Film slide showing the Washington County Community Action Organization's budget during the 1980-1981 fiscal year. The slide includes a trend line depicting a decline in federal support. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Film slide showing the Washington County Community Action Organization's budget during the 1981-1982 fiscal year. The slide includes a trend line depicting a decline in federal support. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Film slide of children gathered around a birthday cake in the kitchen of the Washington County Community Action Organization's emergency family shelter home 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.
Film slide showing a daily chore chart that most likely hung in the Washington County Community Action Organization's emergency family shelter home 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.
Questionnaire for the people of Gaston, Cherry Grove, Dilley, and Laurelwood about a proposed Service Center. Several services are suggested including GED classes, immunization clinics, and family counseling. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Leonard Perham, President and CEO of Integrated Device Technology Inc, (center) presenting a check for $25,000 to the Washington County Community Action Organization. Second from the right is Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness. On the far left is Community Action Board Member Cindy Hirst. Third from the left is 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.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Margaret Eikmann (center) planting bushes in front 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.
Washington County Community Action staff eating pizza and drinking soda on the sidewalk in front of the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Washington County Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the far right is board member Leon Laptook. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Meeting of Head Start staff at the Washington County Community Action Organization headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. Head Start is a program that provides early 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.
List of possible committees for Community Action neighborhood centers. The proposed committees include general services, education, employment and rehabilitation, and recreation. A short description is included for each committee. 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 (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.
