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GLITTER team Jan 2022. Photo by Taylor Cass Talbott.jpg

CHANGING SOCIETY'S PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT AND WHO IS CONSIDERED VALUABLE

GROUND SCORE ASSOCIATION

Ground Score Association (GSA) is an association of informal recyclers, canners, dumpster divers, and other waste pickers who create and fill low-barrier waste materials management jobs in Portland, Oregon. Ground Score is collectively-organized and radically inclusive, prioritizing work opportunities for those facing work and housing insecurity. Ground Score seeks to build a more environmentally and socially aware community, while also changing society’s perceptions of what and who is considered valuable.

We have put together a local food resources spreadsheet. It has four tabs which can be navigated at the bottom: a main list, a list of online food finder tools and lists, a list of restaurants and cafes offering food during these times, and a list of religious organizations providing food to those in need. If you have resource leads that you don't see listed, please reach out at hello@groundscoreassociation.org.

Ground Score Association's Mission

Our programs include G.L.I.T.T.E.R. (litter and tentside waste collection), The People's Depot, Reuse and Repair, Laundry, and more.

Ground Score Association's Advocacy

Ground Score is led by workers, for workers. We are democratically run and radically inclusive. Nothing for us without us. 

Donate to Ground Score Association

Your donation to Ground Score pays a living wage to Portlanders providing essential services and advocacy across our community.

Ground Score is recruiting our first ever board of directors! Applications are being accepted for a second cohort for 2026.

Ground Score Association Workers standing in front of a mural in Portland Oregon holding a sign that says "Recycling Without Waste Pickers Is Garbage"
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