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  • Multnomah Bar Foundation Annual Court Care Campaign
    The Multnomah Bar Association, Multnomah Bar Foundation kicked off its fundraiser for Court Care. This VOAOR drop in child care at the County Court House provides free child care to families appearing in court or addressing legal issues, such as filing papers or applying for restraining orders. While the program receives some public funding, it depends primarily on the financial support of the legal community, which contributes through the Multnomah Bar Foundation. The Foundation is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3), and contributions are tax deductible. Over 10,000 children have been served since 2001--10,000 children shielded from the trauma and stress of court proceedings.Paste the following link into your browser, and click on Donate now. https://mbabar.org/Foundation/CourtCare.html
  • Re-Entry Enhancement Coordination Graduation
    Re-entry Enhancement Coordination Graduation: Wednesday, May 22! Help us celebrate the graduation of men and women in recovery, transitioning from prison. REC graduates share their stories and celebrate their successful completion of the program. Time: 6pm. Place: Multnomah Building 501 SE Hawthorne St.
  • Thrift it - Volunteers of America Oregon's clothing and household goods resale outlet.
    Thrift it has two new drop box locations: Imperial Cleaners on 11047 NE Glisan, and Quick Stop Market on 13987 S. Holcomb Blvd in Oregon City. Your donations support programs for adults, children, and families who struggle with poverty, family violence, addictions, and the challenges of aging. Donate gently used clothing and household goods. We especially need warm clothing and blankets. You can also shop for unusual finds, household goods, and plenty of crafty items. Call 1-877-VOA-3977 for free pick up or to host a small or large donation collection bin at your place of business. All donations are sold at the VOAOR Thrift it store located at 182nd & Division; proceeds directly benefit our 24 programs in 4 service areas: Children and Family, Seniors, Treatment/Public Safety, and Enterprises.--- your donations change lives and strengthen our community.
  • Volunteers of America Oregon Spring Newsletter
    Our spring newsletter highlights some of the many ways your contributions to VOAOR change lives and strengthen our community. From the wide show of support at our annual DePreist Dinner and highly effective resources for parents in recovery and families fleeing domestic violence, to a nurturing, therapeutic garden for seniors. See all we're doing, with your help!
  • Volunteers of America Oregon President and CEO, Kay Toran, honored as REAP Woman of Legacy
    REAP (Reaching and Empowering All People) honored leading Oregon women professionals for their contributions to business, education, health care, social services, and civic life. Kay Toran was recognized for her service and leadership. The Women of Legacy are an inspiration to the students REAP works with, "investing in students and providing a window into their future; elevating student voice and empowering students to converse with business, community & political leaders...instilling in students a will to lead through student voice to influence systems and to build toward self-sufficiency in a growing global economy."
  • Day Treatment Center Car Wash Fundraiser
    This Saturday, May 11! Support Volunteers of America Oregon's Day Treatment Alumni Backpack Giveaway fundraiser. In partnership with the Portland Police Bureau Service Coordination Team, Day Treatment stabilizes chronically homeless men, addressing addictions, mental health issues, criminality, job and housing placement, and retention. Each year, program Alumni raise money to buy packs and supplies for children in need. You can support this program and get your car clean and shiny into the bargain: Come to the Day Treatment Center Car Wash on May 11 from 9am to 5pm at MLK and NE Sacramento.
  • Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser
    The Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship Award Ceremony will be held May 1 at the New Song Community Church. Congratulate local high school students who have overcome the tremendous challenges of dealing with addictions in their families, and written award winning essays about their struggles. Contest winners receive scholarships for ongoing education. Your donations help these students break the cycle of addictions and share their insights with the next generation. Click on the Donate Now button in the right hand corner and designate Al Forthan. Thank you!
  • Second My Little Waiting Room Opens at Providence Portland
    Our new My Little Waiting Room site at Providence Portland opens on April 8th! We deeply appreciate the opportunity to provide Portland Portland families with high quality, free, drop-in child care while seeking medical care or visiting patients--as we have been providing Providence St. Vincent families since 2010.
  • Lambert House Adult Day Center hosts a Training Series for Caregivers: Home Sweet Home
    VOA Oregon Adult Day Centers are partnering with Multnomah County to offer a four part educational in-service facilitated by an Occupational Therapist. The focus is how to safely provide care for elders and those afflicted with chronic disease in our homes. Lambert House will host the series starting April 11, with subsequent workshops on the 18th, 25th, and May 2nd from 3-4:30pm. See the Flyer for details.
  • Day Treatment Alumni Backpack Giveaway Fundraiser at Burgerville
    TONIGHT!! Please join us to support the Day Treatment Alumni group Backpack Drive---Between 5:00pm and 8:00pm, Burgerville at NE 82nd and Glisan will donate 10% of its sales to the Day Treatment Alumni Group Backpack Drive. Last year, our Backpack Giveaway allowed over 300 low income children to start school with new backpacks and school supplies. Your delicious Burgerville meal will help our community by providing much needed funds to purchase backpacks and necessary school supplies for kids who might otherwise be without the tools they need to learn. Our flyer is attached for you to share with friends and family. Thank you in advance for your participation!
  • View our 2012 Annual Report
    In 2012, community support enabled Volunteers of America Oregon to serve over 17,000 people in Children and Family Programs, Public Safety and Treatment, Seniors, and Enterprises. To learn more about all that you have helped us achieve, read our Annual Report.
  • Service Coordination Team Graduation
    The City's most frequent drug and property crime offenders graduated Friday in a moving and inspiring ceremony. Darrell White of Central City Concern (CCC), SCT's Austin Raglione, Portland Police Chief Mike Reese, Mayor Sam Adams, and Commissioner Amanda Fritz congratuated the graduates and praised the program, a partnership between Volunteers of America Oregon, the City, and CCC. Offering housing, addictions treatment, and counseling, SCT has saved taxpayers more than $20 million since it started in 2003--reducing participants' arrests and jail time.
  • Home Free iPad 3 Raffle
    Today, March 5th, is your last chance to buy raffle tickets: Enter to win an iPad 3 while supporting Home Free’s innovative programs for survivors of domestic violence – that’s what we call a win-win! Be sure to enter before it’s too late! Tickets are just $10 and all proceeds go directly to Home Free, helping us continue the work of standing with survivors to achieve lives no longer defined by domestic violence. You can buy tickets either from a Home Free staff member or online by following the link above. Please help us spread the word by sending this announcement to your family and friends so they can also enter to win! Today's the last day!!
  • President and CEO, Kay Toran, receives award at Providence Health and Services All Saints Day Community Breakfast
    VOA OR President and CEO, Kay D. Toran, was honored today at All Saints Day Community Breakfast with the Compassion and Wisdom Award. The Annual Celebration honors community partners collaborating to create healing. Congratulations, Kay!
  • Volunteers of America Oregon Fall Newsletter
    You can read about our volunteer summer interns' field trips with families in our Family Relief Nursery, a recent graduate of our program for those in recovery returning to the community from prison, Day Treatment's backpack giveaway, and the new Home Free Teen website!
  • A Season for Giving
    As this holiday season comes to a close, Volunteers of America Oregon thanks all those who have given what they can over the year---time, money, or goods. As you are thinking about year-end giving, take a moment to look at our Programs and Services, our excellent outcomes, and the faces of the men, women and children we serve. 88 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to services for families fleeing domestic violence, children at risk of abuse, frail seniors and disabled adults, or men and women in recovery and transitioning back to our communities. We wish you a joyous holiday season.
  • Wine and Harvest Fundraising Dinner Benefits the Family Relief Nursery and East County Satellite Nursery
    Our Wine and Harvest Family Relief Nursery Fundraising Event, on October 13th, was a wonderful success. The Dinner, at the University Club, featured tastings and sales of local wines; the wineries donated a portion of their proceeds to the Family Relief Nursery and the East County Satellite Nursery, which opened October 1st. We thank our event sponsors: Hines Warner Wealth Management; KlearMarketing Print and Distribution; NW Mortgage Group; The Standard; and Northwest Pediatric Gastoenterology. Generous funding support for the Nursery also provided by: The Jackson Foundation; M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation; the Swinmurn Family Foundation; Brasher's Cascade Auto Auction; Enterprise Holdings Foundation; and Tom and Carolyn Wenrich. And all those who participated in our Silent Auction, Raffle, and Paddle Raise. Thank you! See our event album on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voaor
  • Timbers Soccer Match with Youth from VOA Oregon's Family Connection's Youth Prevention Services
    Despite the rains, the Timbers and youth participating in Youth Prevention Services (YPS) had a great match on Friday. Seven community volunteers from Jeld Wen, Hands On Portland, and VOA’s YPS joined dozens of children and families from three low-income, public housing sites served by YPS. Aaron from the Timbers ran drills, set-up teams, and organized two soccer matches with adult volunteers playing, cheering, and encouraging the kids. The highlight was the arrival of two Timbers players for Q&A about how they’ve overcome obstacles to be professional athletes, and then joined the kids in finishing up the matches. Fox News was on-site and aired clips during Friday’s 10pm news hour. See footage on the Timbers website highlighting day 5 of their Stand Together Week to encourage volunteer engagement: http://www.portlandtimbers.com/video/2012/10/13/stand-together-week-day-5
  • Volunteers of America Oregon Annual Depriest Dinner
    On February 13, 2013, we presented the Volunteers of America Oregon Award for Excellence at our annual DePreist Dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Portland Hilton Hotel. This year's award honored Intel Corporation for its commitment to Oregon: the state's largest private employer and a major donor to charitable causes. Oregon’s Chief Education Officer, Dr. Rudy Crew, gave a major address on his vision for Oregon’s schools.Thank you to all who attended and donated to VOA. We can't do the good work we do without you.
  • East County Satellite Family Relief Nursery Opens
    This week, our Satellite Nursery opens in a space shared with our Family Recovery Support Program at 2609 SE 136th Avenue. Thanks to generous support from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, NW Natural, the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Care, BSNF, Wheeler, Jackson, Jubitz, and Autzen Foundations we are able to open a new classroom and serve more families at risk of child abuse and neglect.
  • Family Relief Nursery on FOX 12 News
    Monday, September 17, FOX 12 aired a story on the Family Relief Nursery and one of our families. The parents and their 2 1/2 year old daughter have been enrolled in the Relief Nursery programs since the little girl was an infant. Mom and Dad overcame drug and alcohol abuse, learned about child development, received one on one support and coaching during monthly home visits and they were given tools for parenting.
  • Volunteers of America Oregon Request for Proposals: Strategic Planning
    Volunteers of America Oregon seeks an experienced organizational consultant to work with the President/CEO, Board of Directors, Senior Management Team, staff members and stakeholders to develop a Strategic Plan that will guide the direction, priorities and key business decision-making for the agency over the next three year
  • Volunteers Help Make the Family Relief Nursery Even More Welcoming to Families Overcoming Challenges
    So far this summer, volunteers from Arkansas, through a youth mission arranged by Agape Bible Church, Oregon Tradeswomen, Intel Interns, and Portland area high school students have given their time, energy, and wisdom to Family Relief Nursery projects. They've built a playground, garden beds, and a fence; sanded and finished furniture, made greeting cards for the families, and led the children on field trips. Thanks, volunteers, for brightening our Nursery and the families' days.
  • Men's Residential Treatment Center Block Party
    VOA's Men's Residential Treatment Center invites its neighbors to a Block Party: Music, food, fun for the kids! Come join the neighborhood party, TODAY---August 21st
  • 6th Annual Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship Larch Mountain Bike and Hike
    Register for the Larch Mountain Bike and Hike: Saturday, August 4th 2012, 9:00am Bike/7:00am Hike/10:00am Hike. An event to raise funds for the Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship, honoring Al’s memory and encouraging students to think critically about the impact of addictions on the community. In 2012, we were able to provide scholarships totaling $40,500 to high school seniors throughout Oregon. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers. A variety of biking and hiking options are available, from strenuous to leisurely. Your registration includes a barbecue lunch at Larch Mountain.
  • Women's Residential Center Summer Block Party
    The Women's Residential Center helps women overcome a variety of challenges, rebuild their lives, and re-enter their communities. Join them for fun in the sun at their Summer Block Party: August 16th---the food, games and music are at 200 SE 7th ave.
  • Backpack Giveaway at the Boys and Girls Club
    TODAY, August 10th, our Day Treatment Center Alumni Group, in Partnership with Central City Concern and the City of Portland Service Coordination Team, will be giving away the backpacks and school supplies they have been collecting through July. This event means so much to children already filled with a mix of excitement and dread about the first day of school, without the added anxiety of worrying whether their family can afford school supplies; it kicks off at 2:30 with opening remarks by Portland Police Chief Mike Reese.
  • Volunteers of America Oregon at the Division/Clinton Street Fair
    Celebrate one of Portland's hippest neighborhoods with VOA volunteers who will have family friendly crafts and lots of information on how you can get involved. This Saturday, July 28th 10am to 10pm
  • Summer Intern Volunteers Lead Family Relief Nursery Field Trips
    Portland High School student volunteers are planning and leading summer field trips for children from the Family Relief Nursery. The first trips are July 9-12 to OMSI.
  • Community Partners Reinvestment Graduation
    Congratulations to the young men, 18 to 25 who have worked so hard and come so far. Thanks also to the CPR staff.
  • Re Entry Enhancement Coordination Graduation
    Men and women have overcome incarceration and addictions with the supportive services of the REC counselors and mentors in collaboration with SE Works, Bridges to Change, the state Dept of Corrections and county Dept. of Justice. Their graduation Wednesday night at 501 SE Hawthorne, 6pm, marks a new start with family, work, school, and life. Congratulations
  • Statement Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold The Affordable Care Act
    From our National Office: Volunteers of America applauds the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold The Affordable Care Act and supports any effort to provide quality health care to all people.
  • Volunteers of America Oregon Summer Free Lunch Program
    Volunteers of America Oregon's summer food service program at two Housing Authority sites, for community residents 18 and under, starts June 18th and runs through August 24th.
  • The Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship Training Series Presents: EMPOWERING AND SUSTAINING RECOVERY IN YOUTH AND FAMILIES
    On June 13th, Dr. Nissen, of the School of Social Work at Portland State University, will present a training on Empowering and Sustaining Youth in Recovery as a benefit fundraiser for the Al Forthan Scholarship. Her training will address youth from ages of 12 to 21. Dr. Nissen also served for 12 years as the national Program Director of Reclaiming Futures, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Reclaiming Futures is a model for improving juvenile justice through community integration.
  • Youth Summer Internship
    Join us in a volunteer opportunity with our Family Relief Nursery. This summer, be part of a team of youth and adult volunteers organizing short trips for the kids. Orientation session is: Wednesday, June 27th from 2-4pm
  • VOA President and CEO, Kay Toran, Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Portland
    As the President and CEO of Volunteers of America Oregon, Kay Toran provides overall leadership and strategic direction our organization. Her chief goal for Volunteers of America Oregon is to increase the community’s awareness of the non-profit’s role in improving the lives of Oregon’s children, families, and seniors, while ensuring ongoing high-quality services. Kay Toran received an honorary doctorate from the University of Portland at its spring commencement, held on Sunday, May 6.
  • Marie Smith Center Open House May 24th
    The Marie Smith Center provides daytime care for elderly and disabled adults and support for family caregivers. The Center offers a caring, compassionate option that benefits both participants and family caregivers. Join us as we celebrate the Center’s Remodeling at our Open House Event. Meet the VOA's President/CEO, Kay Toran and Center staff. Enjoy light refreshments and learn more about our programs.
  • National Volunteer Week - April 15th - 21st
    National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals. Please click here to read more.
  • Thank you, Volunteers!
    Our thanks go out to volunteers from the Home Builders Foundation, Bank of America, Cascade Builders, and Fisher Roofing for their work to break ground at a community garden at Family Relief Nursery! Parr Lumber provided material to build garden boxes, and student interns from PCC and Legacy Health Systems will design a curriculum to teach vulnerable children and parents about gardening. Click here to read more and view news footage about the project!
  • 2012 DePreist Award Honors Greg Chaille, Oregon Community Foundation President
    Volunteers of America Oregon is pleased to announce Greg Chaille as the recipient of the 2012 DePreist Award for Excellence. Mr. Chaille is a long-time advocate for citizen involvement as an important means to making our community better. Please click here to find out more about this event.
  • Our 2011 Annual Report is now available
    What did your support help Volunteers of America Oregon to accomplish in the past year? Find out in our 2011 Annual Report -- available online. We hope you'll be inspired by the stories of hope and transformation, and we thank you for your support.
  • Thank You Give!Guide Donors!
    We'd like to thank everyone who donated to Home Free via the Willamette Week Give!Guide! We're so grateful for your support of our work to help domestic violence survivors establish safety and freedom. Thank you!
  • Families Uniting Now profiled in the Oregonian
    One of VOA Oregon’s newest programs is already yielding impressive results. Families Uniting Now helps parents involved with Child Welfare improve their parenting skills and prepare to reunite with their children. The Oregonian recently profiled this program in a Metro section article.
  • Read all about it in our Fall 2011 Newsletter
    The Fall 2011 Newsletter has arrived! Home Free Advocates share how they help kids learn to cope. A new project at Family Relief Nursery brings Baby Boomers and children together. A Women's Residential Center graduate inspires others to beat addiction through art. Click here to read more or download the PDF.
  • Are you caring for a family member with dementia?
    It can be difficult caring for family members with dementia, but you don't have to go it alone. Join us for ROADMAPS. Meet others who can relate, and come together to chat and share support. Click here to find out more!
  • Thanks for joining us for the Community Cares 5K Walk!
    A huge thank you to the 80 walkers and 17 volunteers who participated in the first annual Community Cares 5K Walk!
  • Live Well with Chronic Conditions
    Are you or someone you love living with a chronic condition? Join VOA Oregon for a FREE workshop that will help you put the life back in your life, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, and learn ways to talk to family and doctors about your health. Space is limited! Click here to find out more!
  • 7 Ways You Can Help a Caregiver
    Do you have reliable transportation, 15 minutes to make some phone calls, or time to be a listening ear? You can support someone caring for an elderly or disabled loved one. Click here to find out more ways you can help caregivers in your community.
  • My Little Waiting Room Celebrates First Birthday
    My Little Waiting Room, the Northwest's first drop-in child care center located in a hospital, is turning one! Operated by Volunteers of America Oregon and located at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, My Little Waiting Room has cared for more than 1,400 in the past year. Click here to read more and see a video about the celebration!
  • Conference gives parents tools to help children succeed
    ¡Adelante! joined a group of community organizations for the first district-wide conference for Spanish-speaking parents. Over 450 people participated in the day-long conference and activities aimed at strengthening families and showing parents how to help their children succeed.
  • Read Our 2010 Annual Report
    Lives transformed. Families supported. A community strengthened. Volunteers of America Oregon is an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and we're pleased to share our 2010 accomplishments. Click here to read our annual report or click here to review our IRS Form 990.
  • Thank You, Volunteers!
    A group of dedicated volunteers braved the early December wind and cold to install a brand new playground at Family Relief Nursery. Click here to see photos of the project.
  • Spirit Mountain Community Fund Supports Home Free's Housing First Services
    Spirit Mountain Community Fund generously awarded $50,000 in support of Home Free's Housing First Services, which touch the lives of 70 to 80 families surviving domestic violence each year. Read more here.
  • Housing Authority of Portland Selects VOA Oregon to Provide Drug Prevention
    Staff from three Volunteers of America Oregon will partner with the Multnomah County Department of County Human Services to provide youth addiction prevention services at seven Housing Authority of Portland sites. Read more here!
  • Help a Senior Beat the Heat!
    As the temperatures soar, keep in mind that seniors are especially prone to heat stress. Click here for some helpful reminders about how to stay cool and healthy in the heat!
  • Portland Women’s Foundation Funds Crucial New Service at Home Free
    The Portland Women’s Foundation has awarded Home Free a special grant of $100,000 over three years. The Martha Washington Impact Grant will fund a critical addition to Home Free’s services, providing mental health treatment to survivors of domestic violence. Read more here.
  • Join Us for the 4th Annual Larch Mountain Bike Ride and Hike
    Join Volunteers of America Oregon's Men's Residential Center for a day of fun in the outdoors and help raise money for the Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship Fund.
  • Local Leaders Strong Advocates for the Gateway Center
    You heard about the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services in Volunteers of America Oregon's spring newsletter, but there's more to the story.
  • Meyer Memorial Trust Provides Core Operating Support to Home Free
    The Meyer Memorial Trust recently awarded a $150,000 to Home Free, Volunteers of America Oregon's groundbreaking domestic violence intervention program. This grant will provide fund core operating support, enabling Home Free to continue to serve more than 5,000 individuals each year.
  • Help Make the Family Relief Nursery Playground a Reality
    Thanks to recent grants from the Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation, and the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, Family Relief Nursery is closer than ever to building a new playground, and you can help make this project a reality!
  • Multnomah Bar Association Raises $100,000 for CourtCare
    Multnomah Bar Association’s annual spring CourtCare fundraising campaign was again a success! Read more here about the legal community's united effort to secure funding for the drop-in childcare service at the Multnomah County Courthouse
  • Read Our Spring Newsletter!
    Volunteers of America Oregon's Spring 2010 newsletter is now available. Click to read about the latest updates and happenings.
  • Marie Smith Center to Host Early Alzheimer's Support Group
    Starting Monday May 17th, the Marie Smith Center will hostly a monthly Early Stage Support Group, led by the Alzheimer's Association - Oregon Chapter. The group is for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and their carepartners. Click here for more details.
  • Home Free Awarded Grant from Nationwide Insurance Foundation
    Nationwide Insurance Foundation awarded Home Free with a $10,000 grant for its Housing First program, an innovative response to domestic violence that helps survivors secure their own permanent housing.
  • Join Us For Breakfast!
    You are cordially invited to the 3rd Annual Caring for Our Seniors Breakfast on Thursday, May 13th. You'll hear from keynote speaker Dr. Margaret Neal and learn about how VOA Oregon's Adult Day Centers are supporting elderly and disabled adults in our community!
  • Local Foundations Support Housing First's Innovative Approach
    Home Free's Housing First program was the recent recipient of several grants from local foundations, who support its approach to securing permanent housing for domestic violence survivors.
  • Home Free Receives Grant from Deacon Charitable Foundation
    The Deacon Charitable Trust recently awarded a $2,000 to Home Free, Volunteers of America Oregon's innovative domestic violence intervention program, to help ensure that families fleeing abusive situations continue to have support as they rebuild their lives.
  • Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Awards Grant to Day Treatment Program
    The Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Day Treatment Program to support sustainable practices.
  • Pacific Power Foundation Supports Home Free's Child/Youth Advocacy Services
    The Pacific Power Foundation has awarded Home Free a $5,000 grant to support advocacy services to children and youths who have experienced domestic violence.
  • Family Relief Nursery Receives Grant from Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
    Family Relief Nursery has received a $1,000 grant from the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation to help fund the construction of a new playground structure, which will create a safe, stimulating outdoor play area for at-risk and disadvantaged children in our community.
  • Home Free's Housing First Program Is Named a Best Practice
    The National Alliance to End Homelessness has cited Home Free's Housing First program as a Best Practice for its effectiveness in rapid re-housing for domestic violence survivors. Read the full story here.
  • Day Treatment Program Featured in the Oregonian
    A unique partnership is providing chronic offenders with a chance to leave addiction and crime behind. And it's changing lives. Read the full story here.
  • 9th Annual DePreist Award Honors Tom Kelly
    Volunteers of America Oregon is pleased to honor Tom Kelly, President of Neil Kelly Company, with the 9th Annual DePreist Award for Excellence on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, for his longstanding commitment to making our community a better place.
  • Former Drug Dealer Leaves Positive Legacy
    The Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship honors a man who turned his life around, inspired countless individuals, and now, is helping local high schoolers achieve their academic goals.
  • Read the Community Assessment on Aging
    A collaborative effort of Volunteers of America Oregon and other community organizations has released the 2009 Community Assessment on Aging. It is a call to action to address one of the largest issues our community and our generation are facing.
  • Mayor Sam Adams Declares Kay Toran Appreciation Day
    Portland Mayor Sam Adams declared August 19, 2009 to be Kay Toran Appreciation Day, in honor of her innovative leadership and tireless work to better the lives of the most vulnerable, marginalized, and underserved members of our community.