Mindy McFerrin: Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight
Mindy McFerrin: Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight Mindy McFerrin was born and raised in Douglas County. As a mom, licensed pastor, certified Christian counselor, and volunteer board […]
What Brought You to This Difficult Work?
What Brought You to This Difficult Work? Working for the Child Welfare agency for over 20 years and being asked the question, “What brought you […]
DHS Child Welfare Staff Manager Story
DHS Child Welfare Staff Manager Story A DHS Staff Manager whose caseload is primarily with teenagers had this to say: “I would say that all of […]
DHS Child Welfare Program Manager Story
DHS Child Welfare Program Manager Story One of DHS’ Program Manager said that what immediately comes to their mind are the efforts they all make […]
Rock, Meet Water
Rock, Meet Water One of the byproducts of being neck-deep in a graduate program is that I think a lot about cost-benefit analysis. The costs […]
Brandi Luiz
Brandi Luiz on What Volunteering Means to Her Without our volunteers, we could not do the work we do to come alongside Oregon DHS to […]
My NeighbOR responds in the midst of wildfires
My NeighbOR responds in the midst of wildfires “Blue melted?” Three-year-old Johnny* is having a hard time understanding where his dinosaurs, Paw Patrol trucks, and […]
Harmony Klingenmeyer: Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight
Harmony Klingenmeyer:Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight Over the last five years, Harmony and her husband Scott have had the privilege of parenting 16 children from the Douglas […]
Jan Patton: Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight
Jan Patton: Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight We would like to thank our volunteers for all the outstanding work they do. This month we are focusing on […]
Foster Parent Spotlight: Anthony Dixon
Anthony Dixon has been a foster parent for almost 29 years. His foster care journey is something to be admired; full of courage and perseverance. […]