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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Public Relations Society’s Oregon chapter presented its prestigious Ron Schmidt Community Involvement Award to Maurice Lucas Foundation Executive Director David Lucas. The presentation was part of the chapter’s annual Spotlight Awards held virtually Dec. 3, 2020. The award honors an individual or an organization who has made outstanding use of public relations to support […]

By Tom Unger, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA MLF Executive Board Member With his upbeat personality, Eighth Grade student Kahlial Lofquist of Portland brings a smile to most everyone he meets. The 13-year-old also helped bring a $4,000 grant to the Maurice Lucas Foundation, where he’s been an Academy participant since 2018. The Multnomah Athletic Foundation […]

Join us Wednesday Feb. 17th on Zoom at 6:30pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83571630181 Join us Wednesday Feb. 17th on Zoom at 6:30pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83571630181 BUY AN ENFORCER MIMI’S FRESH TEE! 15% of proceeds from this tee will go to the Maurice Lucas Foundation Mimi’s Fresh Tees has teamed up with another amazing clothing company Portland Gear to offer this one-of-a-kind Portland Gear […]

Amazon Wishlist for Snacks Are you interested in fueling some young minds? We’ve set up an Amazon Wishlist for snacks at the MLF Academic Hub: https://a.co/i3aQgdL Another easy way to support the Maurice Lucas Foundation is through AmazonSmile. If you link us as your charity (at no cost), we will receive 0.5% of your eligible […]

With Portland Public School sites being closed to outside organizations, our Academic Hub at the historic Billy Webb Elks Lodge in N. Portland has been a place where our students can receive extra academic support, motivation to stay on course, safe social engagement with peers and a place to work without distractions. The lodge has […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 100 middle school and high school students will receive free tutoring services in person, thanks to a $5,000 grant Wells Fargo has given to the nonprofit Maurice Lucas Foundation (MLF). The foundation will use the gift to cover operating expenses for its Academic Hub, which it opened in September at […]

Oregon League of Minority Voters announces its 13th Annual Liberty and Hope Awards 2020  The award ceremony draws consistently from those who share the value of diversity and inclusion of all people in Oregon and honors those for their consistent commitment to the rights of all people. “The League of Minority Voters are giving kids […]

Maurice Lucas Foundation resumes in-person instruction and support PORTLAND, Ore. – The Maurice Lucas Foundation has implemented an in-person solution to assist the middle school and high school students in its free program. On Sept. 28 we opened the Academic Hub, a place where our Foundation students can receive in-person, socially-distanced academic and individual support.  […]