‘A Betrayal’: Portland Nonprofits Reel After Councilors Upend City’s Celebrated Children’s Initiative

‘A betrayal’: Portland nonprofits reel after councilors upend city’s celebrated children’s initiative

A Portland City Council vote tossed more than two years of work, leaving groups that feed kids, run afterschool programs and prevent child abuse in the lurch.

City Council Strikes Down Portland Children’s Levy Grants

The Portland City Council has thrown the Portland Children’s Levy into disarray by rejecting the entirety of its $70.9 million grants package and instead extending existing grants by a year, citing concerns about how nonprofits were scored by the allocation committee.