Our speaker is Viviana Matthews, Director of Clatsop Community Action – CCA – Mobilizing Resources to End Poverty

She will she will talk about the role of Clatsop Community Action in our community in securing funding for housing, food, and other basic needs.  These needs have been exacerbated by the current coronavirus pandemic.

https://ccaservices.org

From Viviana:

I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, raised in Buenos Aires and in Japan,  my father was Japanese/Argentinian as well and he served as a diplomat in Japan while I was growing up. I moved to USA when I was 19 years old.  When I moved to the USA, I lived in Los Angeles, California where I attended school and I met my husband, Kyle who is from Naselle, WA.  After leaving in LA for 10 years, we decided to move to PNW to raise our children.

I have worked in social services in Clatsop County since 2000, I worked at Head Start for 10 years, and in 2010 I started at CCA.  I became CCA’s Executive Director in 2019. I have served the agency for the past 10 years. I strongly believe in the overall health of the community and strives to improve the well-being of Clatsop County’s population. Through my role at CCA, I work on securing funding for housing, food, and other basic needs for the community.