Utilities & Energy
Help with energy bills, weatherization, efficiency, and avoiding shutoffs.
Keep more of what you have
Cost Savingsand Resources
Practical, trustworthy starting points for reducing everyday costs, finding help, and connecting with useful community events.
← All six focus areasPractical help
What would make life easier this month?
Start with a category. We will keep expanding this into a plain-language Portland-area resource library.
Groceries & Food
Food benefits and programs that can make the grocery budget go further.
Housing & Home
Aging in place, housing support, repairs, accessibility, and help finding local options.
Healthcare & Medicare
Unbiased help understanding Medicare and finding health-related support.
Programs and eligibility can change. Follow the linked organization for current details, or call 211 for help finding a program that fits your situation.
Come together
Events & Gatherings
Workshops, celebrations, and community conversations are another kind of resource: places to learn, meet people, and build connection.
Upcoming & in development
Let’s Turn The Lights Back On Together
A citywide celebration in development, bringing people together through music, art, storytelling, unity, respect, and healing.
Date to be announcedCommunity for Positive Aging
Activities and workshops for seniors, including Senior Emergency Preparedness, at this trusted Northeast Portland community center.
Call 503-288-8303 for dates & timesHousing & Energy Events
Future gatherings will help connect seniors with energy-efficiency, affordability, home-repair, and aging-in-place resources.
Dates to be announcedPast & ongoing community activity
Living rooms, libraries, parks & community circles
Seniors Voice PDX grew out of conversations in everyday community spaces where elders and allies gathered to share needs, ideas, and possibilities.
Golden Eagle Messenger interviews
Story-gathering conversations preserve senior wisdom and create material that can help other people feel seen, informed, and connected.
Senior Emergency Preparedness
Preparedness work with Community for Positive Aging is one example of turning a shared concern into practical, community-based action.