Today a statement was made to a private email list of volunteers and donors of Rahab’s Sisters, a non-profit that operates out of St Peter and St Paul Episcopal Church at 82nd and Ash. Executive Director Anneliese Davis made false and inflammatory remarks regarding a recent visit to the needle exchange site at St. Peter [...]
This afternoon our board president, Angela Todd, was interviewed on the Lars Larson Show to discuss the Enough is Enough PDX Campaign and the deteriorating public safety standards resulting from inaction by elected officials. Listen in on the interview and share it on social media with your friends and neighbors:
Thank you to the 20 Montavilla neighbors who attended today's neighborhood clean up at Montavilla Park and the Multi-Use Path between Southeast Glisan and Burnside alongside Highway 205. Together we picked up a pick up truck full of trash including trash, clothes, and drug paraphernalia including needle syringes, tourniquets and cookers. A message followed to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Communications Team [email protected] www.montavilla.org Montavilla Initiative Organizes Clean-up in Neighborhood PORTLAND, OR, AUGUST 8, 2018 -- On Sunday, August 12, neighbors from the Montavilla neighborhood will pool private resources to clean up City of Portland and ODOT areas impacted by people living in public spaces who dump trash, hazardous waste, [...]
Montavilla public safety foot patrols have seen a resurgence over the last few weeks after a year-long hiatus. Montavilla Initiative is coordinating these neighborhood foot patrols, which bring neighbors together across the Montavilla Neighborhood to add visibility and use best practices outlined in the Office of Neighborhood Involvement Crime Prevention Programs Foot Patrol Manual. Alongside [...]
Montavilla Initiative launched a petition on May 2nd, 2018 based on growing concerns around public safety and public health issues at Montavilla Park. The petition was very successful, garnering hundreds of signatures overnight and media attention from multiple outlets, which resulted in immediate corrective action by Parks Staff to address the unacceptable level of trash [...]
