Version 3: October 14, 2007 (pdf )

People in Portland, Oregon are already creating a Caring & Sharing Economics. Please send your suggestions to info@realwealthpdx.com.

Organizations Working for Change

• Sisters of the Road (www.sistersoftheroad.org
• Street Roots (www.streetroots.org)
• The Alliance for Democracy, Portland chapter (www.afd-pdx.org)
• Dept. of Peace efforts in Portland area (groups.yahoo.com/group/OR_DoP)
• Living Earth: Gatherings for Deep Change (www.livingearthgatherings.org)
• Uniting to Understand Racism (UUR). (www.oregonuniting.org)
• OxfordHouse (www.oxfordhouse.org)
• Open Source in Portland, Oregon (www.ironmountainfoundry.com/northwest/portland.php)

Increasing Social Interaction

• Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) (www.pdxprepared.com)
• City Repair (www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php)
• Walks and rides for good causes
• Neighborhood Associations (www.portlandonline.com/oni)
• Garden Partners (www.gardenpartners.org)
• Oregon Community Warehouse – helping families in need (oregoncommunitywarehouse.org)

Children

• Janus Youth Programs (www.janusyouth.org)
• Village Free School (www.villagefreeschool.org)
• CASA for Children (www.casahelpskids.org)
• Outside In (www.outsidein.org)
• p:ear (www.pearmentor.org)
• Stand for Children Oregon (www.stand.org/OR)

Food Security/Local Food

• The Food Alliance (www.foodalliance.org)
• Farmer’s Markets (www.portlandfarmersmarket.org)
• Northwest Veg – compassionate and caring food choices. (www.nwveg.org)
• The Oregon Food Bank (www.oregonfoodbank.org)
• CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) (www.pacsac.org)
• OSALT (Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust) (www.osalt.org)
• Growing Gardens (www.growing-gardens.org)
• Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering (NW RAGE) (www.nwrage.org)
• Oregon Tilth (www.tilth.org)

Health Care

• Coalition of Community Health Clinics (www.coalitionclinics.org/clinics.html)
• Brain Injury Association of Oregon (www.biaoregon.org)
• Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse (www.mamas.org)

Livability

• Coalition for a Livable Future (www.clfuture.org)
• SOLV (www.solv.org/)
• The Horse Project (www.horseproject.net)
• Metro (www.metro-region.org)
• City of Portland recently passed legislation to curb idling of their city fleet.
• Troutdale Truck Stop has begun to implement electrical outlets that the truckers can plug into while spending the night, thereby circumventing the need to idle their engines to stay warm.
• Our United Villages (www.rebuildingcenter.org/ouv/)

Media 

• Oregon Alliance to Reform Media (www.oregonarm.org/contact)
• Portland Alliance Newspaper (www.theportlandalliance.org)
• Portland Community Media (www.pcmtv.org)
• KBOO Community Radio (www.kboo.fm)

Sustainability

• The ReBuilding Center (www.rebuildingcenter.org) 
• Master Recycler Program (www.masterrecycler.org/)
• School & Community Reuse Action Project (SCRAP) (www.scrapaction.org/)
• Friends of Seasonal and Service Workers
• The Northwest Earth Institute (www.nwei.org/NWEI/Home.html)
• Solar powered parking meters
• LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental design) a rating system for designing, constructing and operating buildings. Portland leads the nation in LEED Certified Green Buildings!
• PDX Hours (www.pdxhours.org)
• Portland Permaculture Guild: Sustainable designs for local, regional, and personal needs. (www.pdxpermaculture.org)
• Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development (www.portlandonline.com/OSD)
• Sustainability at Portland State University (www.pdx.edu/sustainability)

Transportation

• Flexcar (www.flexcar.com)
• Bike Sharing System (Sam Adams) (bikeportland.org/2007/02/14/portland-plans-for-bike-sharing-system/)
• Community Cycling Center (www.communitycyclingcenter.org/)
• Bicycle Transportation Alliance (www.bta4bikes.org) Portland is now widely recognized as the most bike-friendly big city in the United States.

Culture & the Arts

• Arts Festival in the Forest
• Cultural celebrations
  • Italians
  • Greeks
  • Swedes
• Concerts & Plays
• Music, opera, symphony