Every Child’s My NeighbOR program expands to help more Oregon youth The Oregon Department of Human Services in a press release announced My NeighbOR now invites community members to also meet urgent needs for families caring for children before they enter foster care and once children have returned home. Close to 2,000 Oregonians have stepped…
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Every Child’s My NeighbOR initiative to help foster youth, families expands
Every Child’s My NeighbOR initiative to help foster youth, families expands Every Child’s My NeighbOR, a statewide initiative that launched in March to help meet the pressing needs of foster families and youth in foster care, is expanding to help more Oregon families. “While the work continues to recruit more loving foster families in Oregon…
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Every Child Coos County receives donations
Every Child Coos County receives donations Bandon Rotary and the Bandon First Presbyterian Church are hoping to make a difference in a few local children's lives. Rotary has donated $1,000 and Bandon First Presbyterian has donated $500 to help meet the needs of foster children and foster families in the Bandon area. "Every Child Coos…
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Subaru of Bend donates to local nonprofits
Subaru of Bend donates to local nonprofits [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=2JnsfKpxwC0&feature=emb_title[/embed] Subaru of Bend donated over $58,000 to Oregon Adaptive Sports and Every Child Central Oregon Thursday as part of Subaru's 12th annual "Share The Love" event. To see the full article, click here.
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During pandemic, more Oregonians interested in foster parenting, adoption
During pandemic, more Oregonians interested in foster parenting, adoption We continue to be encouraged by people like Bernetta Calloway who continue to open their homes and hearts to children in need, even amidst a pandemic. For you, we are grateful. Read the full article here.
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Communities respond to needs of 500 Oregon foster families, but more help is needed
Communities respond to needs of 500 Oregon foster families, but more help is needed The newly formed My NeighbOR emergency response system is connecting foster families and youths, who have specific requests, with goods and services donated by community members in their same ZIP code. In My NeighbOR’s first month, donors met the needs, or are in…
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Oregon Expands My NeighbOR Program For Foster Families Statewide
Oregon Expands My NeighbOR Program For Foster Families Statewide "In late March 2020, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) partnered with non-profit Every Child to launch the My NeighbOR program and expand it to foster families statewide. "The goal is to provide immediate support and comprehensive statewide emergency response for foster families in 36…
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Candy Cane Lane Provides Gifts for Children in Foster Care
"It can actually mean Christmas to that foster family." Jamie Giannettino discusses the impact Candy Cane Lane has had on the foster community in Central Oregon. Watch the full video here.
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Every Child Expansion Efforts in Klamath County
“Many people have this perception of foster parents, and social workers, but they really don’t understand what they go through, the sacrifices that are made,” said Brooke Gray. Gray is the executive director of government partnerships at Portland Leadership Foundation, which sponsors the Every Child Oregon initiative. The initiative is designed to encourage Oregonians to…
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Improving Oregon’s Foster Care Together
"Oregonians care deeply about justice and improving outcomes for the most vulnerable children and families. Poet E.E. Cummings wrote, "Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question." When we think about the well-being of our communities, instead of just asking big questions of elected and appointed officials, perhaps the beautiful question to ask…
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