left: Jennifer Wilcox, Program Manager at Central City Concern, and Eddie Black, Veteran and motivational speaker.
Central City Concern hosted the Third Annual Veterans’ Picnic Celebration in Washington Park on Saturday, June 26th that attracted 50 Veterans from six different branches of the military. The picnic is sponsored by CCC friend, WWII & Korean War Veteran Hal [...]
Nearly 40 Central City Concern staff and clients gathered on a rainy, chilly Sunday afternoon for the 8th annual NAMI Northwest Walk. NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness – is a nonprofit organization providing self-help, support and advocacy for consumers, families, and friends of people with mental illness. Central City Concern has participated in [...]
The City of Portland is hosting a temporary exhibit from Central City Concern in honor of Black History Month. Six historic panels that CCC installed last year on the Golden West building will be on display in the Portland Building lobby through February 28. The panels detail Portland’s African American vibrant history and contributions to [...]
Click on the video clip below. We shared this at our November 12th luncheon celebrating the accomplishments of CCC’s Homeless Action Fund and honoring one of our founding board members, George “Bing” Sheldon. This event raised funds for CCC’s self-sufficiency programs.
At a November 12th luncheon in downtown Portland, Central City Concern will honor George “Bing” Sheldon, SERA Architect principal, and longtime supporter of our agency. SERA has designed some of our newer buildings (catch the landmark curve of the Harris Building at 8 NW 8th Ave. below) and Bing has urged us to honor historical [...]
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