The Southwest Organizing Project, winner of the 2013 MacArthur Award, has been instrumental in helping Gresham Neighborhood realize the hopes of residents in becoming a stable, safe, desirable community, able to unite many races, religions and cultures into one. Gresham enjoys multiple neighborhood parks with a wide variety of services, activities and programs to engage and strengthen neighbors. Home prices are affordable and community pride in ownership is high. Gresham is a neighborhood on the rise.