What Does
Equitable Giving Circle Do?

Equitable Giving Circle is a Black women and femme led organization.

Yes, we are from Portland, and we are a femme-led, women-led and Black-led organization. Inspired by the women’s giving circles before us, the identity of our leadership is a driving factor in our commitment to building Black community in Portland and our mission of making large economic deposits into the BIPOC economy in Portland while also encouraging community healing and immediate impact.

Supporting Community as a Black-led Organization in Portland

We established our organization with three key branches of work: eliminating food insecurity in Portland, supporting education and equitable housing in Portland, and providing wellness options for the Portland Black community. Since 2020, we have served over 35,000 community members in the Portland metropolitan area. This includes those served in our staple projects. Below is our current (updated Spring 2025) programming.

Current Programming 

We have a robust menu of programming, and it all interconnects and nestles beautifully together. We try to be mindful of the other community programming and supports available so we aren’t duplicating this, and our work can be complementary to work happening in our larger community.

CSA: Community Supported Agriculture 

    • Home Delivery : happens weekly Tuesday-Friday, we deliver to 225 households a week

    • Weekly Market : happens every Thursday, we see upwards of 180 households a week

      • Health Screenings with OHSU: happens twice a month 

      • Food Demos : as often as we can book a check or nutritionist to come support Market

      • Other orgs/programs that have relevant programming tabling at Market: almost weekly at Market

    • Walking Group : Happens 2nd + 4th Saturday at 11am at Wilshire Park 

    • Blood Pressure Group: Happens once a Month 

Community Wellness:

    • Community Event Series: Earth Day, Mothers Day, Juneteenth, Back to School, Holiday Extravaganza : these are large scale community celebrations where we also distribute practical resources and educational materials. 

    • Black Elder Care Packages : Happens every February 

    • Healthy Families, Healthy Birth 

      • Prenatal and Beyond Services: 31 families currently with weekly food boxes, diaper/wipe support, and Blooming Boxes as they welcome their new additions. 

      • Ujima Baby Boutique: resource event for our cohort, happens every other month

      • Cohort outings 

      • Educational resources + connections 

    • Plant Jam : we collect and pass out plants

      • Black Elder Garden Project : We are working with three Elder Gardens this year in their historic gardens ranging from 23-70 years. 

    • Podcast: Sharing Culture : This is a podcast about sharing, we are on season 2 of this project and it's an opportunity to learn more about EGC and from EGC as well as other organizers.

Housing: ON HOLD, we are looking for funds

    • Rent + Mortgage Relief Grants

    • Free Housing Pilot