Recently, our Impact Partner Liaison Trina Brodsky met up with North by Northeast Community Health Center to catch up on their activities. If you are interested in learning more about being a liaison to an impact partner, please contact Van Pham.

Executive Director Suzy Jeffreys was very welcoming and appreciative of ninety-nine girlfriends’ commitment to the health center and especially grateful for our trust-based philanthropy approach.

North by Northeast Community Health Center is a primary care clinic in Northeast Portland, caring for local, primarily Black residents, although all are welcome. They are looking for a new medical director as their founding medical director has retired. They are also seeking a clinical social worker to help with screening for social determinants of health, providing resources and referrals, and offering integrated behavioral health visits. They have noticed an increased demand for mental health services post-pandemic.

The clinic offers blood pressure monitoring in local barber shops, although the area has fewer barber shops since the pandemic. They are hoping to obtain home blood pressure and glucose monitoring equipment and expand their clinic hours.

The clinic offers additional services, sometimes through a partnership with Metro. For example, “Safe Homes! Healthy Homes!,” 24-hour sharps disposal, paint recycling, mold and hazard cleanup, home fire extinguishers, and monthly fresh produce boxes. They’ve also hosted a backpack with school supplies giveaway, a bike and bike helmet giveaway, and a summer safety program. Together with Portland Parks and Rec, they offer a summer water safety program.

It’s an honor to be a liaison for this wonderful impact partner and to see their wonderful work. I plan to volunteer at their annual fundraiser on April 3, 2025. ~ Trina