Distribute cooling units to at-risk households through community organizations
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Free portable heat-pump or AC units for low-income, high-risk residents (60 and over, medical conditions, living alone), distributed through trusted community organizations that identify recipients, deliver, install and educate, rather than by the city directly.
Portland, Oregon, USA
OngoingCity of Portland (Cooling Portland) with Community Distribution Partners (housing providers, community-based organizations) · since 2022 · City
Cooling Portland was created after the June 2021 heat dome, in which 72 people died in Multnomah County, mostly older people living alone without air conditioning. Funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits…
$10.3M · Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF); additional $10.3 million allocated to reach 10,000 more households through 2026