Kat Carr, VP & Blanchet House Volunteer Some partnerships begin with strategic meetings and formal introductions. Ours began with cookies. Years before Generous-City existed, our Vice President, Kat Carr was walking the streets of downtown Portland during a time when life felt heavy and uncertain for her, with bags of homemade cookies and a simple message tucked inside each one: “ Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people .”  It was 2017 and what started as a q

For two decades, Returning Veterans Project has stood beside the men and women who served our country and their families providing free mental and physical health services, peer support, and vital wrap-around care. The need for work such as theirs has never been greater: despite heroic service, many veterans struggle once they return to civilian life. According to recent research: Nearly 7 in 10 veteran-service organisations report they cannot fully meet the mental-health nee

Rose was raised doing art. As someone who was homeschooled, art was part of how she learned to see and interact with the world. As a teenager Rose painted and drew, and ultimately thought she would go to art school. Then life happened, and paths changed.  Nevertheless, art has always brought her joy. Rose feels more whole, human and overall happy when creating. Now, quilting brings Rose the most peace. She loves it even more because it's something Rose happily gets to share w

Lisa Paxman has been a whimsical artist her entire life. Working with ceramics, clay and paint, she uses different medium to express her amazing creativity. Known as Pax to her close friends, she has worked in the nonprofit sector, teaching art to children from immigrant families, as well as volunteering her time at her children’s school to teach art for elementary age children.  Pax’s passions besides her art are making her friends and family laugh, going kayaking on any bea

Xinran (or Maria) is an artist, writer, pediatric neurologist at OHSU , and mother. Her artwork channels the divine creative energy all...

From a young age, Kei was captivated by the beauty of handwriting. She admired the way some people crafted clean, precise lines while...

A cloudscape 6x6 for the artist-driven 20-Dollar Art Show in Bend, OR Karin E. Hoffman is a Pacific Northwest native and a premier...

This famous Three Musketeers quote took on a whole new meaning for me this past Saturday. I had the joy of spending the day at the...

Lines For Life Shout ‘Um’ Out Saturday! As June is “Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month” we thought it only fitting to shout out this...

Shout 'Um' Out Saturdays! Today we are highlighting another organization near and dear to my heart as it is run by one of the kindest...

Webster defines stewardship simply as ' managing, supervising, or caring for something '. Others describe stewardship as overseeing and...

Northwest Berry Foundation After moving to Oregon in the early 1990s, the late Tom Peerbolt was introduced to the SW Washington berry...

Transformation Church Tulsa As always, Generous-City would like to take a moment to highlight the astounding philanthropic efforts of...

With Love Oregon With Love Oregon was founded back in 2013 when a local teacher saw a need for children under the school age who are in...

Blanchet House Portland At Generous-City, we’re proud to uplift organizations doing life-changing work — and today, we’re shining a light...

Sack Lunch/Hygiene Kit Volunteers For the last few weeks, our team has been running a social media campaign in order to get donations...

Studies suggest that around 5 Million people die every year from heat related illnesses. Typically Oregon does not reach triple digit...

The winter of 2023 marked one of the coldest seasons Portland had experienced in years. We partnered with a remarkable group of...