We are currently seeking two new interns, one Outreach Strategist and one In-Home Toxin Reduction Educator, who are passionate about health equity and really want to make a difference by reducing environmental hazards in the homes of Portland families. Come join the JHC team! If you are interested, please check the position descriptions and then send a resume and cover letter to Amanda at Amanda@jhillclinic.org.
Category Archives: Recent News
JHC Seeks Two New Interns
August 27, 2010
Groundbreaking Ceremony at Emerson Community Garden
August 3, 2010
The Emerson Street Community Garden held their Groundbreaking Celebration this Saturday, and JHC was there to provide our lead poisoning education and resources to the Garden’s community. The Emerson Street Garden is a located at 822 NE Emerson. In 1995, the original apartment building burned down and left a small plot of land highly contaminated by lead. In 2008, it was given to the Oregon Sustainable Agricultural Land Trust by Multnomah County, and is now in the hands of the volunteer Emerson Working Group, who are making efforts to decontaminate the soil using Phytoremediation.
The ceremony was held right in front of the garden plot, complete with a speech by Commissioner Dan Saltzman, delicious food provided by neighbors and friends, and musical entertainment by various talented young musicians from the community. For pictures of the event, click here! And read on for amusing stories and details from the fun-filled evening.
JHC Receives Independent Certificate for Providing Health Services
August 2, 2010
Up until June, Josiah Hill III was operating under a temporary license for providing our blood lead testing services through the National College of Natural Medicine, but as of July, we are now officially independently certified by the Department of Health and Human Services. Thanks to NCNM for all their help throughout the years!
Good in the Neighborhood Event
July 1, 2010
The 18th annual Good in the Neighborhood event was packed to the brim with happy North and Northeast Portland residents this Saturday and Sunday, and Josiah Hill III Clinic was there to provide our blood lead screening services for children under the age of six and pregnant and nursing women. The face-painting booth next door was hard competition, but by combining our powers with our partners from the Multnomah County Health Department, we completed eighteen lead tests, as well as signing up a few lucky folks for our Healthy Home Check-ups. We were pleased to collaborate with the Community Alliance of Tenants, the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, and the Community Energy Project. Despite a smattering of sunburns, it was a very rewarding weekend- thanks to all who attended!
JHC Welcomes New Executive Director, Charles A. McGee, II!
May 20, 2010
JHC is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Charles A. McGee, II.
By virtue of his life experience, Charles brings a unique perspective to the Josiah Hill III Clinic. In 1991, Charles fled the Liberian civil crisis and sought political asylum in the United States. With the help of the Grace Memorial Episcopalian Church in Portland, he was able to get a job and two years later, bring his wife and children from Liberia to the US. Charles values education and earned a Bs.C. in Political Science at Cuttington University, Liberia. He also holds a B.A. in Secondary Education and M.Ed. in Education Administration from Concordia University in Portland. Charles also attended the Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University where he was a Leadership Fellows graduate, and holds a Visual Assessment Certificate from HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes, and is a licensed nursing home administrator.
Over the past twenty years, Charles has tirelessly advocated for children, the elderly, disabled people and women. He has served as a social studies instructor, taught Environmental Education, and spearheaded the production of the video Brownfields in Our Backyard, produced by students of McCoy Public Charter School, where he became principal. He has served as Director of Community Development of Oregon Outreach, Inc. Charles worked as Policy Assistant to Mayor Tom Potter and collaborated in the creation of the Portland Commission on Disability. Recently, he was Program Manager of the Healing Roots Center, where he was involved with conducting lead-based paint assessment.
Thank you to Stacy and Witbeck!
May 5, 2010
Stacy and Witbeck are the generous presenting sponsors of this year’s Leaving a Legacy Event. We extend great thanks to them for their support.