Portraying Women Who Lead Oregon Nonprofits
MIARIAN FENIMORE’S PORTRAIT JUST COMPLETED! Jewish Family and Child Services offers a wide range of human services including individual, couple, family, and group counseling, services for seniors and people with disabilities, emergency assistance and referrals during time of crisis, and other specialized assistance for Holocaust survivors. All our services are offered without regard to age, […]
Just completed Sheila Fink’s portrait of Community Partners for Affordable Housing. This non-profit builds great housing communities for the low income citizens in Washington and Multnomah counties. They are having their annual fundraising event on Friday April 5th, their fifteenth annual “HomeWord Bound” from 6pm to 10pm at the Tualatin Country Club on 9145 S.W. […]
Just finished Susan Stoltenberg’s portrait from Impact NW. They are located in Portland, Oregon. Impact NW helps people in our community from childhood to seniors. Here is what one of their clients had to say about their service – “Impact is a vital service for me to get rides to life saving doctor appointments.” Check them […]
I am busy in my studio wrapping up my “Women Who CARE Portrait Project”. I have embarked on a schedule of completing a portrait each week during the summer months! The one word that keeps running through my mind is simplify! Easy to think about but hard to do. If I see 5 shapes that […]
Just finished a portrait of Karen Shawcross, who heads up Bienstar, located in Hillsboro, Oregon. They have several programs which aid the low income communities like; adult workforce training program to develop community leadership and educate low-income parents about health, school and job resources, housing/financial information, and prepare selected residents for future jobs in outreach. […]
Growing Gardens digs at the root of hunger in Portland, Oregon by building organic home gardens in urban backyards and schools. Their programs encourage people to become veggie eaters and cultivators! Please check out their website at www.growinggardens.org
Donna Schuurman, Executive Director I just finshed Donna’s portrait, the director of The Dougy Center. It provides a safe place for children, teens, young adults and their families who are grieving a death to share their experiences. They do this through peer support groups, education, and training. Check out their website is www.dougycenter.org!
Children’s Cancer Association is a great organization located in Portland. It helps children and families dealing with cancer and cancer treatment. CCA was started by Regina and Cliff Ellis in honor of their daughter, Alex, who died from cancer. I met them when Alex and my son, Elliot attended preschool together. My son is graduating […]
Barb Attridge’s portrait is now finished. It was lost of fun creating her and very colorful too! Dress for Success is a great organization that helps women get ready for interviews which lead to great job placement in the Portland Metro area. Check out all they do at their website www.DressFor Success Oregon.com.
Hi all, Hope your summer 2011 was great! I am back in the studio, working on more portraits! I just finished Teri Lorenzen, of Raphael House,(pictured here). I am still looking for an executive director of a non-profit that is an Africa American, if you know of anyone, please send it to! Hope you have […]
