Albertina Kerr

Albertina Kerr Empowering people with I/DD & mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives.

๐ŸŽ‰Big news for inclusive travel.Oregon is now the ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐.โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ...
10/14/2025

๐ŸŽ‰Big news for inclusive travel.

Oregon is now the ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐.

โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง. ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ,โ€ says Kaylee Bays, accessibility advocate and wheelchair user.

This designation is part of Travel Oregonโ€™s broader strategy to ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. With accessibility data now visible and bookable online, travelers can explore detailed listings and receive personalized recommendations tailored to their needs.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full story: https://ow.ly/puoY50XaNcQ

PORTLAND, Ore. (September 22, 2025) โ€” The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, has worked with Wheel the World (WTW)โ€ฆ

๐ŸŒToday is ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, a reminder that mental health is just as important as physical health.The day shines ...
10/10/2025

๐ŸŒToday is ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, a reminder that mental health is just as important as physical health.

The day shines a light on raising awareness, challenging stigma, and strengthening support for people everywhere.

At Kerr, we see how mental health touches youth and families every day. Through our trauma-informed crisis psychiatric care and 24-hour residential services for youth with complex needs, we help young people heal and reconnect with their families, schools, and communities.

๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Together, we can build a future where everyone feels safe, supported, and connected.๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ“Kerrโ€™s Inclusive Day Services Upskills program has been busy in the kitchen! Participants recently learned how to make ...
10/09/2025

๐Ÿ“Kerrโ€™s Inclusive Day Services Upskills program has been busy in the kitchen!

Participants recently learned how to make strawberry jam during a hands-on cooking class. It was a great opportunity to practice everyday skills, work together, and enjoy something tasty at the end.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Kerr is on the mic!Albertina Kerr CEO Allison Stark and Medical Director Dr. Naomi Fishman recently joined Gary Bloxo...
10/05/2025

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Kerr is on the mic!

Albertina Kerr CEO Allison Stark and Medical Director Dr. Naomi Fishman recently joined Gary Bloxom on his ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜—๐˜‹๐˜Ÿ podcast to share powerful stories and insights:

โœจ Kerrโ€™s remarkable origin story and legacy in Oregon
๐ŸŽ’ How to support young people with mental health as they navigate the school year
๐Ÿ† Becoming the first organization on the West Coast to earn CQL Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation
๐Ÿ’ก The launch of our innovative Dual Diagnosis Pilot Program, embedding mental health clinicians in youth group homes
๐Ÿš€ And what excites us most about the future of Kerr

๐Ÿ‘‰ Tune in here to listen: https://ow.ly/RMoN50X4ItL

Podcast Episode ยท Let's Talk Portland ยท 09/26/2025 ยท 25m

โ€œ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆโ€ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ.โ€โ€” Jaden, sup...
10/03/2025

โ€œ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆโ€ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ.โ€โ€” Jaden, supported in a Kerr Group Home

At ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ, Jaden shared his experiences of living with both an intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) and a mental health challenge. With the right tools and supports, he's gained confidence and independence and is building a future filled with possibility.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Watch Jadenโ€™s story: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1121676743

Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month ( ) highlights the many contributions of workers with disab...
10/01/2025

Each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month ( ) highlights the many contributions of workers with disabilities in our workplaces.

This yearโ€™s theme โ€” โ€œ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญโ€ โ€” reflects what we see every day at Kerr. Through Supported Employment Services, we empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to showcase their skills, pursue meaningful work, and lead self-determined lives.

When we celebrate value and talent, everyone benefits.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ!โœจ Weโ€™re still glowing from Fridayโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ gala, presented by The Standard.Thanks to y...
09/30/2025

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ!โœจ Weโ€™re still glowing from Fridayโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ gala, presented by The Standard.

Thanks to your generosity, we raised ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ $375,000 to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges. ๐Ÿ’™

When our community comes together, we strengthen our ability to ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ for being part of the Kerr community. ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐ŸŒŸ A HUGE THANK YOU to the B.U.L.L. Session Invitational Charity Events for an incredible gala last night!Business, Union...
09/28/2025

๐ŸŒŸ A HUGE THANK YOU to the B.U.L.L. Session Invitational Charity Events for an incredible gala last night!

Business, Union, and Labor Leaders (B.U.L.L.) came together once again to make a lasting difference for children served by six local nonprofitsโ€”including Kerrโ€™s Crisis Psychiatric Care for Youth (Subacute).

Your dedication year after year helps youth in crisis find safety, healing, and hope. Thank you for being true champions of our mission. ๐Ÿ™Œโค๏ธ

A heartfelt ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” to everyone who joined us in person and virtually for our ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Š๐ž๐ซ๐ซ gala last ni...
09/27/2025

A heartfelt ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” to everyone who joined us in person and virtually for our ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Š๐ž๐ซ๐ซ gala last night! Because of you, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅโ€”and we are beyond for your incredible support. ๐Ÿ’™

A special #๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ for their generous contributions and commitment to our mission.

Together, weโ€™re empowering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities.

Your presence made the night unforgettable! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐ŸŒŸ A heartfelt THANK YOU to our  , The Standard, for your incredible support of ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ!Your   empowe...
09/26/2025

๐ŸŒŸ A heartfelt THANK YOU to our , The Standard, for your incredible support of ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ!

Your empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities. ๐Ÿ’™

Thereโ€™s still time to join usโ€”register to attend our hybrid gala for free tonight at 7 p.m. When you RSVP, youโ€™ll also be entered to win a $100 New Seasons gift card!

๐Ÿ‘‰RSVP for virtual broadcast: https://ow.ly/fYPp50X2u7s

๐ŸŒŸ Kerr Direct Support Professional (DSP) ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ brought nearly 30 years of frontline experience to Capitol Hill...
09/24/2025

๐ŸŒŸ Kerr Direct Support Professional (DSP) ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ก ๐€๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ brought nearly 30 years of frontline experience to Capitol Hill this September.

As part of ANCORโ€™s DSP Ambassador Program, she joined Kerr CEO Allison Stark in Washington, D.C. to share ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐’๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ in shaping policies that affect the people and families Kerr supports.

๐ˆ๐ง ๐š ๐&๐€, ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ:
โ€ข What it was like to step into policy conversations for the first time
โ€ข The gaps lawmakers donโ€™t see without DSP voices
โ€ข The message she wants Congress to remember most

๐Ÿ“– ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐&๐€ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ก
๐Ÿ‘‰https://ow.ly/sNYu50X1RMw

Nearly 300 advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. this September for the 2025 ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources) Policy Summit & Hill Dayโ€”the largest to date. ANCOR is a national association representing providers of services for people with intellectual and developmental ...

Honored to be part of this partnership strengthening communities.
09/23/2025

Honored to be part of this partnership strengthening communities.

Our program is back! ๐ŸŽ’ Since 2008, we have provided more than 25,000 backpacks to children of senior care employees across 14 states, empowering staff, equipping students, and strengthening communities.

Through our partnership with Albertina Kerr, we support meaningful employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At our facilities, seniors hand out backpacks during celebrations, creating joyful connections across generations. ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

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