Beating the Heat: How the Slavic Community Center of NW is Shielding Vulnerable Residents in Portland’s Heat Islands
November 11, 2023
In the summer of 2023, the Slavic Community Center of Northwest (NW) embarked on a crucial mission in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA): to provide lifesaving air conditioning units to those most at risk during Portland's scorching heatwaves. The initiative, focusing on the so-called “heat islands” of Portland, targeted elderly BIPOC community members—a...