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Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
OR, Cow Creek, Native American
Location
Roseburg, OR
Rich In Culture & Heritage
Community Focus
OR, American (US), Coos, Native American, Siuslaw, Umpqua
Location
Coos Bay, OR
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are made up of 3 tribes (4 Bands): 2 bands of Coos Tribes: Hanis Coos (Coos Proper), Miluk Coos; Lower Umpqua Tribe; and Siuslaw Tribe.
Community Focus
OR, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Ukrainian
Location
Portland, OR
Slavic Oregon Social Services (formerly ROSS) was established by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) in 1994 to serve the needs of Slavic-speaking refugees and immigrants. More than 100,000 Slavic-speaking refugees and immigrants from the former Soviet Union currently reside in the Portland metro area, and the numbers are expected to increase. Census figures show that no other place in the nation has had more of an influx from the former Soviet Union than the Pacific Northwest. Oregon is number two in the nation for Slavic-speaking newcomers.
Community Focus
OR, Japanese, Japanese American, For All, Multicultural
Location
Portland , OR
Beginning over 40 years ago as a lunch program for senior citizens, Ikoi no Kai has evolved into a program for the entire Nikkei community. The nourishing communal meal is the central activity of Ikoi no Kai with recreational and educational activities enhancing and enlivening the center’s spirit. We invite the participation of all age groups, adults and children alike. Ikoi no Kai offers not only Asian-themed meals but also provides a gathering place for the community to renew friendships as well as to make new friends.
Ikoi no Kai is sponsored by the Japanese Ancestral Society, a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to promote the cultural heritage and traditions of the Japanese American community through its multigenerational programs.
Community Focus
Middle African, African, Middle Eastern, OR, East European, West Asian, Asian, Congolese, European, Iraqi, Pasifika
Location
Portland , OR
IRCO exists to promote the integration of refugees, immigrants, and the community at large into a self-sufficient, healthy, and inclusive multiethnic society.
Community Focus
OR, African American, American (US), Black
Location
Portland, OR
The African American Alliance for Homeownership "AAAH" is a non-profit 501(c)(3), and HUD Approved housing counseling agency.
Community Focus
OR, Hispanic, Latina/e/o/x
Location
Portland, OR
We are a non-profit organization that works to promote the well-being of the Latino community.

Somos una organización no lucrativa que trabaja para promover el bienestar de la comunidad Latina.
Community Focus
OR, Asian, Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
Location
Portland, OR
Community Focus
OR, African American, American (US), Black
Location
Portland, OR
Empowering Communities. Changing Lives.
Community Focus
OR, African American, Latina/e/o/x, For All
Location
Portland, OR
CAP is the oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington
Community Focus
Jewish
Location
Silver Spring, MD
HIAS is the international Jewish organization that stands for a world in which refugees find safety, opportunity, and welcome.
Community Focus
ID, Multicultural
Location
Boise, ID
Agency for New Americans (ANA), a program of Jannus, Inc. and an affiliate office of Episcopal Migration Ministries, is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We are a refugee resettlement agency in Boise that uses a holistic approach to assisting its refugee clients to get on the path to self-sufficiency and integration.
Community Focus
ID, For All
Location
Boise, ID
Jannus programs provide services in areas of community health, public policy and economic opportunity.
Community Focus
ID, Native American, Shoshone-Bannock
Location
Fort Hall, ID
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall are comprised of the eastern and western bands of the Northern Shoshone and the Bannock, or Northern Paiute, bands.
Community Focus
ID, Native American, Shoshone
Location
Owyhee County, ID
Community Focus
ID, Native American, Nez Perce / Nimiipuu
Location
Lapwai, ID
The Nimiipuu people have always resided and subsisted on lands that included the present-day Nez Perce Reservation in north-central Idaho. Today, the Nez Perce Tribe is a federally recognized tribal nation with more than 3,500 citizens.
Community Focus
ID, Kootenai, Native American
Location
Bonners Ferry, ID
Kootenai elders pass down the history of the beginning of time, which tells that the Kootenai people were created by Quilxka Nupika, the supreme being, and placed on earth to keep the Creator-Spirit’s Covenant – to guard and keep the land forever.
Community Focus
ID, Immigrant/Refugee, Afro-Latina/e/o/x, Hispanic, Indigenous, Latina/e/o/x, Mexican, Mexican American, Spanish, Multicultural
Location
Bellevue, ID
Immigrants are part of our national fabric, bringing energy, skills, values, and vision that benefit all Americans. The Alliance works toward building a community that supports fairness, equity, and justice for immigrants and advances a prosperous future for all. We envision a society where human rights are guaranteed, all people have the right to migrate, full civic participation is supported, and everyone, including the most vulnerable, can flourish.
Community Focus
ID, Multicultural
Location
Twin Falls, ID
Community Focus
ID, Multicultural
Location
Boise, ID
Neighbors United is a collaborative initiative to help refugees successfully integrate and thrive in Boise. We are made up of more than a hundred community leaders, policy makers, service agency representatives, resettled refugees, volunteers, educators and more.