Community Cycling Center
- Offers a full-service bike shop, programs for low-income youth and adults, and workshops and summer camps.
- http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/

Catholic Charities of Portland
- Offers counseling, information on parenting and adoption, and practical assistance with housing and medical care.
- http://www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org/

Citizens for a Livable Portland
- Concerned residents and business owners committed to the planning of the city's neighborhoods, including opposition to the coupling of Burnside and Couch streets. Provides news and mailing list sign-up.
- http://www.livableportland.org/

Dignity Village
- Tent city of formerly homeless people working to become a green, sustainable, urban village. History of the project, photographs, wish list, and how to help.
- http://www.myspace.com/dignityvillage

Overheard in PDX
- Everyone is occasionally guilty of listening in on other people's conversations in public. Accepts submissions of overheard conversations.
- http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/

United Way
- Helping people in need.
- http://www.unitedway-pdx.org/

Union Gospel Mission of Portland
- Offers to provide a safe environment for men and women with long-term addictions. Features services and map.
- http://www.ugmportland.org/

Shared Housing
- Shared Housing is a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. We match those looking for housing with folks who have a house or apartment and want someone to move in with them.
- http://www.emoregon.org/shared_housing.php

Salvation Army (Cascade Division)
- Local chapter features history, press releases and location details.
- http://www.tsacascade.org/

Portland Rescue Mission
- Organization reaches out to homeless, hungry, and destitute men, women and children who are in need of food, clothing, shelter, spiritual help, education, job training, and employment.
- http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/

Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse
- A non-profit organization that believes in a holistic approach to substance use. Information provided on drug use issues and its effect on the family.
- http://www.mamas.org

International Refugee Center of Oregon
- Provides services throughout Portland for newly arrived refugees and immigrants.
- http://www.irco.org/

Commercial Alert
- Helps families, schools, and communities defend themselves against commercialism, advertising, and marketing. Campaigns focus on culture, education, government, and economy. Includes ideas for action, mailing list, news, and research library.
- http://www.commercialalert.org/

The City Repair Project
- Citizen Activists creating pathways of communication to build community.
- http://www.cityrepair.org

City Club of Portland
- Non-profit public affairs and research organization with list of membership activities, news calendar, and seminar schedule.
- http://www.pdxcityclub.org

Albertina Kerr Centers
- Provides family adoption services, independent living programs for adults with developmental disabilities, and counseling for abused children.
- http://www.albertinakerr.org

AFSCME Local 328
- Represents over 3200 employees of OHSU, Oregon Health Sciences University, in Portland, Oregon.
- http://www.afscmelocal328.com

Trillium Hollow
- Trillium cohousing is the modern approach to reclaiming a traditional village lifestyle where rich, intergenerational relationships, cooperation, and sustainability are the norm.
- http://trilliumhollow.org/cohousing/

Portland Peaceful Response Coalition
- Stands in solidarity with all victims of violence in the U.S., the Middle East, and throughout the world. Local actions, media and government contacts, and foreign policy information.
- http://www.pprc-news.org/

Mothers and More
- Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of mothers through support, education, and advocacy. Information on their projects and events.
- http://www.mothersandmorepdx.org/

Sisters Of The Road, Inc.
- Client-driven solutions to the calamities of homelessness and poverty. Running a cafe that accepts food stamps or bartering, as well as family advocacy. Description of their work and how to help.
- http://www.sistersoftheroadcafe.org/

Burnside Urban Design Plan
- Plan hopes to develop a vision for Burnside Street. Make recommendations for transportation and design improvements online.
- http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=36364

JOIN
- Supporting the efforts of homeless individuals and families to make successful and sustainable transitions off the street. Description of their program, how to help, and news.
- http://www.joinpdx.com/

Transition Projects Inc.
- Provides food, clothing, education and shelter for homeless or low-income persons. Describes programs and gives details of volunteer and paid job opportunities.
- http://www.tprojects.org/

Coalition for a Livable Future
- Working to protect, restore, and maintain healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities. List of their objectives, roster of members, publications, and a calendar of events.
- http://www.clfuture.org/

Code Pink: Portland
- Calls on women to rise up and oppose war. Calendar of events, photos, and information about previous actions.
- http://codepinkportland.org/

Peace and Justice Works
- Works to educate the general public on important issues including but not limited to peace, justice, the environment, and human rights.
- http://www.rdrop.com/~pjw/

Raphael House of Portland
- Agency offers domestic violence intervention for women and children made homeless by domestic violence.
- http://www.raphaelhouse.com

Earth Smart Urban Living
- A project to make urban living more environmentally friendly. Includes details of a model home in Portland.
- http://oikos.com/esb/50/earthsmart.html