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 The Interfaith Alliance on Poverty

We are congregations who work to alleviate poverty in the Portland region.

 With our neighbors, we act for positive change, and work to offer justice and hope for all.

 Join us every First Thursday to learn more: www.allianceonpoverty.org

 

Fourteen faith communities currently carry out our mission as members of the Interfaith Alliance. These include: 

  • Ainsworth United Church of Christ

  • Augustana Lutheran Church

  • Central Lutheran Church

  • Congregation Beth Israel

  • First Unitarian Portland

  • Fremont United Methodist Church

  • Genesis Community Fellowship

  • Grace Memorial Episcopal Church

  • Havurah Shalom

  • Rose City Park Presbyterian Church

  • St. Andrew Catholic Parish

  • The Madeleine Catholic Parish

  • Westminster Presbyterian Church

  • Wy'east Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Partners and Friends of the Interfaith Alliance:

  • Compassionate Change District

  • Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

  • League of Women Voters of Portland

  • Living Cully

  • Multnomah County Library

  • Muslim Educational Trust

  • Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods

  • Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park

  • Oregon Coalition of Christian Voices

  • Oregon Housing Alliance

  • Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice

  • Portland African American Leadership Forum

  • Portland Central Nazarene Church – Agape Village

  • St. Vincent de Paul of Lane Country

Transitions Projects:

We partner with community action organizations, nonprofits and faith groups intent on doing good work among the suffering. Through our faith and actions, we believe we can move mountains even if it’s only an inch at a time.

 
 
 

our manifesto

We have a calling to empower every brother and sister in our community facing hardship and hopelessness. We walk together as an alliance of interfaith communities because we believe doing things together is better than doing them alone. We lead with our hearts and open our minds to understand the causes of poverty and the challenges of escaping it. We work hand-in-hand with families living in poverty by encouraging and supporting them as they move to stability. We boldly advocate for systemic change to help eliminate the root causes of poverty. We know the road is long but we believe as Martin Luther King, Jr. did when he said, “faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase."