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For the Record: April 25-May 8, 2014

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by Street Roots Staff | 3 May 2014

-Number of volunteer hours contributed to Portland Parks & Recreation in 2013: 475,324

-Number of community and art centers in Portland Parks & Recreation as of 2013: 14

-Number of restroom buildings operated by Portland Parks & Recreation as of 2013: 97

-Number of free, healthy lunches served by Portland Parks & Recreation and its partners during summer 2013: 110,000

-Number of Portland Parks & Recreation basketball hoops as of 2013: 229

-Number of part-time and seasonal workers employed by Portland Park & Recreation in 2013: 2,868

-Number of volunteers who worked with Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East in 2013: 7,569

-Percentage of Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East homeowners who are families of color: 90.5

-Number of homes built and sold to Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East families in 2013: 25

-Number of people in Multnomah County who received SNAP benefits in March: 161,105

-Percent of people in Multnomah County who received SNAP benefits in March who were under the age of five: 10

-Number of calls answered by 211info and Oregon SafeNet in 2012-2013: 121,623

-Pounds of food the Oregon Food Bank Network received in 2012-2013: 86.3 million

Portland Parks & Recreation; Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East; Duncan and Murnane; Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber; Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon; 211info; Oregon Food Bank

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