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CENSUS 101 Information Session
DMA staff, cultural liaisons, and youth volunteers received information about the Census outreach and enrollment process from Blanca Gaytan Farfan from East County Rising.
Delegation From Hanshin University
 A delegation from the School of Social Innovation and Business, Hanshin University visited Portland to learn local economic development efforts and to better understand efforts around the topic of innovative social enterprise. Lisha Shrestha, ED highlighted Division Midway Alliance's community-led development work in partnership with local government and community partners such as Prosper Portland, East Portland Community Office and East Portland Action Plan.
Bureau of Development Services (BDS) Listening Session
Division Midway Alliance in collaboration with BDS organized a listening session on January 6th. 20 Burmese and Karen community members learned about the permitting process and other programs at BDS that are useful for small business owners
Youth Leadership Environmental Program Training with SOLVE
 As part of the Youth Environment Leadership Program (YELP), the YELP group received training from SOLVE on how to set up Clean up Event. They learned how to register on the SOLVE website and the resources available to them. The SOLVE program coordinator walked them through event safety and procedures required for clean up day. By doing so, they walked around the area and practiced what they learned during the training. DMA- YELP group will organize a clean-up day in April 2020.
The Division Midway Alliance Youth Environmental Leadership Program would like to invite you to the first Division Midway District Clean Up event!
We will start at SE Division & SE 117th and then spread out into the neighborhood.
Date: April 4th, 2020
Time: 10 am - 12pm
Meeting location: Division Midway Alliance's Office:
11721 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97266
Use the link below to sign up to be part of this amazing event and help us make our community and waterways cleaner!
https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C1I00000PYlx1?layoutViewMode=tablet
Division Transit Project
Division Transit Project Construction has begun on Division Street. At this time, Raimore C onstruction has crews working at 148th & 142nd Avenues in our area with plans to move West to the next stop locations within 6 months.
Division Transit Project Construction Kickoff-Groundbreaking Event was held on January 23rd, 2020. The project will improve travel on Division Street with an easier, faster and more reliable bus service. New stations will accommodate 60-foot articulated buses with multiple-door boarding for quick stops.
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