Black Resilience Fund is a program of nonprofit Brown Hope and is dedicated to fostering healing and resilience by providing direct financial assistance to Black Portlanders.
We are transitioning the program to a village building program with a 3-year income guarantee.
Priority communities: comprising 30–40% of selected program participants, correlated with the income thresholds
– Formerly incarcerated
– Single parent
– Minimum and low wage workers (within $2 of Portland’s minimum wage)
– Foster care alumni
Monthly Payment Rates
$1,000 a month for adults
$1,500 for adults with 1 or 2 children
$2,000 for adults with 3 or more children