Welcome to Hillsdale, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon!
The Hillsdale Neighborhood Association is an active and vibrant civic organization with many opportunities for neighbors to work together to shape the community and make it a great place for everyone.
Real progress happens when neighbors take an active role. We invite you to join, volunteer, and be part of the decisions that affect our community.
Know Your Neighborhood: Free Census Data Workshops
This series has begun, but you may join mid-stream! Sign-up is still available for the remaining sessions.
Register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1dTPXJigQQKrMmNTRbkc6Q
Learn how to leverage Census data to support neighborhood initiatives, grant opportunities and other data-mining activities with free online workshops led by Brian Berman, Data Dissemination Specialist with the Census Bureau.
The informative and useful workshops are free and use the latest Census data for our area and neighborhoods.
The Hayhurst and Hillsdale neighborhood associations are co-sponsoring the four-workshop series beginning on Wednesday, January 21, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm and continuing the third Wednesday of the month through April.
Advance registration is required, click here to register. The free workshops are open to all neighborhoods.
The classes are somewhat focused on the data for the sponsoring neighborhoods, but the basic information and tools apply to any neighborhood.
Topics to be covered in each workshop are:
January 21st: Census Tools for Grant Writing and Fundraising
Learn how to quickly create tables, graphs, and maps from census data from dozens of topics that can be pasted into grant and fundraising documents.
February 18th: Population and Migration Data Tools
How to most easily find the most recent population estimates as of July 2024, along with four data sources to view migration data.
March 18th: Census Tools for Emergency Planning and Response
Demonstrates how to access data on OnTheMap for Emergency Management, OnTheMap and maps on data.census.gov to help with response and planning.
These tools can be used not only for emergency planning, but to better understand commuting patterns and demographics.
April 15th: Census Business Builder
A training showing small businesses how to leverage the Census Bureau’s first cloud-based data tool combining economic, business, demographic and consumer spending data from nine different censuses and surveys. Learn how to build 2-variable maps and comprehensive reports showing job/wage/revenue data by industry.
Join
All are welcome to attend our meetings! To become a voting member, please fill out the membership form. If you are over 16 years old and live, work, attend school, own a business or property in Hillsdale, you are eligible to join. Others may join by approval of the Board. Please email hillsdalepdxNA@gmail.com to request approval.
Our bylaws require a five-day waiting period before becoming eligible to vote, so make sure to fill out the form in plenty of time.
Meetings
Board and General meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Find the location, agenda, and other details here.
Volunteer
Our standing committees focus on key community issues including:
- Transportation
- Land Use & Planning
- Parks & Recreation
- Schools
- Keep the Market and Trails
- Bylaws
- Communication/Membership
- Nominating Committee
Do you have other interests or topics you’d like to engage on? We’d love to hear from you and see you at a meeting to learn more about how the HNA can help you make the difference you want to see.