digital enterprise: the suma platform

Suma believes community-led technology is required to advance financial independence and quality of life for low-income families.

In that spirit, we present the suma platform: an app to overcome the cost, privacy and payment barriers that prevent our communities from using their technology to access critical goods and services.

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Launched in Portland in late 2022 via a special offering for community members who have participated in app development to date, our web-based platform grows to offer multiple food, transportation and utility options to Portland’s frontline community members.

Click on the icons below to learn more.

FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. The suma platform is an app that stretches your money and helps our communities save on the things they buy the most. Click on the icon to learn more.
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS and other frontline partners. The suma platform makes it easier to meet the needs of your community. Click on the icon to learn more.
FOR VENDORS. The suma platform makes it easier for you to find and serve new customers from frontline communities. Click on the icon to learn more.
FOR FUNDERS. The suma platform makes it easy for frontline community members to enter the technological landscape. Click on the icon to learn more.
community-led technology:
-pilot projects
-community partners
-prototype 1.0
-surveys
-privacy dialogues
-prototype 1.1
-best practices
-community events
-designing for privacy
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Click on the photo for a brief slideshow about the suma platform -- a secure, easy to use app that helps you save money on the things you buy the most.

Click on the photo for a brief slideshow about the suma platform. We make it easier for your residents to build a stronger community for themselves and each other and easier for you to protect resident privacy.

We're building the suma platform to connect you with new customers at reduced customer acquisition costs and to increase participation in your community discount programs. Stay tuned to this site for more information, and join our mailing list to get platform updates.

Click on the photo for a brief slideshow about the suma platform, new digital infrastructure that supports financial stability and community building.