Healthy Homes Workshops
Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Homes Workshops are provided year round. Attend a topic-specific workshop or our full workshop that covers the basics on each topic.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop
The Lead Poisoning Prevention workshop teaches participants about the health effects and common sources of lead exposure, including old household paint, drinking water, and soil. This workshop empowers participants with the basic prevention measures to limit future exposure and provides regional resources to help eliminate lead poisoning.
What you’ll learn
Understanding the history of lead use and health impacts
Testing and identifying common sources of lead
Preventing lead exposure in your household
Healthy Homes Workshop
The Healthy Homes workshops focus on maintaining healthy indoor air quality, carbon monoxide safety, radon testing, and mold mitigation. Participants will leave with basic identification and prevention measures to reduce their exposure to unsafe home conditions and gain awareness of regional resources to help eliminate hazards in their home.
What you’ll learn
Understanding how to identify common indoor air quality pollutants
Preventing exposure to radon, mold, and carbon monoxide in your home
Regional resources to help you eliminate any found hazards
To qualify for a free kit of materials, participants must live within Portland city limits and earn at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI).
Click below to see if you qualify
Qualified participants can receive a free kit of materials.
Interested in hosting a workshop?
Complete the interest form here. You may also contact our educators at lead@communityenergyproject.org or call 971-544-8715.