Native American Future Generations Collaborative (FGC)

Aug 18

In 2013, Charmaine Kinney and the Future Generations Collaborative’s (FGC) Applied Health Leadership Project (AHLP) was focused on repairing relationships between Native and non-Native entities within Multnomah County, Oregon. They planned to facilitate the creation of culturally specific interventions and promote healthy pregnancies in American Indian Alaskan Native (AIAN) peoples through a community-based, participatory planning process that acknowledged historic injustices, integrated Native beliefs and culture, and invited leadership, input, and participation from Native community members.

The FGC has continued to invest in efforts to address social determinants of health and heath disparities, as well as to increase community capacity through supporting Native leadership in health promotion planning. While she is no longer directly involved with collaborative, Charmaine Kinney reached out to share some recent updates about work being done by the collaborative in the community. Utilizing key multi-sector collaboration strategies, FCG partnered with a group of Presbyterian ministers, neighborhood associations, and Multnomah County to transfer ownership of a church and land to be developed into a tiny house village for Native families, a central early childhood learning center, and a Native preschool. This Land Back initiative was an exciting win for FGC and an investment from community partners to redress past wrongs through supporting the health and growth of native families. FGC has also been regularly engaged in COVID-19 relief efforts, including education, vaccination clinics, and supporting Native families in their community during the pandemic.

Published April 3, 2023