Oregon Food Bank seeks Spanish-speaking volunteers to teach and assist its Nutrition Education program in Washington County.
“We’re expanding our Nutrition Education program and are looking for additional volunteers to help us serve low-income communities in Washington County. If you love to cook or have Spanish-language skills, consider joining our team,” said Ginny Sorensen, Nutrition Education [...]
The Oregon Arts Commission, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, brings Poetry Out Loud to 25 high schools in 20 communities this year, reaching over 5,000 Oregon students. The program, now in its fifth year, involves the memorization and recitation of classic poetry and culminates in a statewide [...]
On the heels of a new study showing a rise in teenage pregnancy rates, Planned Parenthood is urging policymakers to make comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education a priority in local communities, and parents to demand it. The Guttmacher Institute study shows that teen pregnancy rates rose three percent in 2006 — the first rise in more [...]
Evergreen Public Schools refinanced a portion of its 1999 and 2002 bonds and will save the taxpayers of the district nearly $4 million over the next nine years. New lower-interest bonds were sold today, Wednesday, January 20th, through a competitive bidding process as approved by the school district’s Board of Directors at their January 12, [...]
Portland Police are investigating a series of burglaries at schools in the Portland area that began in early December. Investigators believe that twelve burglaries have occurred at various schools and that the burglars are attempting to steal laptops and computer equipment.
The latest burglary was last night at Cherry Park School located at 1930 SE 104th [...]
The University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business Administration has added a new graduate program designed to provide students with managerial and leadership skills and content specifically designed for nonprofit organizations.
The new Executive MBA in Nonprofit Management addresses an identified need in the community, according to Howard Feldman, associate dean. He adds that the program’s [...]
