Cultivate Initiatives

Since 2021, 495 interns have completed their journey with Cultivate Initiatives, and that number keeps growing.

Our interns don't just learn on the job, they become part of a team. They join our beautification crews on the trucks, hauling and clearing debris to help keep East Portland and the surrounding community clean, one block at a time. We also partner with Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village, and the Port of Portland to patrol specific areas doing debris pickup, landscaping work, and outreach to our unhoused neighbors.

The result: a million pounds of trash removed from our community every year. Our interns are a huge part of making that happen, gaining real work experience while giving back to the place they call home.

495 interns and counting. Here's to the next chapter.

Here is our Health & Hygiene schedule for the week.
🚿We will be at Pilgrim Lutheran on Monday the 29th; PDX Saints Love Day Center and Family of Grace on the 30th; WeShine Village and Imago Dei Eastside on Wednesday, July 1st; PDX Saints Love Day Center and Freedom Foursquare Church on the 2nd; and All Saints Episcopal on Saturday the 4th.
🧼Resources at all sites will be from 11 am - 2 pm. We will have showers, clean clothing, and hygiene products.
🚿The stationary hygiene hub located at Cultivate Initiatives (14625 SE Stark St.) is also open Monday through Friday this week, offering showers, hygiene resources, and laundry services. Those operating hours are 10:30 am - 3 pm Monday, and 9:30 am - 2 pm Tuesday-Thursday. The CI Workforce Hub, including hygiene services, will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.
🫧Thank you to for funding that helps to make these programs possible!

Our wound care and health assessment services will be limited to Tuesday and Wednesday this month, as many of our nursing student cohorts are on break this week.