1000 Friends of Oregon

Mission

Working with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas.

Bottom Line for Portland

In the Portland metro area, 1000 Friends of Oregon has a 50-year track record of impact. We led Portland for Everyone, helping reverse a century of discriminatory zoning and establish residential infill – some of the most progressive and equitable housing policy in the nation – in addition to creating forward-thinking statewide housing legislation. We constantly partner with communities in the metro region and across the state to fight attempts by multi-billion-dollar corporations to expand in ways that endanger our most vulnerable neighborhoods. And we’ve hosted five – going on six! – cohorts that have trained more than 100 metro-area residents to become land use planning advocates at local and state levels.

Quote

"As a former student at Parkrose High School, I know how important it is to ensure my neighborhood is safe and healthy not only for my family but for future generations. The Prologis freight warehouse puts my community's safety and future at risk. I’m proud to be part of the fight against this project, but I couldn’t do it without the support of 1000 Friends of Oregon. They took action to protect my neighborhood, filing a legal challenge against the warehouse. When the City ignored our concerns, 1000 Friends of Oregon stepped up. Together, we’re advocating for a better future for the Parkrose neighborhood that I love." 

- Celeste Ruiz, Parkrose High Graduate, class of 2024

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Bad land use decisions directly and disproportionately impact communities of color and other marginalized folks – things like redlining, displacement, building homes in wildfire-risk areas, and placing industrial facilities next to homes where folks with low incomes live. Guided by our equity policy, we work alongside these communities to prevent further harm: repealing restrictive zoning codes, increasing affordable housing and transit where people already live and away from wildfire risk, and closing loopholes that cause rural gentrification and displacement on farmland. 

Thoughtful land use – especially transportation and housing policies – are crucial to ensuring safe, effective, and healthy communities for all Oregonians.

Incentives

• ✓ All donors of $25 or more receive a complimentary yoga class to Modo Yoga Portland AND a free juice or smoothie from their adjacent café, O'Vive Cafe.
• ✓ The first 5 donors of $125 or more receive a complimentary 3-month membership to Modo Yoga (NO LONGER AVAILABLE).
• ✓ All donors of $25 or more will receive a coupon for a “buy one get one free” bottle of wine (valid online or in person), complimentary of Winter's Hill Winery in Dayton (21+ donors only).

✓ NEW MATCH AS OF GIVING TUESDAY (DEC 3): A generous donor has agreed to match, dollar for dollar, every donation up to our goal of $25,000. Help us get to $50,000 for 50 years of land use advocacy!

Partner(s)

Business partners: These awesome local businesses are supporting us this Give!Guide season!

• - Modo Yoga Portland is a local yoga studio in the heart of the Central Eastside neighborhood – they’re supporting our campaign with exciting yoga class and café incentives for $25+ donors and a 3-month membership for 5 lucky $125+ donors.
• - Winter’s Hill Winery is a 1000 Friends of Oregon partner located in beautiful Dayton, Oregon – they’re supporting our campaign with a BOGO coupon to all $25+ donors.

Nonprofit partners: We work with these nonprofit partners year-round, and are partnering with them this Give!Guide season! 

• - Crag Law Center works to provide strategic, free and low cost legal services to win lasting environmental protections for our ecosystems, climate, and communities.
• - Columbia Slough Watershed Council works to protect and enhance the Columbia Slough and its watershed through free community engagement, education, and restoration.
• - The Street Trust advocates for multimodal transportation options that prioritize safety, accessibility, equity, and climate justice for people and communities across Oregon
• - Street Roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.
• - Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts represents more than 30 nonprofits across Oregon working to protect and conserve natural spaces.