Projects Sponsored by the Society
Pacific University in Forest Grove Oregon
Known as the New England College of the Northwest, Pacific University is located in Forest Grove Oregon, with campus extensions in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon. The Maud Brown Pendleton Scholarship and Student Loan Fund is funded by donations from the National Society, and offers short term zero interest loans to students who have unexpected emergency situations that they cannot fund themselves. This is a special community relationship for the Oregon Cascadia Colony.
United Service Organizations
Members of NSNEW give volunteer hours and financial support to this nonprofit, nonpolitical organization whose sole purpose is to support our troops. For over 70 years, USO has gone wherever and whenever our troops are serving to lift their spirits and address their needs.
USO touches the lives of our troops and their families with an extensive range of programs at more than 160 locations in 27 states and 14 countries. They also sponsor hundreds of entertainment events each year.
USO touches the lives of our troops and their families with an extensive range of programs at more than 160 locations in 27 states and 14 countries. They also sponsor hundreds of entertainment events each year.
Veteran's Hospitals
Work of the Veteran's Hospital Committee is nationwide and reflects the members' gratitude to and interest in those veterans whose war time injuries require short or long term care. Personal services as well as financial assistance are Oregon Cascadia Colony and National Society objectives.
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children
The Kurn Hattin Homes for Children is located in Westminster, Vermont, and is a residential school for boys and girls, ages 6-15, who are affected by tragedy, social or economic hardship, or other disruption in family life. It was founded in 1894 by Reverend Charles Albert Dickinson, and was originally called New England Kurn Hattin Homes. It is the oldest childcare organization in the northeast United States to be continuously supported completely by charity.
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Clarke School for the Deaf was founded in 1867 in Northampton, Massachusetts as the first permanent oral school for the Deaf in the United States and has gained an international reputation as a pioneer and a leader in the field of auditory/oral education. The Clarke School was not only the first school to teach children with hearing loss to speak in the U.S., but also the first to initiate education in the early years and the first to recognize the importance of students entering mainstream classrooms. The Scholarship Endowment Fund supplements tuition for both needy students and needy teachers-in-training.
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