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Recognizing Mari Yerger for Her 21 years of Service to Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House Board and staff extend our heartfelt thanks to Mari Yerger for her 21 years of service as our Director of Fundraising and Communications. As she transitions into retirement, we laud her for her tireless dedication to our mission and her tremendous...
Creating Culturally-Responsive Spaces to Empower Parents
By Anii Nwizu With the support of Lady Fern Creek Fund our Parenting Program was able to support newly arrived refugee and immigrant families over the summer as they settle into Portland. The program creates spaces where parents feel empowered, and their children can...
Exploring Emotional Learning on Mellow Mondays
Imagine 60 children running into a gymnasium after school, ready to cut loose after a day of learning. After-school teachers in the School Age program handle it with aplomb, guiding the children to their weekly jobs, activity stations and snacks. Mondays seem to be...
Exploring Oregon History at Summer Camp
By Anii Nwizu During the School Age program summer camp this year, children embarked on an exciting field trip to the Oregon Historical Society in the last week of camp. The kids eagerly explored three floors of interactive exhibitions. They discovered fascinating...
Volunteer Jonathan More: Solve World Problems By Gardening
By Anii Nwizu Garden volunteer Jonathan More believes that gardening has the power to solve a lot of the world’s problems. “Right now, there’s a lot of division in America, and the way we solve that problem is through community,” he said. “The things we do together...
Un Nuevo Amanecer: Every Sunrise is an Opportunity
It took a lot of courage to start her own child care business. But with support from Neighborhood House’s Oregon Child Care Alliance, Olga Maldonado started Un Nuevo Amanecer in 2023. Olga worked in child care for 15 years and always dreamed of becoming her own boss....
Neighborhood House & Partners in the News
Oregon's child care desert will take more than money to fix
Courtney Vaughn April 27 2022
Portland Tribune
My View: West Portland Town Center Plan provides path toward greater future
Nuhamin Eiden, January 04 2021
Southwest Connection
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April 2025: we walk and run in the SW Hope 5K, start planning our gardens, deliver food to families, and help child care providers improve and expand their businesses.
March 2025: we join the SW Hope Community Food Drive, celebrate a milestone in food delivery, see what’s going on at the Barbur project, and honor Women’s History Month.
February 2025: we follow Head Start’s advocacy trips to Washington DC and Salem, celebrate Black History Month, take a field trip to OMSI with the Senior Center, celebrate achieving the Partnership Campaign goal and look forward to SW Hope! Whew!
January 2025: we wrap up the Share the Love campaign, offer business support to Ukrainian refugees, and get an update on the Barbur building project.
December 2024: we continue Share the Love campaign, join the Button Family with Winter Wishes, learn financial literacy in elementary school and recognize Mari Yerger for her 21 years of service to Neighborhood House.
November 2024: we help empower parents in immigrant and refugee families, kick off our Share the Love campaign, chill out with Mellow Mondays, and give local apples a big “Crunch.”
October 2024: we honor our volunteers, fight food waste, and celebrate Head Start Awareness Month with an inspiring trip to Washington D.C.
September 2024: staff highlight of Rafael Covanzi, Hunger Action Month and sharing lessons on food insecurity
August 2024: celebrating fun through gardening, at Summer Camp and poker-playing FUNdraising
July 2024: cooling help, fire trucks and child care expansion through CCIP
June 2024: Murals, volunteer clean-ups and Welcome Home
May 2024: Welcome Home, gearing up to garden and more.
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