Recent News
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.
Winners of Upcoming Leaving a Legacy Raffle to Win Disney World Tickets!
April 27, 2010
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!
Check out our N/NE PDX Green Guide!
April 6, 2010
Briana Sherry, our Green Business Marketing Specialist, has created a Guide to Green Products in North and Northeast Portland! This guide is part of our Healthy People, Healthy Places project funded through an EPA CARE II grant.
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!
JHC welcomes our new Communication Specialist, Nicole Staudinger!
April 2, 2010
Nicole began volunteering at Josiah Hill as a social media consultant and is thrilled to have the opportunity to continue the great work of JHC as the new ClearCorps Communication Specialist. She is fascinated with the expression of society through art, and is currently volunteering with the Wisdom of the Elders, a Native American cultural preservation group, and Orlo, a Portland-based environmental arts organization. She just finished an internship with Idealist.org, where she discovered the incredible power of social media to create change and was inspired to become further involved in the non-profit sector. Nicole received a Spanish degree from the University of Vermont, spending semesters abroad in Granada and Barcelona, Spain. After having grown up in a tiny Vermont town with zero traffic lights, she is excited to explore the intricacies of Portland’s vibrant communities.
JHC welcomes our new Program Coordinator!
March 16, 2010
Josiah Hill III Clinic is happy to welcome our new Program Coordinator, Amanda Lawrence to the team! Amanda started with JHC on March 15th and is excited to jump right in!
JHC joins Facebook, Twitter!
January 14, 2010
Josiah Hill III Clinic, with the help of our Social Media Intern Nicole Staudinger, Read More »
Press Releases
Renewal of CLEARCorps Grant Press Release
July 16, 2010
CLEARCorps USA Awarded New AmeriCorps Funding
Grant Allows Expanded Programs in Lead Abatement and Lead Poisoning
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 …
Around Town with Ramona
June 29, 2009
JHC’s blood lead testing services were featured in the October 2009 edition of Metro Parent Magazine. Click here to learn more…
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