 Well, that’s a wrap!
The 2024 round of applications for the Bill Porter Memorial Fund closed at 5pm on March 31st. We're thrilled to report that we received dozens of applications. Over the next few weeks, our Executive Director and Leadership Team will be reading the applications. They will then make the incredibly exciting (but challenging!) decision about which customers will receive funds. We’ll be announcing the award recipients in early May.  Woo hoo! It’s official! The 2023 UCP Oregon’s “Bill Porter Memorial Fund” (BPMF) is now open.
We’ll be accepting applications from 8am on March 1st through 5pm on March 31st, 2024. UCP Oregon created the Bill Porter Memorial Fund in 2018, with the goal of assisting our customers to live self-directed lives full of autonomy, independence, and dignity. Over the years, our customers have used the Fund for a variety of purposes, such as taking a class, modifying their home, traveling, and pursuing hobbies and interests.  We’d like to share some great “behind-the-scenes” news.
UCP applied for—and received—funds via the federal government’s Employee Retention Credit (ERC). After we received the funds, we asked all of our departments to create a “wish list” of wants and needs. Below are some of the items from those wishlists that we’ll be funding in the coming months:
We’d like to thank Esther Large (UCP’s Finance Director) and John Hancock (a long-term member of UCP’s Board of Directors), for their work related to the ERC funds! We’d also like to thank the entire UCP Board of Directors for their ongoing commitment to supporting UCP’s workforce and our delivery of quality services.  Reminder! UCP Oregon’s “Bill Porter Memorial Fund” is closing soon! We are accepting applications through 5pm on March 31st. (The application period began on March 1st.)
Applicants must be receiving contracted supports from UCP Oregon, or be active within UCP’s Family Support Department to be considered. Applicants are encouraged to be creative and inventive when deciding how to use funds—the funds can be spent on almost anything that will improve their quality of life. Here are a few examples:
 Hello! We are pleased to announce that UCP Oregon’s “Bill Porter Memorial Fund” opens March 1st at 8am. WHO CAN APPLY: Applicants must be receiving contracted supports from UCP Oregon, or be active within UCP’s Family Support Department, to be considered. WHEN: Applications will be accepted from March 1-31, 2023. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION:
AWARDS PROCESS: Applications will be reviewed by the Leadership Team with oversight from the UCP Board of Directors. Award recipients will be announced in early May. WHAT SHOULD APPLICANTS APPLY FOR: Applicants are encouraged to be creative and inventive when deciding how to use funds—the funds can be spent on almost anything that will improve their quality of life. Past examples have included home modifications, assistive technology, travel, and education. See the website for more examples. QUESTIONS: Call UCP's Executive Director (Ann Coffey) at 971-235-9543, or email her.  Well, that’s a wrap!
The 2022 round of applications for the Bill Porter Memorial Fund closed on February 18th. We received 50+ applications, getting submissions from customers in every department. Over the next few weeks, our Executive Director, Board of Directors, and several members of our Leadership Team will be reading the applications. They will then make the incredibly exciting (but difficult!) decision about which customers will receive funds. We’ll be announcing the award recipients in late March.  As you may have heard, we opened our "Bill Porter Memorial Fund" (BPMF) for 2022 applications on February 1, 2022.
UCP customers, with assistance as needed from UCP staff, are applying to fund for life improvement projects that fall outside of the typical scope of funding. Here are some examples of how folks used their BPMF funds.
 As you may have heard, UCP Oregon opened our “Bill Porter Memorial Fund”(BPMF) for 2022 applications on February 1, 2022.
UCP customers, with assistance as needed from UCP staff, are applying to fund for life improvement projects that fall outside of the typical scope of funding. We thought it might be fun to share some past examples of how folks used their BPMF funds.
 Hello! We are pleased to announce that UCP Oregon’s “Bill Porter Memorial Fund” (BPMF) is open, circa 8am on 2/1/22!
***Applications will be accepted from 8am on 2/1/22 to 5pm on 2/18/22.*** The BPMF is designed to assist our customers to experience a full life, however that might look for each customer. Customers have applied for funding for:
Note: Applicants must be currently receiving services from UCP Oregon to be considered.  EEEK! In one week, the Bill Porter Memorial Fund will be opening for 2022 applications.
We're so excited! How about you? If you're a current customer of UCP Oregon, we hope you're getting ready! And if you're a supported of UCP Oregon, we hope you'll consider donating! |