
July 2008
Metropolitan Family Service to Establish After School Programs at
Four North Clackamas Elementary Schools. Metropolitan Family
Service has received an Oregon Department of Education 21st Century
Grant to provide after school programs at Clackamas, Lewelling,
Linwood and Oak Grove Elementary Schools in the North Clackamas
School District this fall. The programs – Child & Family Enrichment
(CAFE) - will be modeled after successful MFS after school programs
at Lot Whitcomb Elementary and Rowe Middle School in North
Clackamas. Each new CAFE site will serve 100 students per year. More
June 2008
Metropolitan Family Service Opens Community
Coordination Office in Gresham. Metropolitan Family Service held an open house for community partners on Friday, June 13, 2008, at its new office in Gresham. The event was an opportunity to introduce programs that Metropolitan Family Service provides in the Gresham and East Multnomah County area. More

Metropolitan Family Service Executive Director, Krista Larson (left), and Chief Operating Officer, Judy Strand (center) welcome Gresham Chief of Police, Carla Piluso (right) to an open house event at the new MFS office in Gresham.
May 2008
Experience Corps in the National Spotlight. On May 19, the presidential
campaign highlighted civic involvement work by Experience Corps and other local
social service groups at a public event at Woodlawn Elementary School in NE
Portland.


Former President Bill Clinton was joined by his daughter, Chelsea, to
meet with representatives of MFS and Experience Corps mentors.
The event was coordinated by America Forward, a coalition of
results-oriented nonprofits.
Spring
Recognition Event On May 8, 2008, MFS hosted our biennial reunion of
current and past board members, donors, and MFS friends. The 2008 Thomas
Stoel Award was presented to Carolyn McMurchie, one of our outstanding volunteers for
her volunteer commitment to the community.

Carolyn McMurchie (left) was honored for her volunteer service. She is
shown with Thomas Stoel, of Stoel Rives, LLP and Krista Larson, Executive
Director, Metropolitan Family Service.
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