Watch videos about our programs

“Mercy Corps works in Oregon, too!”

November 1st, 2011

Special thanks to Dave Schrenk, AM Studios.

Description: This video was made to help launch the Willamette Week Give!Guide. One of the most common questions we get at Mercy Corps Northwest and the Action Center is “Wait, you work in Oregon, too?” We hope this will settle the matter once and for all.

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Success for Life

March 12, 2011

Directed by John Waskey, New Sky Productions

Description: Meet Megan, Doug, & Alverda, and hear about the work Mercy Corps Northwest is doing in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to create real opportunities for inmates and ex-offenders. To learn more about Reentry Programs at Mercy Corps Northwest, click here.

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Seeding Food Carts

December 10, 2010

Directed by Matthew Winthrop, Produced and Edited by New Sky Productions

Description: More and more, individuals in Portland are looking to food carts as an inexpensive alternative to starting up a restaurant. Even with the lower start-up costs, however, food cart owners often need help getting the capital to start up. Mercy Corps Northwest is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs like these. We believe in supporting our local food industry, our local business owners, and in finding creative approaches to business and employment in a recession.

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Action Center Briefing Video

December 17, 2009

By Cassandra Nelson

Description: In this video produced by the Mercy Corps Action Center, we see a feature interview with MCNW Client Tabor. Learn more about the Mercy Corps Action Center in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The Action Center is an interactive space dedicated to educating visitors, and giving them them tools to take action. Narrator Jacob Storms talks about poverty around the world, what causes it, and what you can do to help join with others to make the world a better place.