Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness (center) holding a check in front of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the right is Community Action Board Member Russ Wilkinson. The check is likely a donation to the Washington County Community Action Organization. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Painting of a barn being held in front of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The center is unfinished in the photo, and the painting is likely a gift for the building. On the far right is Community Action Board Member Darlene Greene. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Unfinished interior of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Workers erecting wooden beams to form an awning in front of the entrance to the Hillsboro Multi-service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Memorandum to Community Action Agency Directors. D Richard Wenner of the National Association for Community Development requests that the Community Action Agencies send delegates to Washington, D.C. to lobby against legislation that would defund the War on Poverty and its many programs. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness with other staff packing up their office to move to the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon, from 1995 onward. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Community Action staff packing up their office to move to the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon, from 1995 onward. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Front if the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Most of the outside of the building is finished, but it is still under construction. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Scaffolding on the side of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Part of the building has been painted, but it is still under construction. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Memorandum to Community Action Program members who are not members of the National Association for Community Development. President of the NACD David G. Hill requests that those involved with Community Action Program help insure that legislation favorable to the War on Poverty and its various programs is passed. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Mostly finished hallway in the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The walls are painted, but the floors appear unfinished. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Hallway with exposed drywall in the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Scaffolding in front of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Part of the building has been painted, but it is still under construction. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Entrance to the partially constructed Hillsboro Multi-Service Center. The center is Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The brick and wooden framing of the building is visible. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness (second from the left) with Community Action board members at the construction site of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Construction site of the Hillsboro Multi-service Center as seen from the road. The Hillsboro Multi-Service Center is Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Brick and wooden framing of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Newsletter for the National Association for Community Development. It addresses a proposed federal bill that would defund the Office of Economic Opportunity. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Construction site of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Concrete and rebar is in place and one wall of wooden framing has been erected. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Several pieces of heavy earthmoving equipment at the construction site of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Construction site of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Several pieces of heavy earth moving equipment can be seen from the road parked among piles of dirt and gravel. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, Shirley Huffman with a ceremonial shovel at the ground breaking ceremony for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Cathy Christy speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Next to Christy is Executive Director Jerralynn Ness. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
List of some of the changes to the Community Action Program brought on by a bill from the House Education and Labor Committee. Included is information about a bill that could potentially cut the Community Action Program's budget by a large amount. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
