Welcome to the website of the Irvington Community Association, which represents the Irvington neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.

Through this website, you can:

  • Get information about the Irvington Neighborhood.
  • Learn about the ICA.
  • Read minutes from the ICA Meetings.
  • Read articles from the ICA Newsletter.
  • And find out about upcoming events.


Recent News

A Call to Community Service

Each year as the plans for the spring time home tour begin to take shape the question that looms large is will there be enough volunteers to make it work. Volunteers are the life blood of the Irvington Home Tour. Without them a steering committee doesn’t form; houses to tour aren’t located; the brochure doesn’t get published or tickets printed; ads and publicity don’t happen; pictures and arti...

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Project Hope: Building Futures and Restoring Lives

Project Hope: Building Futures and Restoring Lives

When Scott Espedal was a kid growing up on the streets of Irvington he knew what it was like to see a future that held little promise. Raised by a single mom, in a home where the month too often outstretched the money, the odds could look insurmountable. That’s why, some 30 years later and now a successful builder, he was moved to reach out to disadvantaged kids and offer what he knows can make the difference—jobs and a chance to complete an education.

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Sweet Sounds, Sweet Treats Make for a Great Evening

The "Sweet Sound of Jazz" fundraiser is returning to northeast Portland on Friday evening, February 13th, from 7 - 9 p.m. This benefit for the Grant High School Band program will feature the award-winning Grant Jazz Ensemble and the Grant Jazz Lab, as well as special guest performances. For $10 per person you not only get great music, but also selections from the delectable dessert bar. A variety ...

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 10
ICA Meeting

Sunday, September 13
Portland Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes


The Irvington Home Tour

On the third Sunday of May, Irvington neighbors open their homes to raise money for local charities and neighborhood projects.