Black United Fund
2828 N.E. Alberta St.
Portland
97211
503.282.7973; 503.282.3482 (fax)
www.bufor.org
Founded in 1983, the Fund stresses self-sufficiency and responsibility for those it assists. An African-American art and history museum will soon be built at its site.

Cascade Campus of Portland Community College — Community History Center
705 N. Killingsworth St.
Portland
97217
503.978.5198
The center was founded in 1996 when the library and personal papers of the late Rev. John H. Jackson, pastor emeritus of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, were donated to the college. These and other materials, including videotapes of Vanport flood survivors, may be viewed by appointment.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
P.O. Box 11367
Portland
97211
503.284.7722
The Portland branch was chartered on September 1, 1914, to ensure equality for
minorities in Oregon.

North Portland Branch Library
512 N. Killingsworth St.
Portland
97211
503.248.5394
Built in 1913 as a classic Carnegie library, this newly renovated branch of the Multnomah County Library houses a community center and Black Resource Center.

Oregon Convention & Visitors Service Network (OCVSN)
4300 NE Fremont - Suite 220
Portland
97213-1100
503.244.5794, ext. 45; 800.933.1234, ext. 45; 503.293.2094 (fax)
e-mail: roy@minorityconventions.com
The organization provides minority convention and visitors assistance.

Oregon History Center
1200 S.W. Park Ave.
Portland
97205
503.222.1741; 503.221-2035 (fax)
www.ohs.org
There are photographs and documents about the early days of Portland’s NAACP chapter and its African-American community. The center rents its In Search of the Dream exhibit and a video titled Black Families & the Railroad in Oregon: An Oral History.

Portland State University — Department of Black Studies
308 Neuberger Hall
724 S.W. Harrison St.
P.O. Box 7511
Portland
97207-0751
503.725.3472
This is the oldest black studies program in the Pacific Northwest.

Self-Enhancement Inc.
3920 N. Kerby St.
Portland
97227
503.249.1721
This center, a national model for violence prevention, provides programs and guidance for
at-risk youth.

The Urban League of Portland
10 N. Russell St.
Portland
97277
503.280.2600; 503.281.2612 (fax)
The Portland affiliate was founded in 1945 to assist in the achievement of social and economic equality through advocacy.

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