Urban Studies Resources

• The Urban Institute: Data collection, research, program evaluation, and education on social and economic issues
• U.S. Office of Urban Affairs: Developing a new national urban and metropolitan agenda

Activism

• International Justice Mission: Securing justice for victims of slavery and other forms of violent oppression
• Not For Sale Campaign: Working to end slavery in our lifetime
• The Simple Way: Intentional community in inner-city Philadelphia
• Community of Communities: A directory of some intentional Christian communities

Christian Ministry

• Christian Community Development Association: Articles, presentations, news, and job info.
• Christian Community Health Fellowship: Providing healthcare to the poor.
• Portland Urban Ministry Project: A ministry for at-risk children in North Portland.
• Servant Partners: Living and serving among the world's urban poor
• Urban Ministry articles at Gospel.com
• UrbanMinistry.org: Sermons, podcasts, MP3s, grants, jobs, and books on Christian Social Justice

Minorities

• African American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon and SW Washington
• American Indian Policy Center: current and historical statistics, research, and publications
• Asian Health Service Center
• Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce 
• Asian Reporter Magazine
• Basic Rights Oregon: ending discrimination based on sexal orientation and gender identity
• Career and Job Search Resources for Students and Alumni of Color (PSU)
• Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Portland Lodge
• Disability Rights Oregon (DRO)
• Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
• Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Oregon
• Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
• OLatinos.org: an online resource dedicated to Latinos/Hispanics in Oregon
• Oregon Native American Chamber of Commerce
• Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
• Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon
• Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
• TransActive Education & Advocacy: support for transgender youth and their families
• Urban League of Portland: empowering African Americans and others to achieve equality

Planning

• Portland Development Commission: Portland's urban renewal agency
• Urban Land Institute: Community Building
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: free publications and multimedia
• Portland Housing Center: provides training, counseling, and assistance for first-time home buyers
• Project for Public Spaces (PPS): helping people create public places that build communities
• Urban Development (World Bank)

Poverty

• Global Poverty Research Group: downloadable research summaries and working papers
• Oregon Helps: provides information on eligibility for social services
• Our House: services for low income people with HIV/AIDS
• Outside In: helping homeless youth and other marginalized people
• Windows on Urban Poverty: view maps of high-poverty neighborhoods and how they change over time
• World Bank: Urban Poverty: Analysis and strategies

Publications of other Urban Studies Programs

• Center for Urban Studies (University of Portland)
• Center for Urban Studies (Wayne State University)
• Comparative Urban Studies Project (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
• Institute of Urban Studies (University of Winnipeg)
• Poverty Center (Case Western Reserve University)