Rockwood Common

Multnomah County
Request: $80,000

Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham and surrounding communities of East Multnomah County. Rockwood is a neighborhood of persistent poverty, with over 90 spoken languages. Rockwood is underserved during smoke, heat, and extreme cold weather. There is no community space for residents and unhoused neighbors to seek refuge. Rockwood Common Tool Library is renovating 2,600 sq ft as a resilience site and lending library to provide relief, resources, and preparedness education in this community. Phase 1 is underway to repair our roof and move in our lending library. $80,000 is needed for Phase 2, to mitigate mold and prepare a classroom and temperature controlled third space.