Meet Our Team
STAFF
STAFF
Our success is because of our people. NWPP staff has extensive experience in the social work, direct clients services, advocacy, fundraising and nonprofit management. Our staff’s focus: the people we serve.
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BOARD
Northwest Pilot Project is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors who support the organization with time, experience and financial support. We are proud to have a board that is diverse.
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Our History
Northwest Pilot Project (NWPP) has been addressing the many needs of very low-income seniors in Multnomah County since 1969. Started by ecumenical minister Peter Paulson as an all- volunteer group, NWPP focused on older adults in the downtown core of Portland providing basic supports for seniors at risk of losing their ability to live independently. At the time, NWPP was the only effort providing support for older adults. Poor and isolated older adults were being put into nursing homes unnecessarily. In response NWPP began to “pilot” programs in areas of unmet need including:
- The first Meals-on-Wheels program in the state of Oregon
- Advocacy efforts leading to increased accessibility of Tri-Met bus system for disabled people
- Relocation services for seniors losing their housing due to building closures and gentrification of areas of the city
- preservation of affordable housing buildings in downtown Portland
- Organized a coalition of downtown Portland churches to provide emergency help to low income older adults
- Organized volunteers willing to assist seniors with important services such as legal assistance.
As NWPP grew, the program is had piloted spun off to other agencies, NWPP kept its focus on housing transportation and advocacy as core programs. Today we are the leading advocate for low-income seniors at risk of losing their housing, and homeless seniors in Multnomah County.
Why Give to NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT?
How we care for the elderly citizens of Multnomah County is a question that Northwest Pilot Project addresses daily. Our goal is to end homelessness for the low income elderly and ensure every person 55 years and older has a safe and affordable place to call home for as long as they can live independently.
By supporting Northwest Pilot Project you are making an investment in the future by helping us house the elderly and connect them with services that will enable them to age in place. This will reduce the number of homeless elderly accessing hospital emergency rooms, mental health clinics and the already crowded mass shelters. See some of the people NWPP has helped (Link to profile PDF).
88% of expended resources go directly to assist the low income elderly.
The population of individuals 65 and older will increase 44% in the next 20 years. Right now there are people in our community who are in desperate need of help. Many seniors who are already on limited incomes have lost their retirement money. Low income seniors are losing their homes to foreclosures, rent increases or gentrification. Homeless seniors are in need of permanent housing and many people are unable to afford the prescription medications they need.
Many low income seniors are at risk of losing their independence due to mobility problems, isolation, poor nutrition, inability to handle their finances and lack of a family support system. Some are dealing with mental disabilities in addition to the rigors of aging and are often lonely. NWPP acts as a kind of surrogate family, a substitute support system.
NWPP knows our programs work because we measure housing stability of each individual served with follow up contacts. See How We Measure Success. Our evaluation statistics are currently demonstrating 91.24% of those housed remain housed after 12 months.
Financial information
Dedicated to ensuring every person 55 years and older has a safe and affordable place to call home for as long as they can live independently.
In 2017, your support helped NWPP assist over 3,000 very and extremely low-income seniors stabilize and secure housing for 598 individuals and senior households.
Northwest Pilot Project is a 501c (3) tax-exempt organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Audited Financial Statements
Fiscal years: 2018 | 2017
IRS Form 990
Fiscal years: 2018
Past Annual Reports
2018 | 2017
Values and Vision
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NWPP’s Commitment to Equity: Northwest Pilot Project staff members and Board recognize Oregon’s history of discrimination and injustice, and the disparities in access to resources and opportunities that communities of color face today. NWPP is committed to evaluating and increasing the access, services and success rate in our programs for people of color.
In our fiscal year 2016-17, 36% of the households we served in our Housing Program included a person of color. We continue to examine our program outcomes through an equity lens and are working on compiling and analyzing consumer feedback on our program, including analysis by race and ethnicity.
Affiliations
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Contact Us
We’re here to help.
If you need housing assistance please call our main number: 503-227-5605
If you have questions about how to support us or get involved in supporting our work, call Laura Golino de Lovato.
To make a donation, call 503-227-5605 or Wendy Rudman at 503-478-68??
For other inquiries, please submit the form below and we’ll be in touch shortly.
Our Office and Hours
1430 SW Broadway, Ste 200Portland, OR 97201
FAX: 503-274-8559
Office Hours:
M,T,W: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
TH: 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
F: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed each day 12-1:00 pm
Northwest Pilot Project is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Tax ID # 93-0635871
Your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.