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The pandemic is continuing to devastate jobs and incomes. That means local families have been unable to pay rent and are facing homelessness.

At night, she would lie awake worrying about losing their home. Where would they live? On the streets? At a homeless shelter? How do you stay safe from COVID and shelter at home when you don’t have a home?

Your gift today will provide emergency rent assistance and other support to families like José and America’s.

So please, send your gift now! You’ll be so glad you did, and so will a local family who needs your help.

P.S. Please send your gift to provide immediate relief and safety for a struggling family before midnight, December 31^st! 

If you recently made a donation, thank you for responding so rapidly and generously.

It’s been a strange back-to-school season this year. With no in-person teaching possible, the young kids in our Head Start program have had to adapt to distance learning. Their parents were worried about managing at home without the educational materials normally provided in the classroom.

But your recent donation is helping. Your support is delivering books, art supplies, and other educational materials directly to these kids at home. Setting them up for success as they adapt to distance learning.

I wish you could see how excited the kids are when their bag of activities and books arrive each week! Below, you can see that Sarah enjoyed showing her teacher her completed project when they connected through Zoom.

The early years are essential in preparing kids for kindergarten. Thanks for your commitment to these kids during such a critical time in their development.

With gratitude,

Kemp Shuey

Executive Director

P.S. If you haven’t given yet, please click here to help.

The pandemic is continuing to devastate jobs and incomes. That means local families have been unable to pay rent and are facing homelessness.

At night, she would lie awake worrying about losing their home. Where would they live? On the streets? At a homeless shelter? How do you stay safe from COVID and shelter at home when you don’t have a home?

Your gift today will provide emergency rent assistance and other support to families like José and America’s.

So please, send your gift now! You’ll be so glad you did, and so will a local family who needs your help.

P.S. Please send your gift to provide immediate relief and safety for a struggling family before midnight, December 31^st! 

Poverty in Washington County is a deep and complex problem. The pandemic has exacerbated the problem for many who were already struggling to make ends meet.

To fully understand the complexity, we must look at the data. So that’s what we did in our new Issues of Poverty 2020.

To understand more about the causes and conditions of poverty here in Washington County download our new report, Issues of Poverty 2020.

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Within a few months of moving in, Kira lost her job due to the pandemic. She could no longer pay her rent and she was scared.

She knew what it was like to be without a home.

She knew the stress of getting her kids to school as she looked for a safe place for them to sleep each night. She knew the stress of wondering when they would get their next warm meal. And she knew the stress of sleeping in her car when there was nowhere else to go.

Thankfully, because of your support, Kira found the help she needed at Community Action. With your support, we were able to pay Kira’s rent for three months through our Emergency Rent Assistance program.

Because of you, Kira and her kids kept their home during this difficult time, providing her and her family the stability they needed to continue on a positive path.

Your support has been a lifeline to so many families during this crisis.

To learn more about Kira and other families you have helped, please view our 2019-2020 Impact Report.

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There is still time left to double your impact. On this #GivingTuesday, New Seasons Market will match your gift up to a total of $5,000.

But you can help. Make a gift today to help a family stay in their home and provide other essential support. And do it before midnight to have your gift matched dollar for dollar!

Every holiday season has one precious day that has nothing to do with shopping and has everything to do with generosity. That day is today: #GivingTuesday.

We’ve got amazing news. You can make your #GivingTuesday gift go even further starting right now.

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes #GivingTuesday - a day dedicated to generosity.

Tomorrow, on #GivingTuesday, we come together to help people in need - people who are continuing to face economic devastation from the pandemic. So many families right here in Washington County are unable to pay rent and are facing the risk of becoming homeless.

But you can help by making a gift. And we have great news. New Seasons Market has stepped up to offer a matching gift!

To inspire generosity on Giving Tuesday, New Seasons Market will match your gift dollar for dollar up to a total of $5,000. Double the difference you make for a family who is heading into the holidays worried about keeping their home. Your gift will provide the support they need during this difficult time.

Your donation will be matched. You can double the difference you make for a family who is heading into the holidays worried about keeping their home.

Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic is matching all donations up to a total of $5,000!

Please, will you send a year-end gift by midnight, December 31st to help a family stay in their home? You’ll love knowing that your gift will be matched dollar for dollar doubling the impact for a family facing homelessness.

Recognizing the strong bond that our children have with their teachers, we created a YouTube channel for teachers to share videos of themselves reading stories, singing songs, and leading science and art activities. Seeing their teacher regularly by video has been a powerful source of continuity and stability for the children.

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Right now their parents are worried about how they will manage distance learning at home. Many of them don’t have the educational materials they need - books, supplies, and other curricular-based activities. 

Your gift today will provide a child with a basket of developmentally appropriate educational materials and activities to do at home. To encourage family literacy, these activities will be tied to a story for the parents and child to share together and will align with our distance learning curriculum.

Your gift of $25 will provide a week’s worth of developmentally appropriate materials for one child. A gift of $100 will provide these carefully crafted activities for a child for an entire month.

Your gift today will help a young child stay on track and will help provide other essential services to low-income families throughout Washington County.

Nothing can replace the personal interactions that happen in a preschool classroom. But with your help, these kids will have what they need at home, so that they don’t get left behind. 

With gratitude,

Kemp Shuey

Executive Director

Please, will you send a year-end gift by midnight to help a family facing homelessness? 

P.S. Please send your special gift to help a struggling family in their home before midnight!

Your gift of $40 will keep a family safe in their home for one more day – and every day counts right now. You’ll also be supporting all the work of Community Action.

Please, will you send a year-end gift by midnight, December 31st to help a family facing homelessness? 

P.S. Please send your special gift to help a struggling family in their home before midnight, December 31st!