Next Meeting
Wednesday February 18, 2026 6:30pm – 8pm
Pacific Crest School
116 NE 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
Enter from the parking lot door off of Davis Street
Hybrid in person and Zoom meeting
Zoom link:
Next FUNdraiser
When: February 2026
Date: YOU HELP DECIDE
Where: YOU HELP DECIDE
Check THIS PAGE to see suggestions and discussion
Wednesday September 17, 2025 6:30pm – 8pm
NOTE: NO MEETING IN AUGUST. INSTEAD COME TO OUR PICNIC ON AUGUST 5
Zoom link:
Email us at kernsna@gmail.com
Wednesday November 19, 2025 6:30pm – 8pm
Hybrid in person and Zoom meeting. Last meeting of the year – we don’t meet in December.
Zoom link: https://kernspdx.org/zoom
Note temporary new location due to scheduling conflict at Pacific Crest School:
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Who We Are
We are residents, workers, business owners and supporters of the Kerns Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. We are open to all and make decisions democratically. No matter if you are a renter, a homeowner, a worker, a business owner or anyone else who supports the Kerns neighborhood you are welcome and encouraged to join us!
- All people in the neighborhood from all walks of life
- Renters
- Homeowners
- Workers
- Business Owners
- Guests
- Supporters
How to Get Involved
There are many simple ways you can get involved.
- Join us at a monthly meeting. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. We meet via Zoom at https://kernspdx.org/zoom and in person at locations in the neighborhood. Check our website and digital media for details!
- Join our board of directors! We can always use more people on our board to help manage and run our organization
- Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter
- Come to our annual picnic at Oregon Park on the first Tuesday of August at 6pm.
- Contribute to our fundraising via kernspdx.org/support
- Contact us and let us know your thoughts. There are numerous ways to contact us. You can email us at kernsna@gmail.com , reach us through our Facebook page at Facebook.com/KernsNA and join our general Google Group here
In this section we share emails and announcements that come into the Kerns NA inbox.
Do you have ideas, issues, want to get involved?
Let us know!
Or you can email us at kernsna@gmail.com
You can upload images, videos or links of events or neighborhood items here and we will share some footage on our social media and digital channels. Thanks for your footage!!
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Where is Kerns Neighborhood?
Kerns Neighborhood is in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. – on the inner East Side along the West side of the Willamette River between Burnside Street to the South and I-84 Banfield Highway to the North and 33rd Avenue to the West.
Kerns is bordered by the Buckman and Sunnyside Neighborhoods to the South, Laurelhurst Neighborhood to the East. and Lloyd District and Sullivan’s Gulch to the North.
Kerns is in District 3 in the City of Portland and is proudly part of Southeast Uplift – the District 3 Neighborhood Coalition of 19 Neighborhoods.
What We Do
We do many things to support neighborhood connections and improvements. Below is a partial list.
- Monthly meetings open to the public to join and participate (except August and December)
- Communications via a monthly newsletter, website, Facebook page, Instagram page, Nextdoor notices and other media.
- Organize the annual Kerns picnic in Oregon Park the first Tuesday in August.
- Neighborhood placemaking such as the banners project and other future projects
- Neighborhood cleanups such as through SOLVE and also recycling drop-off events.
- Street painting
- Advocacy of neighborhood organizations and businesses
- Networking via SE Uplift and the City of Portland
Donate!
Or fill out the form here:
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