Marin's Hope Totes
“Foster Children are not Garbage!” Imagine being a child entering foster care: you leave your home with little more than the clothes on […]
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 […]
Foster care visitation center opens in Redmond
Foster care visitation center opens in Redmond A new visitation space for children in foster care opened early this month to serve the Central Oregon […]
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 […]
EVERY CHILD DOUGLAS HOSTS EXPLORE FOSTERING ZOOM MEETING
Douglas County residents are encouraged to attend to learn more about foster care and the many opportunities available to anyone that would be interested in […]
ECHO DOUGLAS OFFERS A VOLUNTEER DISCOVERY ZOOM MEETING FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS
This event is an opportunity for new and current volunteers to learn more about how they can help vulnerable children and families in foster care. […]
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 […]