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.
Two Community Action representatives tabling for Opening Doors, a maternity outreach program. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
A first aid class being taught at the Hillsboro Multi-Service Center, Community Action's headquarters in Washington County, 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, posing in front of the partially constructed Community Action Multi-Service Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Washington County, Oregon, Community Action staff managers gathered for a group photo. In the back row they are: (from left to right) Carol Surrency, Becky Smith, Connie Sherrard, Joan Ellen Joanes, and Rebecca last name unknown. In the front row they are: Carol Lopez, Judy Schilling, Lowell Greathouse, and Jose Gonzalez. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Ray Hertel, a volunteer for the Tualatin Valley Food Center. The Tualatin Valley Food Center was originally part of the Washington County Community Action Organization, but became a program of the Oregon Food Bank in 1993 and changed its name to Oregon Food Bank-Washington County Services. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Cindy Hirst, Jerralynn Ness, and Theola van Lov of the Westco interfaith organization (from left to right at the podium) at the 1996 Washington County Community Action annual meeting. Ness was the executive director of Community Action in Washington County and Hirst was a board member. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Jerralynn Ness (front row in white blazer) and other former executive directors of Washington County Community Action gathered for a group photo. They are at a celebration of Ness' 30 years with Community Action. In the back row are (from left to right) Dick Stenson, Ralph Brown, Dan Aberg, Denzil Scheller, Cindy Hirst, and Margaret Eickmann. In the front row is Shirley Huffman, Sherry Robinson, Jerralynn Ness, and Ora Fay Thogerson. This is from the records of the Washington County Community Action Organization, an anti poverty nonprofit.
Residents at a meeting facilitated by a counselor at the 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.
House meeting of residents at the 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.
Counselor meeting with a resident at the 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.
Counselors at a weekly meeting with of staff at the 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.
Support counselors dressed up in costumes at the 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.
Staff meeting at the 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.
Support counselor at his desk in the 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.
