Washington County Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness standing next to a sign for the Community Action Organization. The sign stands in front 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.
Washington County Community Action Organization's 30th anniversary cake. The anniversary was celebrated at the building dedication 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.
Description of the topics for an upcoming Washington County Community Action seminar. The meeting will focus on the plight of the children of migrant workers. Included is a list of questions meant to help attendees orient themselves in the discussion. 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 sitting on a bench at the entrance to 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.
Twelve year old boy delivering A Tribute to Community Action Organization, a short statement thanking the Washington County Community Action Organization for its work. The tribute was delivered in English, Spanish, and Mixteco, the boy's native language. He is speaking at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. 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. Huffman is speaking at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Cindy Hirst with Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, Shirley Huffman. They are at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Model 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's executive director Jerralynn Ness kneeling next to a young boy in a wheelchair. Between Ness and the boy is Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, Shirley Huffman. They are at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County Community Action Board Member Cindy Hirst presenting a plaque to Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, Shirley Huffman. They are at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Magazine cartoon with a caption discussing the many expensive and unwieldy federal poverty programs. The cartoon depicts the poverty programs as signs attached to some rickety scaffolding. 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 Organization Executive Director Jerralynn Ness holding a framed Community Development Block Grant poster. Ness was presented the poster at the building dedication for the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Ribbon cutting ceremony at the dedication of the Washington County Community Action Organization's Multi-Service Center and headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the far left is Board Member Cindy Hirst, holding the scissors is Executive Director Jerralynn Ness, and standing between Hirst and Ness is Board Chair and Mayor of Hillsboro Shirley Huffman. The event was also a celebration of Washington County Community Action's 30th anniversary. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Children with the Head Start program drawing with colored markers. 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.
Student with the Head Start program painting. 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.
Copy of clippings from articles in the Oregon Journal about welfare recipients and the state and federal war on poverty. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Family staying at a Washington County Community Action shelter. They are likely at the emergency family shelter home in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Several members of Washington County Community Action's staff standing in front of a wreath. From left to right they are: Pam Brown, Head Start Director Cathy Wise, Val Donely, who did work with a food bank, and Deputy Director Leon Laptook. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
List of the names, addresses, districts, and party affiliations of Oregon legislators. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Jerralynn Ness, the Washington County Community Action Organization's executive director (1984-2015), holding a novelty check for a $1,000 donation from Bank of America. To the left of ness is Bank of America CEO Chuck Anderson. To the right of Ness are Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts and Gordon Faber, the Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. They are at the opening of Bank of America's Regional Processing Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Office of Economic Opportunity grant application for a Community Action Program project. The project is a summer Head Start program. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
Several Community Action staff members with women from the Beaverton Christian Church who provided homemade blankets and baby clothes for the Opening Doors program. Opening Doors is a maternity outreach program administered by Washington County Community Action. Second from the left is Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness. Fifth from the right is Community Action's director of development and community relations. Seventh from the right is Jody last name unknown, assistant to Jerri Alcock. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Jerralynn Ness, Washington County Community Action's executive director for 31 years, with a group of people in the Oregon Governor's office. They are most likely being sworn in as a member of Volunteers in Service to America, a federal public service program. On the far left swearing them in is Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Breakdown of the committees and the names of the people in those committees within the Washington County Community Action Organization in Oregon. This is from a binder compiled by Birgetta Nixon, who was active in the anti-poverty organization Community Action in Oregon.
