At the last King Neighborhood Association meeting, members of the African Women’s Coalition talked about the mission of their organization and how you can help.

The African Women’s Coalition provides support services to African immigrants and refugees. African women are especially vulnerable and at risk. Many are single mothers who have several children, have lost their husbands, sons, brothers and fathers to the ravages of war, and must assume positions that were held by men in their traditional cultures.

To volunteer, go to http://www.awcportland.org/volunteer.htm. If you don’t have the time to volunteer, you can donate at http://www.awcportland.org/donation.htm.

For more information about the African Women’s Coalition, go to http://www.awcportland.org.

Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will be at the next King Neighborhood Association meeting on March 10, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue.

At the Feb. 4 King Neighborhood Association meeting, two members of our local Network Emergency Team (NET) talked about emergency preparedness.

In the King neighborhood, Alberta Park and Jefferson High School are the nearest “beacons” (places to go during an emergency to get help and information), and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School park is the emergency “staging area.”

If you’d like to learn more, go to https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/31667.