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Hello, Rose City! Morning Show Appearance

Hello, Rose City! Morning Show Appearance

Executive Director Chris Chiacchierini talked with host Lacey Evans about Neighborhood House's many programs, our move to a new and larger building on Barbur Blvd and the capital campaign that supports that move. Thanks to OnPoint Credit Union for highlighting us in...

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Update on Our Move to Barbur Blvd.

Update on Our Move to Barbur Blvd.

Wealth inequity is growing. The need for safety net support systems continues to grow each year. Our programs have expanded to meet the need. Now our physical space needs to expand as well. That is why we are partnering with donors to create state-of-the-art,...

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Six Weeks of Summer Fun in the School Age Program

Six Weeks of Summer Fun in the School Age Program

It was another summer of fun and learning during the School Age program’s Summer Camp. The program featured a new theme each week where students in grades K-5 learned about nature, animals, culture, history, science, and much more. Each week featured fun field trips...

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Head Start Program Welcomes Director Jessica Nguyen

Head Start Program Welcomes Director Jessica Nguyen

We are pleased to welcome Jessica Nguyen, the Neighborhood House Head Start Program Director. With 25+ years’ experience in education, Jessica possesses a solid foundation in the principles and practices of early childhood development. Her unique blend of early...

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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

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My View: West Portland Town Center Plan provides path toward greater future

Nuhamin Eiden, January 04 2021
Southwest Connection

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Media Inquiries

For media and press inquiries, please contact:

Mary DeBauche
Development and Communication Manager

503-246-1663

mdebauche@nhpdx.org

For more than a century, Neighborhood House has been a go-to resource in the community for early childhood, youth development, senior, or anti-poverty initiatives that help our neighbors to help themselves. To request a media interview with a Neighborhood House expert on any of these subjects, please call 503-246-1663 x2119.

Newsletter Archive

If you missed our monthly newsletter, or want to do a deep dive on the good work we do at Neighborhood House, see the links below.

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

April 2024: Wyden and Bonamici visit Head Start, story from the Food Market, and art therapy for Ukrainian refugees

March 2024: Bonamici visit, skyrocketing food need, and Women’s History Month

February 2024: SW Hope, Black History Month, and Science! at School Age

January 2024: School Age guides leaders, design updates for Barbur, and keeping New Year’s Resolutions

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