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A parent wraps her child up in a big hug in a grassy park on a sunny day.

What are ‘wraparound services’? 

Text reading Black History Month in bold white letters is centered on a black background, surrounded by a geometric border of colorful triangles and shapes in red, green, orange, and yellow.

Celebrate Black History Month 2025 in Portland

A dragon sits on a lake at Lan Su Chinese Garden, lit up in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Lunar New Year celebrations in and around Portland

Two women smile at each other as one holds a laughing baby. The woman holding the baby has curly hair and a plaid shirt; the other woman, wearing a mustard headwrap, reaches out to the baby.

Client story: Becoming the voice for those in need

Members of the Ferguson-Murphy Charities Inc. team unload bikes to deliver to kids for the holidays

The magic of the moment

A group of people sit around a campground with warm coffee and smiles

Public health and the rise of high-intensity drinking 

A diverse group of people wearing green shirts and gloves walk together outdoors in a park, smiling and enjoying a community activity surrounded by trees.

Healing in community

Group of kids crossing the street on the way to school.

Back to school blues 

A woman in a plaid shirt smiles while sitting at a table in a library, with open books in front of her and shelves filled with books in the background.

Client story: ‘Eventually I want to start my own business’

A woman in a wheelchair waters potted flowers and plants on a patio, holding a garden hose and wearing a teal cardigan and black shirt.

Client story: ‘I am strong no matter what’

Illustration of a headset over a heart connected by a dotted line to a smartphone displaying the number 988 and a heart, symbolizing a mental health or crisis support hotline.

988 hotline offers behavioral health assistance nationwide