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Judy Bankman
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Three Grants Received to Improve the Community’s Response to Smoke Events
Community partners came together to secure multiple sources of funding to improve monitoring, communication, and smoke mitigation in the...
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Judy Bankman
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Legacy Orchard Leads the Way in COVID Safety for Migrant Workers
This story was originally published by Columbia Community Connection. The story of how one orchard stepped up to protect its workers...
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Judy Bankman
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Shelter for houseless more than doubles in TD and HR
This article was originally published in Columbia Community Connection. You can access the original article here:...
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Judy Bankman
Nov 10, 20214 min read
A closer look at the meaning of “wellbeing”: what role can cash assistance play?
This article was originally published in Columbia Community Connection. You can access the original article here:...
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Judy Bankman
Sep 29, 20213 min read
MCCAC rolls out new strategic plan with a focus on equity & racial justice
This fall, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) released “MCCAC, A New Era”: the organization’s strategic plan for 2021-2024,...
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Judy Bankman
Jul 16, 20203 min read
COVID does not affect all communities equally
This article was written by Judy Bankman and published by the Hood River News and The Dalles Chronicle on July 15th. Click here for the...
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Judy Bankman
Jul 2, 20207 min read
Covid-19 Spurs Hispanic Center to Close Enduring Inequities Through Policy
This piece was published by the American Communities Project on July 2, 2020. Click here for the original story. The impacts of Covid-19...
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Judy Bankman
Jun 18, 20202 min read
ACT IN SOLIDARITY
At the Healthy Gorge Initiative, we stand to voice our solidarity with Black Lives Matter and all people of color and we demand justice...
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Judy Bankman
May 14, 20209 min read
Place, Connection, and Equity: A Q&A with Carolina Pfister, Executive Director of CultureSeed
Can you tell me about your background? Where did you grow up, and what was your childhood like? What brought you to the US, and...
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Paul Lindberg
Apr 17, 20205 min read
Covid-19 Tests the Columbia Gorge’s Culture of Health
This piece was written by Paul Lindberg, Collective Impact Health Specialist, for American Communities Project. This blog post was...
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Paul Lindberg
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Before People Become Patients
There can be no doubt that we need to protect and keep everyone in our community as safe and healthy as possible. Most of us see the need...
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Judy Bankman
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Videos on Wearing & Caring for Cloth Masks during COVID-19
The Gorge Makers Collective has just released these two short videos, in English and Spanish, about how to properly wear and clean your...
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Judy Bankman
Mar 11, 20205 min read
The Road to Becoming a Community Health Worker: Spotlight on Maria Peña
The Columbia Gorge is full of passionate people dedicated to community health and health equity. This is the fourth in a series of...
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Judy Bankman
Mar 3, 20205 min read
Addressing Housing Challenges in The Gorge: Spotlight on Karen Long
The Columbia Gorge is full of passionate people dedicated to community health and health equity. This is the third in a series of...
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Judy Bankman
Jan 30, 20205 min read
Born to Be an Activist: Spotlight on Janet Hamada
The Columbia Gorge is full of passionate people dedicated to community health and health equity. This is the second in a series of...
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Judy Bankman
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Check out our new Grant Writing Support Form
The Healthy Gorge Initiative now has an online form available to individuals and organizations who would like to request support from...
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Judy Bankman
Jan 14, 20206 min read
A Latinx Locale’s Strides from Food Insecurity to Bounty
This post was written by Sarah Sullivan, executive director of Gorge Grown Food Network, for The American Communities Project. Click here...
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Alicia Swift
Jan 13, 20202 min read
Are you All In?
When I started the Learning Specialist role there was a lot to learn, pun intended. But seriously, as I stepped into the role there was a...
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Judy Bankman
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Cultivating Compassion in the Gorge
Re-framing the way we think about mental health When people in our lives are experiencing a mental health challenge, oftentimes we may...
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Judy Bankman
Dec 17, 20193 min read
Summer Swim Rx: A Community Success Story
What’s one way to get your kid physically active in the summertime? Getting a “pool prescription” from the doctor’s office. In 2018,...
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