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Kerr History

Since our founding in 1907, Albertina Kerr has been reaching out to, protecting, and caring for those who need us most. Over the decades, our services have evolved to meet the community’s needs. While these needs have changed, the values of our expert caregivers remain constant: compassion, partnership, advocacy, accountability, and innovation.

Today, Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities. We provide crisis psychiatric care for youth and residential supports and programs for individuals with I/DD.

 

Kerr History

2020
COVID-19 Closures

In light of ongoing public health safety orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Kerr makes the difficult and necessary decision to close the PALS program and the volunteer-run restaurant and shops at Albertina’s Place.

Kerr Career Club
Kerr Career Club

Kerr Career Club is established in 2020. The 12-week online program provides adults with I/DD the opportunity to remain connected with their community while strengthening their job skills.

2021
Mental Health Programs & CARF Accreditation
Mental Health Programs & CARF Accreditation

Kerr’s Children’s Crisis Psychiatric Care and Outpatient Mental Health programs received a three-year accreditation—the highest level—from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International.

2022
Wynne Watts Commons
Wynne Watts Commons

Kerr’s fully solar-powered, affordable, and universally accessible housing community—Wynne Watts Commons—opens on the northwest corner of Kerr’s Gresham campus. This innovative and inclusive community has received several prestigious awards, including the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing.

2024
Albertina Kerr & Exceed Enterprises Merge
Albertina Kerr & Exceed Enterprises Merge

Albertina Kerr and Exceed Enterprises merge under the name Albertina Kerr. With a combined 167 years of service, this strategic union was driven by a shared commitment to supporting people with I/DD and mental health challenges, enhancing programs and expanding Kerr’s reach for greater impact.

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