CLEARCorps USA, a national nonprofit organization committed to preventing childhood lead poisoning and educating families and communities towards healthier housing was awarded an AmeriCorps grant for the 15th consecutive year.

For a quote from Executive Director Charles A. McGee, II, and more information about this exciting opportunity, read more …

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.

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.

The winner of our raffle at the upcoming Leaving a Legacy event will receive four One-Day Park Hopper passes for Walt Disney World in Florida. These passes will provide the recipients with a magical experience of all the unique theme parks: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom in one day!

Raffle tickets will be available at either one ticket for $20.00 or six tickets for $100.00. 

For more information on the Leaving a Legacy Event, click here.  Don’t miss out on this unique chance!

Interested to know more about greening your household cleaning products, pest control, yard maintenance and household projects? Check it out! It’s on our “Resources” page under “Toolkits and Guides” (right side of the page.)

Thank you, Briana and all our partners in this project!! Great work!

Amanda is very excited to be joining the Josiah Hill Clinic team. In addition to her new role as Program Coordinator with JHC, she is serving part-time as an AmeriCorps LINKS member with Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and Oregon Environmental Council. She began working with community-based organizations as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and over the years has collaborated with a number of non-profits, large and small, including her role as International Humanitarian Grant Programs Coordinator with the The Rotary Foundation in Evanston, IL and as a public health  intern with the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Most recently she coordinated the 2009  “Global Aging and Health: Enhancing Communities in Nicaragua” service-learning program with Portland State University and the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation. She is a 2008 graduate of the Oregon Master of Public Health Program with a MPH in Health Promotion. She loves to travel, has worked on health projects in Guatemala and Nicaragua, and is continually trying to improve her Spanish skills. She is also a graduate of The School of Natural Cookery and loves to share healthy cooking tips, recipes, and food with anyone interested!