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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe gratefully acknowledge the manycontributors to this project. It would not havebeen possible without the continued supportof our partners, colleagues and donors. Wewant to express our deepest appreciation tothose who donated time and services.We want to especially thank Moda fordonating the printing of the report.SponsorsPrint Support:Kaiser Permanente Community Fund of the NorthwestHealth FoundationThe Collins FoundationThe Northwest Area FoundationUnited Way Catalyst FundPortland Public SchoolsPortland State UniversityLegacy HealthOregon Commission on Black AffairsCounty Commissioner Loretta Smith and theBoard of County CommissionersPortland Community Reinvestment Initiative, Inc.Video Support:M. J. Murdock Charitable TrustNW NaturalThe Collins FoundationPresident and CEONkenge Harmon JohnsonMichael Alexander, (Retired May 2015)Editorial DirectionMidge Purcell & Katie SawickiExecutive EditorKatie SawickiAssociate EditorTameka TaylorCopy EditorCathy HumbleBoard of DirectorsLolenzo Poe—Chairman, George B. Jones—Vice Chair, RobertCook—Treasurer, Amy Wayson—Secretary, David F. Bartz—Assistant Secretary, Lisa Burdette, Kimberlin Butler, AngelaDowling, Theressa Dulaney, Marcus Eastland, Lakecia Gunter,Dominique Johnson, Carla L. Kelly, Michael Lewellen, MichaelJ. Montgomery, Lori Morgan, Hiromi Piper Ogawa, Traci Rose,Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Bill Tolbert, Bruce M. Watts,Karen Williams.Advisory CommitteeCyreena Boston Ashby, Lisa K. Bates, Rev. Dr. T. AllenBethel, Angela Cause, Khalil Edwards, Gregory Evans,Maxine Fitzpatrick, Julie Gray, JoAnn Hardesty (ConsultHardesty), John Gardner, Karen Gibson, Avel Louise Gordly,Kayse Jama, Robin Johnson, Irene Schwoeffermann, IngerMcDowell, Dalton Miller-Jones, Kali Thorne Ladd, MauriceRahming, David Rogers, Latricia Tillman, Robert Thompson.4