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Our goal is to help low-income Oregonians stay warm and safe in their own home. It is a mission we do not take lightly. As part of that calling, we work hard to spread the word about Oregon HEAT through press releases, news items, local events, and special publications, such as the latest issue of the Oregon HEAT Newsletter.

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Phone: (503) 612-3790
Email: info@oregonheat.org 

Press Releases

Pacific Power and Oregon HEAT team up again to help residents needing energy assistance Oregon customers encouraged to help their neighbors with donations
TUALATIN, Ore. - Pacific Power customers are urged to look for convenient donation envelopes included with their June electricity bills. Donated funds will directly help those who need a little assistance with their energy bills.  [read more]

Oregon HEAT Receives a $250,000 Grant from Meyer Memorial Trust for Emergency Energy Assistance Now in the middle of its 20^th year of helping low-income Oregon families in critical need of emergency energy assistance, Oregon HEAT, a statewide independent non-profit organization, is again demonstrating its ability to respond quickly to community needs with incoming donations.  Meyer Memorial Trust, created by the personal philanthropy of Fred G. Meyer, awarded Oregon HEAT  a special grant for "emergency energy assistance" to help Oregon families outside the Portland metropolitan area.   [read more]

Oregon HEAT Launches New Website
Oregon HEAT, the largest independent non-profit that raises funds to provide energy assistance to low-income Oregonians, is launching its new website today (Tuesday, May 26, 2009). The new, improved OregonHeat.org will be more interactive and easier to navigate, thanks to a crisper and cleaner look. [read more]

Pacific Power And Oregon HEAT Team Up Again To Help Keep Residents Warm This Winter
February 2009: Pacific Power and Oregon HEAT are in the midst of their annual statewide program to help some of Oregon's most vulnerable residents pay for the electricity they need this winter. [read more]

PGE Customers Help Oregon HEAT During Tough Winter
January 2009: During one of the region's hardest winters in 40 years, Portland General Electric (PGE) and Oregon HEAT are working together to help thousands of low-income Oregon families pay their electricity bills. [read more]

Local Non-Profit Oregon HEAT Receives National Award For Oil Recycling Program
June 2008: A new program offered by Oregon HEAT won countrywide recognition last week at the National Energy and Affordability Conference in Denver. [read more]

News Stories

Local 2067 Completes $40,000 ‘Season of Giving'
January 2009: Surrounded by other local union officers and members, Oregon AFSCME Local 2067 President Jack Tucker presented checks totaling $10,000 to two energy assistance agencies on Jan. 15, wrapping up the local's 2008-09 "Holiday Season of Giving" which saw the union donate over $40,000 to a variety of community causes. [read more]