We are a group of people who envision communities that are safe, supportive & full of opportunity.
Located in East Portland, OR.








Our Initiatives
Workforce Development
Gaining confidence & growing skills
Housing & Homemaking
A home for neighbors to make their own
Supportive Sheltering
Shelter for resting & rebuilding
Give-A-Thon 2025
Mark your calendars for July 7th to 11th!
Support Cultivate Initiatives by pledging $1, $5, $10 (or an amount of your choice) for every 1,000 lbs of trash removed during the week of July 7th-11th. We anticipate removing over 55,000 lbs this year!
The Give-A-Thon is a week-long awareness and giving campaign, in which we invite you, our community, to help raise funds and visibility for this work. All while our Community Beautification Team attempts to break their record for trash removed in a given week as they remove truckloads of trash each day from East Portland and Multnomah County! This program provides workforce development opportunities for our unhoused neighbors while also making our communities safer and more beautiful.
Your generosity supports our efforts to empower our unhoused neighbors.
Our Mission
We collectively work alongside those on the margins to empower individuals and communities through an inclusive range of services and support in East Portland.
About Us
We are a nonprofit organization supporting East Portland that works alongside those who have been marginalized to empower individuals and communities through an inclusive range of services and supports.
We envision communities that are safe, supportive, and full of opportunity. Partnering with the community, we provide services and support to our neighbors who have been marginalized and underserved. We build communities from the inside out through workforce development, housing & homemaking, and supportive sheltering.
We measure tangible outcomes through data and stories. Ultimately our impact is empowering individuals, communities, and society.
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Services & Support
Workforce Development
Property Stewardship, Community Beautification, Intern Program, Showers & HygieneSupportive Sheltering
Menlo Park Safe Rest Village, Severe Weather ShelterHousing & Homemaking
Helping neighbors find housing
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Values
Passion to include everyone
Help people see the value in their lives
Deep sense of hope & perseverance
Desire to treat everyone equally and respect each other’s differences
Commitment to healthy & open relationships
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Impact
Empowered Individuals
Empowered Communities
Empowered Society
How can you join in the change?
You can make a difference by donating to directly empower the work of Cultivate Initiatives. Donations of any amount play a huge role in solving our area’s crisis. Our success in helping neighbors access housing and shelter, workforce development, and better health is only possible with our community’s support.
