Grantee Profiles

Learn more about a few MRG Foundation grantees and the work they're doing here in Oregon. For a full list of MRG grantees since 2007, visit our main grantees page.

Building Powerful Coalitions in Rural Oregon

ROP works to end regressive policies that damage Oregon's public good: “The right-wing is taking away infrastructure— from citizenship, to the post office, to public schools," say organizers.

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Project REconomy at the Capitol

Organizing Homeowners to Resist Unjust Foreclosures

Thousands of Oregon homeowners are finding out they can fight back against big banks.

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"Legal Camping Now" March and Banner

We All Have a Right 2 Survive

This Portland group is challenging the city's inadequate response to homeless individuals and families.

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Sign: "Demandamos Justicia"

Three Questions for PCASC

PCASC talks about how international solidarity work has changed in the last decade

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RVOA leaders with signs

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs in Southern Oregon

RVOA is bringing an innovative green jobs program to Southern Oregon, and is one of many groups backing the Oregon State Bank proposal

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UMA members at Portland Queer Pride

Breaking Isolation for Rural LGBTQ Folks

Guess who's at the Hermiston County Fair talking about homophobia?

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Mount Hood

Lawyers for Oregon's Environmental Movement

When you read a headline about a successful legal case involving Oregon’s land, air or water, chances are that Crag Law Center is somewhere in the story.

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Panelists at ROP Annual Caucus

Rural Organizing Project: Making the Right Connections

Oregon’s own Rural Organizing Project is building a powerful and unique network of small-town activists with a big drive for change.

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LNG protest in Salem

Protecting Oregon from LNG Pipelines

One of our newest grantees is fighting off a massive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project

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Nancy Rosenberger, Ten Rivers Food Web board member

Making Oregon Farmland Work for Oregonians

What do you do when local farmland isn't primarily feeding local families? Organize.

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