Washington County Community Action Board member Cathy Christy. Christy was also a realtor and on the city council in Beaverton, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Leroy Bentley. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Richard Stenson. Stenson was also the President and CEO of Tuality Healthcare in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Community Resource Department staff photo. In the upper left wearing the blue shirt is Department Director Lowell Greathouse. In the middle front holding the football is staff manager Jose Gonzalez. In the back row on the right wearing a blue sleeveless shirt is staff manager Judy Schilling. In the middle wearing the green shirt is staff manager Carol Lopez. On the middle left with the white hair and white shirt is staff manager Carol Surrency. On top with the blonde hair, white T-shirt, and white shorts is staff manager Becky Smith. Directly to the right of Smith is staff manager Connie Sherrard. Directly to the left of Smith is staff manager Joan Ellen Jones. In between Jones and Schilling is staff manager Rebecca last name unknown. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
An 'Information Bulletin' issued by the Property Owner's Division of the Oregon Association of Realtors, encouraging Oregon residents to write letters to elected officials and to newspapers opposing excessive property taxes. It includes a list of the names and addresses of all of Oregon's legislators. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Children with the Head Start program taking part in some arts and crafts with Ethel, a 93 year old foster grandmother. Head Start in Washington County, Oregon, is a Community Action Program that provides educational support and services to children from low income households. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Children with the Head Start program in a play area designed to imitate a grocery store. Head Start in Washington County, Oregon, is a Community Action Program that provides educational support and services to children from low income households. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Boy scout reading to a Head Start student. Head Start in Washington County, Oregon, is a Community Action Program that provides educational support and services to children from low income households. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Derrick Spar of Community Action sitting with Rob Drake, Mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, on the Community Action Directors of Oregon education day in Salem, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Jerralynn Ness, Executive Director of Community Action in Washington County, at the Play it Again clothes closet in Portland, Oregon. With Ness is Cliff Hildebrand, manager of Play it Again, and several volunteers. Play it Again closed in 2004. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Letter to Birgetta Nixon, a resident of Cherry Grove, from Donald C. Jones, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Community Action for Washington County, Oregon. He asks her to bring additional guests to the elections for the Board in 1967. This is from a binder compiled by Nixon.
Washington County Community Action Executive Director Gordon Molitor standing next to a slide projector. Molitor was executive director for 7 years before resigning in order to taking a job in Sierra Leone with CARE, an international aid organization. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Chavela Mendoza, Community Action Energy and Emergency Services Coordinator. Mendoza spent 17 years with the Washington County Community Action Organization. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit
View from the parking lot of Community Action's Multi-Service Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, prior to renovations made in 2011. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Pat Willis (left), a Community Action staff member, receiving a novelty award at the Marylhurst Summer of Science Institute for Head Start. In the middle is Larry last name unknown, head of the Marylhurst Science Department, and on the right is Donna Bennington, a Head Start staff member. Head Start in Washington County, Oregon, is a Community Action program that provides educational support services to children from low income families. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Carbon copy of a letter to state representative Wendell Wyatt of Oregon's first congressional district. Nixon explains the benefits of Office of Economic Opportunity, Job Corps, and other poverty programs, which she claims Wyatt advocates closing. Stapled to the letter is Wyatt's response. He explains that he opposes the high administrative costs of the programs, not the programs themselves. This is from a binder compiled by Nixon.
Community Action reception for faith-based organizations in Washington County, Oregon. Present are (from left to right) Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness, unidentified, Derrick Spar, Tim Hughes, Renee B, Dan Abey, and May Li. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Women involved with the Community Action Organization in Washington County, Oregon. In the middle is Chavela Mendoza, Community Action Energy and Emergency Services Coordinator. The others are Norma Gonzales, Sulema Figueroa, Joan Swanson, and an unidentified woman. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Head Start students holding a quilt. Each square of the quilt was designed by a child in the head start program. Head Start provides education services to children from low income families. The quilt was sold for $300 at a charity auction for Community Action in Washington County, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Group photo from the 1997 Community Action strategic planning retreat at the Portland Community College Rock Creek campus. In the middle wearing the blue vest is Jerralynn Ness, the Washington County Community Action executive director. In the back row on the right in the red shirt is Leon Laptook. Second to the left in the front row is Cindy Hirst, and second to the right is Margaret Eickmann. To the right of Hirst is Russ Wilkinson. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness speaking at the 'Anywhere but Here' exhibit put on by the Oregon Historical Society. Standing near Ness are Community Action Board Members Leon Laptook and Diane Hess. The exhibit was most likely at the Washington County Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action executive director Jerralynn Ness accepting a check from Marc Timm of the First Interstate Bank of Oregon. Standing next to Ness is a man identified as Rich Gettmann. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Community Action Board Members Leon Laptook (left) and Russ Wilkinson (middle) wearing novelty Community Action hard hats. With them is Community Action Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, Shirley Huffman. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Front of the emergency shelter home run by Community Action in Hillsboro, Oregon. The home provided temporary housing for up to six families in times of need. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
