One way that you can advance racial equity is to educate yourself and others about issues impacting communities of color. In this series, SVP Partners and staff share what they have been reading, listening to, and watching as a part of their personal equity journeys. We hope this will inspire you!

We have a new initiative in the works and we’re excited to tell you about it! Our innovative Scaling Cohort is a project that responds to the question: What would it look like if SVP Portland could double or triple our capacity for impact?

SVP’s Community Impact Project Manager Jenn Luevano-Brummett shares a reflection about two resources that have helped her dive deeper into the history of Juneteenth as well as her own equity journey.

Meet Ginny Gray! Ginny is one of our incredible Investor Partners. We connected with her recently to learn more about her work with SVP, her passions, and how she spends her days. We were inspired, and think you will be too!

Last week, a group of SVP Partners and staff toured the construction site of Latino Network’s La Plaza Esperanza, the first such place of its kind for the Latinx community in east county. When it opens in the fall of 2024, La Plaza Esperanza will provide a wide variety of programming for all ages, including a culturally specific preschool, youth programs, and gathering spaces for community meetings and events.

In early 2022, SVP initiated and incubated the Child Care Facilities Initiative (CCFI), with the goal of shifting the Portland-metro child care facilities market to more efficiently and effectively connect supply and demand with minimal subsidies and interventions. We’re thrilled to share that CCFI is now a part of the newly launched BuildUp Oregon!

Meet Johnna Timmes! Johnna is one of our incredible Investor Partners. We connected with her recently to learn more about her work with SVP, her day job, and her passions. We were inspired, and think you will be too!

We are delighted to announce that Jenn Luevano-Brummett has joined SVP Portland as our new Community Impact Project Manager!

Have you ever wondered how SVP Portland’s community impact could be magnified with optimal human, social, and financial resources? Have you wondered if the SVP business model is keeping up with the changing landscape within our community and the social service sector?

Frank Hiebel is an Encore Fellow with the Forest Park Conservancy (FPC), where he has been instrumental in creating streamlined procedures and simplifying organizational systems to enable the organization to run smoothly.

SVP Portland is excited to share that we have a new Community Partner! Escuela Viva is a Reggio-inspired preschool serving 143 students across three daycare centers in Multnomah County. Click to learn more about our new capacity building Partnership!

Meet Roxanne Seaton! Roxanne is one of our incredible Investor Partners. We got to connect with her and ask her some questions about her work with SVP, her day job, and her passions.

We are so excited to welcome Melinda Gross to our Board of Directors! Melinda works as the Director of Cultural Change for the State of Oregon. 

Over the past six years, the Center for African Immigrants & Refugees Organization (CAIRO) has expanded their preschool programs tremendously. SVP Portland has brought business acumen, experience, and entrepreneurship skills to provide key support as CAIRO has expanded.

SVP Portland teamed up with the Black United Fund of Oregon to leverage our investments in two Community Partners through the launch of an Equitable Early Education Grant initiative.