free at Midland Library
File taxes for free at Midland Library every weekend in March until April 14, 2019, 10 am - 4 pm. Get free individualized tax preparation assistance in Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and English provided by IRS Certified Volunteers in partnership with Vietnamese Community of Oregon. Please bring a photo ID and documented proof of Social Security number, last year's W2/1099/1098, last year's tax return, last year's medical and educational receipts, as well as any current tax documents.
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Festival of Nations 2019
This year's festival of nations has a date! The 2019 Festival of Nations will be held September 7, 2019 (Saturday), location to be finalized. We are happy to continue our annual Festival of Nations. For more information keep a look out for updates on the Newsletter and Website.
Festival of Nations Planning Committee 2019
DMA is looking for active members to join our Festival of Nations Planning Committee! For more information feel free to send an email with the subject: FoN Planning Committee to info@divisionmidway.org
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April Newsletter
DMA Response to COVID-2019
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DMA Business Survey
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Support for Businesses
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DMA Updates
- Storefront Grants
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- Program Updates
Other Resources
Multnomah County Health Department
- Language Translation for Community
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Trimet LIF Program
Livelihood NW
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New Staff
Meet our new Operations & Communications Coordinator-Austin Delos Santos
Austin is a Portland State University graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Community Development. After transferring from a local community college from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 2018, he joined the BUILD EXITO scholar program. At PSU, he was a part of the Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research & Education (AASPIRE), where he analyzed employment and burnout data to develop a burnout measurement tool. As a Chamorro, he understands the need to deescalate situations through gentle personalism and acknowledging the hidden issues, so we can heal from oppression. In his free time, Austin enjoys volunteering at food pantries to give back to the Portland community.
Meet our new DMA 2020 Census Team: Mohammad Khalid & Kamoera Htook.
Mohammad Khalid is a first-generation immigrant and a citizen of the US. He studies accounting at Portland State University. His number one goal is to help and support the Iraqi community in Oregon. In his spare time, Mohammad loves to cook and to play soccer.
Kamoera Htook is a refugee from Thailand. Her personality is that of a people-person. In her spare time, she enjoys helping people from here community in seeking job employment, filling out applications, and acting as a translator.
DMA Community Outreach Event
Youth Leadership Event Cancelled.
Due to the current situation, Division Midway Alliance has taken the difficult decision to cancel our Clean Up Day on April 4th. This was a difficult decision to make, but we want to ensure safety and the well-being of our community. We are hoping to hold this event in the near future..
Local Business Highlight
Division Smiles Family Dental
"We are excited to share that Division Smiles Family Dental has successfully completed their storefront grant improvements project. With the help of Division Midway Alliance Storefront Improvement Grants, the business completed the following projects--
The Window Project
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DMA Community Hours
As of present-time, DMA's office will remain closed due to the COVID-19 impact on our community.
Division Midway Alliance Response to COVID-19
“We are in this together”! Division Midway Alliance understands the challenges our communities and business owners are facing due to COVID-19. In order to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone in our community, DMA has created a resource list for both residents and small business owners in our community.
The resource list may be access @ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1067U32vN1hMuWqlZITk56WosAGwcURB6NddycsdELC0/edit?ts=5e753ba0#gid=0
DMA Business Survey
Division Midway District Business Impact
As a community impacted by COVID-19, DMA would like to know more about how your business is navigating through these difficult times, so we developed a survey to learn about the experiences of businesses within the Division neighborhood. In order to gather more information, DMA developed a survey to help assess how the COVID-19 is impacting local retailers and product companies in order to help provide an accurate picture to state & local officials and also our community partners & funders.
Some excerpts from the survey includes:
- “We have lost a little above 50% of sales, but are doing the best we can to keep our doors opened and keep our employees.
- “Publicity would be nice to let the neighbors know that we are still open. A loan to keep up with the bills would be really helpful”.
- “I need money to cover the lease and insurance for my business and money for living costs” .
The County Health Department has been hard at work translating COVID-19 resources into different languages for the diverse communities in Oregon. This is beneficial for non-native English speakers in our community. Big thanks to all at the health department that took part in translating resources into other languages. Additional translations may be sought @ https://multco.us/novel-coronavirus-covid-19
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Additional resources are available through the office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s office. They have compiled a list of resources that is accessible for all Oregonians and businesses in need of assistance. The resource can be accessed @ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_vxTr5ze9Po3noASrmc3075x9EMsKZQczUe-QHsWADQ/edit?ts=5e754ac3#gid=0
Trimet LIF Program-Canceled
 We are excited to be a partner site for TriMet Low Income Fare Program. As of early March, DMA is unable to provide registration for the Low-income Fare Program.
Language support is unavailable:
For more information about the LIF Program click here.
Livelihood NW
 The Business Outreach Program has a new name, Livelihood NW! Livelihood NW does not offer drop-in office hours. For more information visit their website at livelihoodnw.org or email a business advisor.
New emails
The email has changed for the Business advisors:
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