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Ronnie Herndon, executive director of Albina Head Start, addresses supporters at the McCormick-
Matthews Head Start Center in north Portland Monday to announce an $18 million investment that
will allow the low-income advocacy organization to expand services to low income children.
Support for Head Start
$18 million investment to increase services for children
Thanks to an $ 18 million invest­
ment, five existing Albina Head Start
and Albina Early Head Start pro­
gram properties in Portland will be
able to refinance, offsetting some of
the organization’s debt burden, and
freeing up resources to expand other
services in the process.
With $ 10 million in federal mon­
ies and $8 million from the state,
New Markets Tax Credits will allow
the low-income advocacy organiza­
tion to boost such services as free
preventative dental care for chil­
dren and pregnant mothers, sup­
port an in-house health team that
focuses on high school and college
students working towards degrees
in related fields, and a Madarin Chi­
nese immersion program among oth­
ers.
Albina Head Start Executive Di­
rector Ronnie Herndon said the in­
vestment will save the program hun­
dreds of thousands of dollars annu­
ally.
“That money will enable Albina
to give better service to the children
and families we serve,” he said
Herndon joined U.S. Sen. Ron
Wyden, D-Ore, during a ceremony
M o n d ay at the M cC o rm ick -
Matthe ws Head Start Center in north
Portland announcing the financial
support.
Though the New Markets Tax
Credits expired earlier this year,
Wyden says he is working on pass­
ing an extension.
The five Portland properties serve
367 students from birth through age
five.
Residents Safely Flee Hotel Fire
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Fire crews responded to a fire at
the Joyce Hotel in downtown Port­
land late Saturday morning. Resi­
dents were temporarily evacuated
from the building and watched from
the sidewalks as firefighters arrived.
The Joyce Hotel serves many
low-incom e, disabled, and elderly
residents. It also serves as transi-
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4 fire broke out in a bathroom
of the Joyce Hotel Saturday,
a downtown property serving
many low-income, disabled
and elderly residents.
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