Crews from a North Portland Amazon warehouse and distribution center on March 27 donated household items to Catholic Charities’ Kenton Women’s Village, with a promise of more to come. Amazon also wants to create a job pipeline from the tiny home village.
Kennedy Hedges and Tim Schroeder of Amazon heft donated items into Kenton Women’s Village March 27.
As he was dropping off the collection of toilet paper, paper towels, sheets, laundry soap, scarves and socks, Amazon logistics area manager Tim Schroeder said the company carefully trains drivers who start at about $22 per hour.
Kennedy Hedges of Amazon and Val Peterson, program coordinator at Kenton Women’s Village team up on a box of donations from Amazon workers.
Val Peterson, program coordinator at Kenton Women’s Village, gave a tour of the 20-pod site to Schroeder and Kennedy Hedges, workplace health and safety specialist at Amazon. Both were impressed and Peterson welcomed the proposed partnerships.
Kennedy Hedges and Tim Schroeder of Amazon pose with Val Peterson, program coordinator at Kenton Women’s Village, and Kylie Booth, a case manager at the village.
Tim Schroeder and Kennedy Hedges of Amazon unload donations at Kenton Women’s Village March 27.