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A world where children never go hungry, young people are always educated, families are financially stable, older adults remain connected and all humans are healthy, happy and cared for.
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The Latest
Hollydale Summer SUN Recap
From Sandra Jones, SUN Site Manager at Hollydale Elementary School 🌞
Here are some photos from our very first summer program! Even though we were not able to be at Hollydale for the summer, due to the bond construction, the location at Gresham United Methodist Church worked very well. In addition to servicing students from Hollydale, we also had students from West Gresham Elementary School.
Important Message on Gun Violence
From Judy Strand, MFS CEO:
“Here is a recent important message from the CEO of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities below regarding the impact of gun violence on our communities. At MFS, we are working in communities where we see the beauty and fragility of life everyday.”
Our Bold Voices: Generations of Pride
▶️ 🏳🌈 Watch Cynthia Butts (Program Associate, MFS Community Benefit Outreach Center) at Our Bold Voices: Generations of Pride earlier this month!
“Cynthia’s magical voice takes us back to the Stonewall era and leads us through with reflections and song. Bravo!”
-Paul Iarrobino, MFS Project Linkage Volunteer Driver
Put Experience to Work!
Check out our latest social enterprise, Social Purpose Works, where MFS connects pro-bono professionals with short term, high impact capacity projects for Portland’s nonprofits.
Cooking Classes from MFS Hunger Relief Team
Last Thursday, MFS Hunger Relief programs held a Vietnamese cooking class at West Powellhurst, led by MFS Hunger Relief AmeriCorps member Thu Le, and two Vietnamese community members. They taught parents, students and volunteers how to make Vietnamese salad rolls and peanut sauce, sticky coconut rice, and a Vietnamese chicken and vegetable soup. 🥥🍲🍴
Each family took home a bag of healthy groceries and recipes! Thank you, Portland Children’s Levy for the support!
This is one of THIRTY healthy cooking workshops being held by the MFS Hunger Relief team at our SUN Schools!
