Portland, OR. Winners of the 2019 Be Kind to Animals Poster and Story Contest were celebrated at the “A’Cat’Emy Awards” on January 27th at the Oregon Humane Society. This is the 70th year for the contest that honors young people who use their creative talents to promote kindness and compassion toward animals. During the awards ceremony, students displayed their artwork and read their essays to the audience of parents, teachers and volunteers. The contest drew close to 2,000 entries this year from schools throughout Oregon and SW Washington. Landon Singh, pictured above, from Faith Bible Christian School in Hillsboro won the Grand Prize in the story category for his touching essay about how his pets are part of the family. “Family is always there, every day, no matter what. Family is a bond that can’t be broken. I always think that I am giving them a good life, but it’s actually them giving me a GREAT life.”
Alaina Tarr from Pacific Crest Middle School in Bend, OR took the Grand Prize in the poster category.
Alaina Tarr’s winning poster illustrates the many ways to help animals in need.
Sarah Uenaka from Sun Century Art Academy won 1st place in the 1-2nd grade category
Kovilte Kupciunaite from Sun Century Art Academy won 1st place in the 3-4th grade category.
Linda Dong from Jiao Ying Chinese Culture & Art School won 1st place in the 7-8th grade category.
“The OHS Education team is so grateful to all of the teachers who asked their students to reflect on what it means to treat animals with kindness and compassionate, and then turn those reflections into beautiful works of both visual and written art,” says Rachel Gene, OHS Humane Education Manager. “With all that teachers have on their plates, it means a great deal to us that they made humane education part of their classroom curriculums and helped to support the Oregon Humane Society’s mission to foster kinder, more compassionate communities.”
Full winner list:
2019 Poster Winners
Student Name
Place
Grade
School
City
Grades 1-2
Sarah Uenaka
1st place
2
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Emily Lu Xia
2nd place
2
Jacob Wismer Elementary
Portland, OR
Izzy Wolford
3rd place
2
W.E. Miller Elementary
Bend, OR
Luke Xie
Honorable Mention
2
Findley Elementary School
Portland, OR
Grades 3-4
Kovilte Kupciunaite
1st place
4
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Katie Ly
2nd place
4
Indian Hills Elementary
Beaverton, OR
Halie Ly
3rd place
4
Indian Hills Elementary
Beaverton, OR
Sarah Lei
Honorable Mention
3
Jiao Ying Chinese Culture & Art School
Portland, OR
Petra Sorensen
Honorable Mention
3
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Grades 5-6
Alaina Tarr
1st place / Grand Prize
6
Pacific Crest Middle School
Bend, OR
Avery Horne
2nd place
6
Springville K-8
Portland, OR
Naomi Lucescu
3rd place
6
Hockinson Middle School
Brush Prairie, WA
Kyla Hurt
Honorable Mention
5
Adams Elementary
Eugene, OR
Grades 7-8
Linda Dong
1st place
8
Jiao Ying Chinese Culture & Art School
Portland, OR
Jaytee Franko
2nd place
7
Stoller Middle School
Portland, OR
Matthew Lei
3rd place
8
Jiao Ying Chinese Culture & Art School
Portland, OR
Julia Chen
Honorable Mention
8
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Fiona Wang
Honorable Mention
7
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Grades 9-12
Audrey Zhao
1st place
9
Sun Century Art Academy
Portland, OR
Chloe Elmore
2nd place
11
Sprague High School
Salem, OR
Angelica Vityukov
3rd place
11
Sprague High School
Salem, OR
Samantha Breen
Honorable Mention
11
Sprague High School
Salem, OR
2019 Story Winners
Grades 1-2
Gwyn DeMars
1st place
2
W.E. Miller Elementary
Bend, OR
Cami Munk
2nd place
2
Nyssa Elementary
Nyssa, OR
Quinn Swartz
3rd place
2
West Union Elementary
Hillsboro, OR
Natalie Beekman
Honorable Mention
2
W.E. Miller Elementary
Bend, OR
Grades 3-4
Landon Singh
1st place / Grand Prize
3
Faith Bible Christian School
Hillsboro, OR
An Kiniry
2nd place
4
Odyssey Program
Portland, OR
Petra Sorensen
3rd place
3
Bridgeport Elementary
Tualatin, OR
Wesley Hardin
Honorable Mention
3
Faith Bible Christian School
Hillsboro, OR
Grades 5-6
Eleena Ford
1st place
5
Woodstock Elementary
Portland, OR
Berit Ballew
2nd place
6
Lake Oswego Jr. High School
Lake Oswego, OR
Arianna Rector
3rd place
6
Lake Oswego Jr. High School
Lake Oswego, OR
Izze Bowman
Honorable Mention
5
Tucker Maxon School
Portland, OR
Grades 7-8
Jaytee Franko
1st place
7
Stoller Middle School
Portland, OR
Molly O’Toole
2nd place
8
Lake Oswego Jr. High School
Lake Oswego, OR
Victoria Yan
3rd place
7
Lake Oswego Jr. High School
Lake Oswego, OR
Simone Baumgartner
Honorable Mention
8
Lake Oswego Jr. High School
Lake Oswego, OR
From Oregon Humane Society:
The Oregon Humane Society is the Northwest’s oldest and largest humane society, with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. OHS receives no government funds for its adoption, education, medical and behavior programs. Visit oregonhumane.org for more information.
Portland, OR. The new South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House opened at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion on January 23rd. The 38-room Ronald McDonald House replaced the previous West House at the Marriott Residence Inn. The new house is the largest in Oregon – offering play spaces, game rooms, an expansive family kitchen and dining area and a three-quarter acre rooftop garden and playground. It’s just a short tram ride away from OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Almost 35 years ago the first RMHC West House was opened in Portland. Pictured at the new location are CEO, Jessica Jarratt Miller alongside Dr. Dana Braner, Physician in Chief at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Lindsy, Noah (10), and Jason Moreland were among the first families to check into the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.
One of the many murals that line the hallways of the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.
The brand new family kitchen in the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.
From Ronald McDonald House Charities:
Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children, and supports initiatives to improve pediatric health.
Portland, OR. The Portland International Auto Show reports it has donated nearly three million dollars to local charities over the past five years through the proceeds from its show and the Sneak Peek Charity Preview Party. Again this year, 100% of the $100 ticket for the preview party benefited one of local eight charities. The party on January 23rd drew hundreds of car lovers including Bart Hafeman from the band, Hit Machine. He was right at home in a 2019 Corvette Stingray. There were over 600 vehicles from 35 manufacturers at the show including production, exotic and concept vehicles.
JDRF Staff with Type 1 diabetes mom and current Mrs. Marion County, Kara Campuzano
JDRF Supporters – Parents, Grandparents, Board Members and those personally living with Type 1 Diabetes
Board Member Arnie Gardner and Meals on Wheels People CEO Suzanne Washington
Meals on Wheels People Board Member Julie Frantz (retired Multnomah County judge) and Chief Development Officer Tony Staser
Portland, OR. Irene Taylor Brodsky is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker based in Portland. Her film, “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements,” is an HBO film that will premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 27th. It’s in the U.S. Documentary Competition. “It’s about my deaf son growing up, my deaf father growing old, and Beethoven as he wrote his famous “Moonlight Sonata” while going deaf. It’s a coming of age story about three people across three centuries discovering their true voices,” Brodsky explains.
Here’s a video featuring Irene Taylor Brodsky.
Irene Taylor Brodsky’s first feature film, “Hear and Now,” won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award in 2007 as well as a Peabody. Her most recent feature documentary, “Beware the Slenderman,” was nominated for an Emmy, received two Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Best Director and Best Documentary, and premiered on HBO. “Open Your Eyes,” “One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp,” and “Saving Pelican 895” are among her other credits.
“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” is one of dozens of films that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. With Over 46,000 attendees expected, it’s the largest independent film festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Utah, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival includes competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films. The 2019 Sundance Film Festival runs through February 3rd. It draws top artists from around the world.
President and Founder Robert Redford and actress/producer Glenn Close sit together at An Artist at the Table.
The chilly atmosphere outside the Library Center Theatre.
One hot ticket was the screening of “‘Late Night” written by Mindy Kalin.
Screenwriter/actor Mindy Kaling attends the ‘Late Night’ premiere.
Here is more information about the film: “Late Night” Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Paul Walter Hauser, Reid Scott, and Amy Ryan Directed by Nisha Ganatra Written by Mindy Kaling Category: Premieres
Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is a pioneer and legendary host on the late-night talk-show circuit. When she’s accused of being a “woman who hates women,” she puts affirmative action on the to-do list, and—presto!—Molly (Mindy Kaling) is hired as the one woman in Katherine’s all-male writers’ room. But Molly might be too little too late, as the formidable Katherine also faces the reality of low ratings and a network that wants to replace her. Molly, wanting to prove she’s not simply a diversity hire who’s disrupting the comfort of the brotherhood, is determined to help Katherine by revitalizing her show and career—and possibly effect even bigger change at the same time.
Another marquee film premiere was “After the Wedding,” starring Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams on the press line for the premiere of ‘After the Wedding’ at Eccles Theatre.
Here’s more information about “After the Wedding” starring Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, written and Directed by Bard Freundlich:
Isabel (Michelle Williams) has dedicated her life to working with the children in an orphanage in Calcutta. Theresa (Julianne Moore) is the multimillionaire head of a media company who lives with her handsome artist husband (Billy Crudup) and their two adorable twin boys in New York. When word comes to Isabel of a mysterious and generous grant for the financially struggling orphanage, she must travel to New York to meet the benefactor—Theresa—in person. And when Isabel is spontaneously invited to Theresa’s daughter’s wedding, Isabel discovers a connection to Theresa that takes her on an unexpected journey into her own past.
Here’s a link to more information about all of the offerings at Sundance:
The Sundance Film Festival® The Sundance Film Festival has introduced global audiences to some of the most groundbreaking films of the past three decades, including Sorry to Bother You, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Eighth Grade, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Whiplash, Brooklyn, Precious, The Cove, Little Miss Sunshine, An Inconvenient Truth, Napoleon Dynamite, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Reservoir Dogs and sex, lies, and videotape. The Festival is a program of the non-profit Sundance Institute®. The Festival is a program of the non-profit Sundance Institute®. 2019 Festival sponsors include: Presenting Sponsors – Acura, SundanceTV, Chase Sapphire, YouTube; Leadership Sponsors – Adobe, Amazon Studios, AT&T, DIRECTV, Dropbox, Netflix, Omnicom, Stella Artois; Sustaining Sponsors – Ancestry, Canada Goose, Canon, Dell, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, GEICO, High West Distillery, IMDbPro, Lyft, RIMOWA, Unity Technologies, University of Utah Health; Media Sponsors – The Atlantic, IndieWire, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, VARIETY, The Wall Street Journal. Sundance Institute recognizes critical support from the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the State of Utah as Festival Host State. The support of these organizations helps offset the Festival’s costs and sustain the Institute’s year-round programs for independent artists. Look for the Official Partner seal at their venues at the Festival. sundance.org/festival
Sundance Institute Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, and media to create and thrive. The Institute’s signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences to artists in igniting new ideas, discovering original voices, and building a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Sorry to Bother You, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Eighth Grade, Blindspotting, The Tale, Get Out, The Big Sick, Strong Island, Blackfish, Top of the Lake, Winter’s Bone, The Wolfpack, Dear White People, Trapped, Brooklyn, Little Miss Sunshine, 20 Feet From Stardom, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Spring Awakening, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Fun Home. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Portland, OR. The Bull Terriers were out in force at the Rose City Classic Dog Show. It’s one of the largest and most popular dog shows in the United States. More than 185 individual breeds are represented through January 20th. There are exhibitions of agility, obedience, and Dog Tricks. The Best in Show winner was a German Shepard named Tony who was shown by Kent Boyles.
Tony is currently the number one German Shepard in the U.S. He has a big sister named Rumor who won the Westminster Kennel Club Show last year.
A Wire Fox Terrier named King was the second place finisher on Saturday.
An Irish Setter is judged. The shows are hosted by Dog Fanciers Association of Oregon (DFAO), and the Tualatin Kennel Club (TKC) two AKC clubs that have served the greater Portland area for more than 70 and 40 years, respectively.
The members of these not-for-profit clubs donate their time and expertise to put on the Rose City Classic, and afterwards donate profits to causes that promote responsible dog ownership and the health and welfare of dogs.
Here are the details about the show:
The Rose City Classic Dog Show continues through Sunday, January 20th, 2019 at the Expo Center: 2060 North Marine Dr. Portland, OR 97217
General Public Hours
Sunday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Judging begins @ 8 a.m. daily (end times vary daily)
Portland, OR. “Service Selfies” show the feel-good mood of MLK weekend volunteers. For the twelfth year in a row, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette and Hands On Greater Portland are teaming up to make it easy for you to take action across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark Counties. You can make a difference through Monday, January 21st. Here’s a link with details: Volunteer for MLK Weekend.
My New Red Shoes is a charity that helps provide local low-income kids with new clothing and shoes throughout the school year. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon volunteered with this nonprofit.
Hands On Greater Portland helps organize all of the volunteers.
Timber Joey was packaging vegetables like carrots at the Oregon Food Bank this weekend.
Umpqua Bank volunteers spent time outside cleaning up Vose Elementary School.
MLK Weekend of Service is an integral part of United Way of the Columbia-Willamette’s 10-year agenda of reducing childhood poverty and advancing racial equity.
From United Way:
Each year, we come together, inspired by the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to strengthen our community one volunteer project at a time. Our mission at United Way is to invest in our region’s kids by giving them and their families the resources they need to thrive. From access to books to food on the table, when important resources are provided, children can succeed and in turn build a better future for themselves and their community.
This January, honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by joining us for the 12th Annual MLK Weekend of Service Beginning January 18, 2019, volunteer opportunities will be available throughout our community in celebration of MLK Day. Sign up for a project below – opportunities include:
Sorting donated children’s books: Help kids prepare for kindergarten by cleaning and organizing gently used books delivered to their home.
Transforming community spaces in need of TLC: Help kids have vibrant, safe places to play and discover by painting, cleaning and sprucing up neighborhood spaces.
Stocking food banks: Help families meet their basic needs by packaging boxes of food and essential items.
By volunteering your time, you’re adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of value back into your community. Take a look at what our volunteers had to say from last year’s MLK Weekend of Service:
“For me, living is about taking and giving, volunteering is part of giving. It’s part of keeping life in balance and I’ve been working at it for a long time.” – Xuan Sibell, Volunteer Leader
“We believe in Dr. King’s message and mission, and in keeping the memory of that stage of the Civil Rights movement alive.” – David, Volunteer Leader
“The impact for dozens of nonprofits and tens of thousands of kids and families is real. The bond it creates lasts well beyond the weekend itself.” – Keith Thomajan, President and CEO of United Way and Volunteer. Below are some options for volunteering.
Portland, OR. The Rose Festival will honor the more than 5,000 volunteers who annually donate over two million hours to help serve seniors through Meals on Wheels People. As the 2019 Portland Rose Festival official charity, Meals on Wheels People will be featured at events and celebrations including appearances in PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade and the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade.
Meals on Wheels People has been changing lives, one meal at a time, since 1970.
Volunteers provide more than a meal to thousands of older adults in the greater Portland metro area.
A bit of history: In 1970, three women got together in the basement of a church in Southeast Portland to prepare and serve a hot lunch to about a dozen seniors. From 14 newspaper-wrapped meals then, to nearly 12,000 seniors served annually today, Meals on Wheels People of Portland is now among the top 10 largest senior nutrition programs in the country, and one of the very few that has never had a waiting list for meals.
“Hunger is one of the most desperate and frightening feelings anyone, let alone an isolated senior, can experience,” says Teri Bowles-Atherton (President of the Portland Rose Festival Foundation). “The Rose Festival is proud to partner with Meals on Wheels People as our Official Charity. Not only do they take care of seniors in need, they also make ethnic dishes for this very diverse community, and offer the Meals 4 kids program serving children and families experiencing low food security.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Rose Festival as their 2019 Official Charity,” said Suzanne Washington (Meals on Wheels People CEO). “This opportunity allows us to reach a broad audience with our vision that no senior will go hungry or experience social isolation. We look forward to joining in the many activities sponsored by the Rose Festival and sharing those with our senior participants.”
Their service not only alleviates hunger and social isolation, but allows seniors to live independently with dignity in their own homes. Aging in place reduces depression, falls and hospitalization as well as the high cost of institutional care.
From Meals on Wheels People:
OUR VISION
No senior will go hungry or experience social isolation.
OUR MISSION
We enrich the lives of seniors, and assist them in maintaining independence, by providing nutritious food, human connections and social support. We also use our expertise and capacity to serve other nutritionally at-risk populations.
OUR VALUES
Integrity – We work in a trustworthy, compassionate and and ethical manner.
Respect – We value the self-worth of our staff, volunteers and populations we serve.
Inclusion – We are strengthened by diversity.
Creativity – We are innovative and willing to try new approaches.
Commitment – We demonstrate quality performance and dedication.
Teamwork – Together we accomplish more.
Would you like to volunteer? Here’s a link to the Meals on Wheels People website: https://www.mowp.org
Portland, OR. DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital is extending its financial assistance program to help all unpaid federal workers affected by the government shutdown. “We believe that pets are an important part of our lives, especially during difficult times,” said DoveLewis President and CEO Ron Morgan. “Supporting our community is an integral part of our mission, and we want to do what we can to help relieve some of the stress these families are experiencing.”
The DoveLewis Velvet Assistance Fund, a donor-supported financial assistance program, will be available to relieve some of the cost of emergency animal medical care through the duration of the shutdown. Eligible employees must be directly affected by the furlough and must show their furlough letter along with their matching state-issued government identification.
The Velvet Assistance Fund, which relies solely on donations from community members, is offered to low-income pet owners and covers up to $750 for animals with a good prognosis. Federal employees will receive the same offer for their pets experiencing emergency medical needs.
Each year, the DoveLewis Velvet Assistance Fund helps more than 1,700 pets and families.
From DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital:
DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital, established in 1973 and based in Portland, Oregon, is the only nonprofit, 24-hour emergency and intensive care unit in the region. With 45 years of service to the community, DoveLewis has treated more than 500,000 animals. DoveLewis also has seven donor-supported community programs that serve animals in need and the animal-loving community. For more information, please visit dovelewis.org.
Portland, OR. Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) commemorated World AIDS Day by celebrating several people and organizations. CAP honored those dedicated to supporting and empowering all people with or affected by HIV, reducing stigma, and providing the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare. The City of Portland was honored at the December 3rd event, which was held at the Hilton. Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Mayor Ted Wheeler, Cascade AIDS Project Executive director Tyler TerMeer and Commissioner Nick Fish all posed for a photo.
CAP supporters marked World AIDS Day, which takes place on the 1st of December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
This was the 30th anniversary of World Aids Day. Founded in 1988, it was the first ever global health day.
Here’s more information about those honored at the CAP event:
One of those honored was Kathleen Saadat. She’s is an activist and community organizer who has dedicated her life to social justice. Today, Ms. Kathleen Saadat continues her work as a private consultant and trainer in the areas of human diversity, organization development, and as a motivational speaker.Kathleen began her service by earning a BA in Psychology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, holding several managerial positions with the City of Portland’s CETA Job Training Programs in the 1970’s and 80’s and the position of Executive Director for the Oregon State Commission on Black Affairs.
From 1987 to 1990, Kathleen was appointed by former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt to State Director of Affirmative Action.From 1990-1992, she was Assistant to Portland City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury.From 1997 to 2001, she was Strategic Plan Coordinator for Multnomah County and Oregon’s Department of Community and Family Services.From 2005 to 2011, Kathleen joined Cascade AIDS Project as Manager of Communities of Color Initiative and was promoted to Director of Diversity and Human Resources.From 2011-2016, she served the City of Portland as Manager of Diversity and Affirmative Action and then as Chair, of the Community Oversight Advisory Board. Early in 2018, after a lifetime of singing, Kathleen released her first recording album Love for Sale.
Kathleen Sadaat has earned numerous achievement awards for her continued service to the Portland community. Kathleen received lifetime achievement awards from Portland PFLAG Black Chapter and Portland’s Equity Foundation. She was listed as one of 100 Who Lead, in Oregon; received the Woman of Achievement Award from Oregon State University; received two Portland Lesbian Community Project’s Spirit of Portlandia Awards for Leadership; the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award; the Harvey Milk Award; a Civil Liberties Award from the Oregon chapter of the ACLU; the Phoenix Rising Jack Abele award; and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Arts Foundation in recognition of her contributions to the efforts to “Keep Living the Dream” of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The Lifetime Achievement Award from Oregon Black PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is now named after Kathleen.
Corporate Hero – Edward J. Reeves / Stoel Rives
Edward Reeves is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA as one of the top Labor and Employment lawyers in Oregon. Mr. Edward J. Reeves received his B.A. degree from Yale University and his J.D. degree from Boston University Law School. He is currently a senior counsel in the Portland office of Stoel Rives LLP, a 375-attorney firm with offices throughout the Pacific and Intermountain Northwest.
Since 1984, Edward’s practice has focused on labor and employment, civil rights and education law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Oregon State Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, and the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association. He was program chair of the original Lavender Law Conference held in San Francisco in 1988 and a cofounder of the National LGBT Bar Association. Edward Reeves started working with Cascade AIDS Project from its beginning in 1983. He has contributed the highest level of pro bono services of anyone in CAP’s history aroundlegal advice for HR issues and trainings for management.
Edward Reeves has been honored with numerous awards for his civil rights work including the Oregon State Bar’s Affirmative Action Award in 1991, the Basic Rights Oregon Superheroes Award in 2004 and the Cascade AIDS Project Torchbearer Award in 2006. He is the author of numerous articles including “Equality or Further Discrimination? Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination in Oregon Statutory Employment Law After Tanner v. OHSU,” 3 J. Small & Emerging Bus. L. 269 (1999) and “Before ENDA: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protections in the Workplace Under Federal Law,” 20 J. Law & Sexuality 61 (2011).
Community Hero – City of Portland
The City of Portland is deeply committed to equality and to inclusive public health, and are proud to partner with the Cascade AIDS Project. In 2016, the City approved a Special Appropriation to support Prism Health – reflecting in their shared values around ensuring access to high-quality healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community. The City of Portland looks forward to continuing to work with Cascade AIDS Project to protect the rights of all community members who are living with HIV/AIDS.
CAP’s strength, as with all organizations fighting to end HIV, comes from the community banding together, united in a common cause.The City of Portland is an ally helping CAP achieve its mission of supporting and empowering all people with or affected by HIV, reducing stigma, and providing the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare. We recognize the City of Portland for their continued support for all community members.
From CAP:
CAP is the oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington
Founded in 1983, Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is the oldest and largest AIDS Service Organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our Mission: We support and empower all people with or affected by HIV, reduce stigma, and provide the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare.
With a staff of approximately 60, and a volunteer corps of over 700 individuals providing 20,000 hours of service each year, CAP manages a diverse array of programs and an annual budget of $4.2 million. Fifteen percent of CAP’s staff live with HIV, 25% identify from communities of color, and 30% are bilingual. A committed 14-member volunteer Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and oversight to ensure CAP accomplishes its mission and continues to operate with integrity and transparency.
Following is a brief overview of just a few of CAP’s programs:
• Pivot, a men’s wellness center, is open evenings and weekends to provide education, prevention, social and cultural programming, HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, and much more. Pivot served over 2,000 individuals last year and tested 743 men for HIV and STIs.
• Last year, Oregon’s AIDS/STD hotline fielded over 4,500 calls from throughout Oregon about HIV and STIs. We’ve added a new on-line searchable database and live chat features.
• Latinos Unidos Enfrentando el SIDA (LUES) provides culturally-driven HIV prevention education in the Latino community. Last year LUES reached nearly 1,600 people through training, HIV/STI testing, and outreach events. In addition, LUES launched an innovative and popular radionovela series including characters living with HIV/AIDS.
• CAP’s Youth HIV Education program connected with over 1,000 youth through youth-facilitated workshops, and served an additional 2,581 youth through outreach, including distributing 7,602 in safer sex supplies.
• Short and Long-Term Housing Support. Last year, we provided housing services to 583 people living with HIV and developed 58 new housing opportunities. We also distributed just over $100,000 to 204 people in emergency assistance, and nearly 80% of those people still had stable housing six months after receiving assistance.
• CAP’s Family Support programs, encompassing CAP’s Kids Camp, Kids’ Connection, and Teens.Recreation.Education.Community, served 130 HIV-affected and -infected children in 66 families by offering a full menu of support programs.
Portland, OR. Amazon delivered holiday cheer with a donation of essential items, Prime Book Boxes and toys to show support for children and families at Human Solutions, a nonprofit dedicated to helping thousands of Oregon families build pathways out of homelessness and poverty since 1988.
The December 11th morning was filled with holiday spirit as Amazonians from Portland’s local fulfillment center spent the day helping families decorate cookies, play games like toss the ring on the reindeer, take family keepsake portraits and listen to holiday stories.
The holiday fun and smiles didn’t stop there. To further support Human Solutions’ operations and mission to end homelessness in greater Portland, Amazon made a surprise $100,000 donation – the largest non-restricted corporate donation in the organization’s history.
“Human Solutions is deeply grateful for this generous investment from Amazon that will fuel our work fighting homelessness and housing instability,” said Andy Miller, Human Solutions Executive Director. “It is together with partners like Amazon that we will create a community where everyone has a safe place to call home.”
The donation is part of Amazon’s annual holiday campaign to celebrate with communities near its fulfillment centers by making over $1 million in donations to nonprofits supporting homeless families across the U.S.
“This holiday season, Amazon is giving back to the communities where our employees live and work, and we’re thrilled to support Human Solutions as part of this initiative,” said Mike Moore, General Manager of Amazon’s Troutdale fulfillment center. “Human Solutions has given so much to the community for the last 30 years through their dedication to helping families find pathways out of poverty, and we’re excited to be partners in this important work.”
Joining Amazon employees and families served by Human Solutions were Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, and State Representatives Carla Piluso, Jeff Reardon, and Alissa Keny-Guyer.
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From 1987 to 1990, Kathleen was appointed by former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt to State Director of Affirmative Action.From 1990-1992, she was Assistant to Portland City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury.From 1997 to 2001, she was Strategic Plan Coordinator for Multnomah County and Oregon’s Department of Community and Family Services.From 2005 to 2011, Kathleen joined Cascade AIDS Project as Manager of Communities of Color Initiative and was promoted to Director of Diversity and Human Resources.From 2011-2016, she served the City of Portland as Manager of Diversity and Affirmative Action and then as Chair, of the Community Oversight Advisory Board. Early in 2018, after a lifetime of singing, Kathleen released her first recording album Love for Sale.
Since 1984, Edward’s practice has focused on labor and employment, civil rights and education law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Oregon State Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, and the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association. He was program chair of the original Lavender Law Conference held in San Francisco in 1988 and a cofounder of the National LGBT Bar Association. Edward Reeves started working with Cascade AIDS Project from its beginning in 1983. He has contributed the highest level of pro bono services of anyone in CAP’s history aroundlegal advice for HR issues and trainings for management.
CAP’s strength, as with all organizations fighting to end HIV, comes from the community banding together, united in a common cause.The City of Portland is an ally helping CAP achieve its mission of supporting and empowering all people with or affected by HIV, reducing stigma, and providing the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare. We recognize the City of Portland for their continued support for all community members.
