Center for Rural Livelihoods in Oregon

About Center for Rural Livelihoods in Oregon

INCUBATOR PROGRAM RESIDENTS STAY ON OUR FACILITIES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS AS THEY DEVELOP MISSION-ALIGNED PROJECTS. WE ALSO RENT THE FACILITIES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM SERVED AROUND 100 PARTICIPANTS, SOME OF WHOM WERE INVOLVED FULL-TIME FOR UP TO 7 WEEKS, WHILE OTHERS ATTENDED STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS AS A ONE-TIME EVENT. THE PROGRAM HELPED ENTREPRENEURS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SUCH AS ENTERING THE HOLIDAY MARKET AND DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM HELD FIVE SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING A BIOCHAR WORKSHOP FOR 20 PEOPLE AND AN INDIGENOUS FORESTRY STAKEHOLDER GATHERING FOR ANOTHER 20. A COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENT ATTRACTED 50 ATTENDEES, WHILE AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN 35 AND 15 DAYS OF PROGRAMMING, RESPECTIVELY. THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS RANGED FROM 90 TO 50 PARTICIPANTS.