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A bittersweet thank you for 25 years of Mercy Corps Northwest

Our executive director, Lynn Renken, sent a final message to our community this morning to reflect on the past two decades of programs at Mercy Corps Northwest.

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February 21, 2020
Becoming Lami Autobody
The story of how Mercy Corps Northwest helped a determined refugee get his business off the ground in Portland, Oregon.
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January 06, 2020
VISTA stories: Centering the voices Oregonians with disabilities
Yvonne Chung is part of Mercy Corps Northwest’s AmeriCorps VISTA program that places individuals in a year-long community service role at local nonprofits. She served through 2019 at Community Vision in Portland, Oregon.
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November 25, 2019
Explore the 2019 Northwest Made lineup
The Northwest Made Holiday Market is returning for its sixth year with even more food, fun, and festivities. Bringing together a new line up of some Portland’s most innovative entrepreneurs, creative confections, and dazzling wares from 40+ vendors, there are endless reasons to #ShopNorthwestMade.
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November 06, 2019
Meet Lily-Rygh Glen: The force behind Portland’s Flexible Fitness
As Lily-Rygh makes you do crunches, planks, and lunges, witty exercise quotes graze the walls – helping to re-write dated narratives in the mind of anyone who enters.
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November 01, 2019
Inspired by tradition – PDX Empanadas
Inés Berón and Walter Rodríguez left Uruguay during a financial crisis in South America in the early 2000s in search of new opportunity.
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September 19, 2019
Stories from Washington: The road to Dani’s Cleaner
With 7 years of experience working for a cleaning company, her GED, and a partner in Mercy Corps Northwest, Veronica Alvarado finally realized her dream of starting her own cleaning business.
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