Neighborhood Partnerships Inc

Programs: Oregon ida initiative: neighborhood partnerships is the manager for the state of oregon's individual development account (ida) initiative. Contributions to np are allocated to a network of partner organizations that offer individual development accounts. Individual development accounts, or idas, are matched savings accounts that build the financial management skills of qualifying oregonians with low incomes while they save towards a defined goal. Idas open up pathways of opportunity and create models of economic success in oregon communities. Once the savings goal is reached and all parts of the savings plan are completed, every dollar saved by a participant is matched by the initiative, typically three dollars for every one dollar saved. Initiative participants may benefit from matched funds to help them purchase a home, fulfill an educational goal, develop and launch a small business, restore a home to habitable shape, purchase equipment to support an employment goal, or reach another financial goal. In calendar year 2016, np received $10,859,658 in donations for this program, which were allocated in 2017 to help over 1,300 additional low-income oregonians across the state increase their financial security. Initiative partners are currently offering idas in 36 counties in oregon, and are rapidly expanding to cover every community in the state. More than 3,300 individuals currently are saving through this initiative.

policy and communications: through neighborhood partnerships' policy and advocacy efforts, we build ongoing relationships with decision leaders and inspire them with a passion for community development. Research, creativity, and proven approaches are used to develop np's proposals. Neighborhood partnerships acts as a convener for the statewide housing alliance as well as partners focused on increasing family financial resilience. Together, we advocate for adequate funding for affordable housing and policies to benefit under-served communities. Because of np's work to bring diverse parties together, we have seen a remarkable shift in attention to housing needs and a new commitment to providing critical funding streams for communities. Np's work on asset-building also fuels this policy work, and helps us develop, test, and promote strategies that work across systems and traditional funding streams. Np provides support to established and emerging advocates through its strategic communications initiative and advocates college.

financial inclusion and asset building: np serves as a convener of partners focused on household financial resilence and asset building. We provide resources, information, and technical support to partners who are creating new pathways to provide all oregonians access to financial products that will increase their household financial stability. Strategic communication: np's other programs include providing support to established and emerging advocates through its strategic communications initiative and advocates college. In this effort, people learn to leverage cognitive linguistics, behavioral science and communications research to find hidden reasoning behind people's thoughts, words and actions. This understanding drives more productive and successful conversations about policy and programs in oregon.