September 8, 2020
Mercy Corps Northwest will award grants of up to $10,000 to 150-300 small business owners in Clark County and Vancouver Vancouver, Wash. – As small business owners continue to grapple with the economic ramifications of ...
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Mercy Corps is proud to introduce Tjada D’Oyen McKenna as our new Chief Executive Officer. Tjada joins us from her current role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for CARE, where she oversees the organization’s programming ...
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — In October 2019, Mercy Corps and its Board requested that investigative firm Vestry Laight conduct an independent, external review into what steps were taken when reports of abuse by Mercy Corps’ late ...
Read MoreOctober 10, 2019
Statement from Gisel Kordestani, Mercy Corps Board Co-Chair PORTLAND, Ore. — “The Mercy Corps Board has accepted the resignation of CEO, Neal Keny-Guyer, who has immediately relinquished his responsibilities. We are launching a search for ...
Read MoreJuly 1, 2019
Mercy Corps Northwest hosted a pitch competition “shark-tank style” for small business owners in the Portland area this month. Over 60 small businesses applied to join the competition and just nine were selected to present ...
Read MoreWalla Walla’s Micro-Business Assistance Program to host graduation ceremony for first program cohort WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The first cohort of participants in the City of Walla Walla and Mercy Corps Northwest’s Micro-Business Assistance (MBA) ...
Read MoreApril 15, 2019
Mercy Corps Northwest enrolls the first cohort of students at the all men’s prison in Portland, Oregon PORTLAND, Ore – Mercy Corps Northwest is expanding its entrepreneurial program for people who are incarcerated to the ...
Read MoreNovember 3, 2017
Hacienda Food Business Boot Camp Graduates Are Now Pre-Approved for Streamlined Incubator Loans The Mercy Corps NW lending team is excited to announce a partnership with Hacienda CDC to expand our Incubator Loans to participants ...
Read MoreJune 27, 2016
The RTC is experiencing some significant staff changes in the next few weeks. Our Housing Navigator, Jeremy Nichols, and our Employment Navigator, Luby Wind, will be heading off to new adventures this summer! Jeremy is ...
Read MoreMercy Corps NW Hosts National Reentry Week Event Helping people return from prison to productive, law abiding lives. Portland, OR (4.12.16) The US Department of Justice has designated the week of April 24-30, 2016, ...
Read MoreMay 31, 2016
Mercy Corps Northwest is proud to offer our Foundations I class entirely in Russian. Check out a short video below featuring our staff and community partners discussing this exciting offering: Our Russian Language Foundations ...
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2016
Just announced on Specialtyfood.com! (article and photo by Deanna Ting): Last evening, Jan. 16, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the Specialty Food Association hosted its inaugural Shelf Showdown: A Specialty Food Pitch Competition, and declared ...
Read MoreOctober 1, 2015
Congratulations to Matt Vicedomini on his write-up in Oregon Live, earning high praise on his brisket and ribs from food critic Michael Russell. “But it gets one thing right that eludes nearly every other Portland-area ...
Read MoreMay 22, 2015
The Portland Business Journal recently covered our May 6 Key Bank Business Pitch event. Representatives from the SBA, Portland Business Journal, Key Bank and Wave One Consulting judged 15 entrepreneurs on how well they could ...
Read MoreApril 28, 2015
Oregon Live ran a profile on Mercy Corps NW Loan client, Ben Firestone and his incredibly inspirational journey. MCNW is excited to help find innovative and sustainable ways for small business owners to thrive in ...
Read MoreAugust 29, 2014
“They find a way to fit in prison. But that doesn’t mean that they’ve grown as a man — they’re just growing older.” Felton Howard, former inmate and Reentry Transition Center staff member Mercy Corps ...
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2013
“3-D printers offer new opportunities for product design and small-run manufacturing” by The Oregonian, October 31st, 2012 “Mercy Corps Northwest expands micro loan program” by Portland Business Journal, June 29th, 2012 “Microenterprise loans create hope ...
Read MoreJune 13, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. – June 13, 2012 – Mercy Corps Northwest (MCNW), the U.S. economic development office of global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, today announced it received $37,500 from the Bank of America loan loss reserve ...
Read MoreMarch 18, 2012
March 2012 marks the five-year anniversary for LIFE (Lifelong Information for Entrepreneurs). A first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the 32-week program provides soon-to-be released women with the skills they need to succeed ...
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2012
“Acupuncturist gets start with Mercy Corps’ help” by Molly Walker, Yamhill Valley News Register, December 18th, 2011 “Small business lending in a tough environment: Q&A with the Small Business Development Center’s Rick Stone” By Molly ...
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2011
“Hawthorne Boulevard artist aims to help other young creatives stick in Portland” The Oregonian, December 7th, 2010 “Two crowd-sourced books feature well-known local character: Portland; Peter Korchnak’s book debuts with Mercy Corps kickoff Wednesday” The ...
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