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Curry Tutoring & Enrichment
Every Child Curry is passionate about supporting Resource Families, Families of origin, and Kinship Families who are impacted by foster care. This program serves children and teens (PreK - High School). We look forward to partnering with your student(s) in the Tutoring & Enrichment program!
The Every Child team is grateful for the community volunteers who serve families through this program. In addition to providing academic support for your child/children in a safe environment, this program will also help provide some built in social enrichment time for the students, as well as respite for parents!
The upcoming session will run from April 4th to May 9th. Students will meet once a week for a two-hour period with a tutor and be engaged in fun enrichment activities as a group. The enrichment activity during this session will involve a variety of interests (music, Spanish, art, STEM, baking, etc.).
If your student(s) need transportation from the local school to the tutoring site via bus transportation, the school bus will drop off students at our host site after school.
Once our team receives the registration for this event, families will be emailed an enrollment form that will assist the tutoring team in providing academic support. We look forward to serving your family.
Explore Fostering Social
Ever wondered what the journey of becoming a resource parent is like? Are you interested in hearing experienced resource parents share about the joys and heartbreaks of foster care in a no-pressure environment?
Join us for an in-person panel discussion led by our staff and a few local PDX Metro resource (foster) families caring for children. We will have a local ODHS Child Welfare Certifier present to answer questions about the certification process as well.
2nd Annual Be The Village Gala
Join us for our 2nd annual "Be the Village" Gala. Dinner, cocktails, dancing and stories of hope will be shared over a fun filled evening.
Enter our silent auction and Mexico Raffle for your chances to win a trip for 2 to Mexico, round trip airfare, Blazer's team signed ball, a hot air balloon ride and so much more!
All proceeds from this Gala will go directly back into our 3 local counties, children experiencing foster care. Link arms with us, as we stand in the gap for children and families intersecting with child welfare and help us to help them go from surviving to thriving. Won't you join us and be part of our village!
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-the-village-gala-tickets-796921643087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Discover Meeting
Interested volunteers, join us for a Zoom call (a web-based video conference call) in the comfort of your own home.
During this time we’ll share who we are and why we are so passionate about vulnerable children in care and those who serve them. Come and learn how you can make an impact in your local community! There is something YOU can do!
Once registered, you will receive the link to the Zoom meeting via email 24 hours before the event.
**Registration window ends at 5:00 PM the day before the event.
Explore Fostering Social
Ever wondered what the journey of becoming a resource parent is like? Are you interested in hearing experienced resource parents share about the joys and heartbreaks of foster care in a no-pressure environment?
Join us for a virtual panel discussion led by our staff and a few local PDX Metro resource (foster) families caring for children. We will have a local ODHS Child Welfare Certifier present to answer questions about the certification process as well.
*Zoom link will be emailed 24-hours before the event
Jen OConnell Barker
May is the month in which we like to shine a light on the incredible families who open their homes and hearts to children experiencing foster care. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal of $5,000 to help support the purchase of a flower basket for every foster family in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties. In addition, we will be hosting a family fun day for these families, one event for Linn/Benton and one for Lincoln. All funds raised will go towards flowers and the family fun day events for these incredible families!
Donate here:
Discover Meeting
Interested volunteers, join us for a Zoom call (a web-based video conference call) in the comfort of your own home.
During this time we’ll share who we are and why we are so passionate about vulnerable children in care and those who serve them. Come and learn how you can make an impact in your local community! There is something YOU can do!
Once registered, you will receive the link to the Zoom meeting via email 24 hours before the event.
**Registration window ends at 5:00 PM the day before the event.
Explore Fostering Social
We are partnering with our treasured fellow foster care advocates, With Love Oregon, to answer all things "what is fostering like?" with your family. Are you single? Are you retired? Do you have kids and want to know what fostering will be like? Are you wanting to foster but not sure if it will work in your situation? Hear from the experts, foster parents and state certifiers to learn more about what this journey is like and how to get started. No pressure, not expectations. Just a conversation with small bites and wine!
Explore Fostering Social
Ever wondered what the journey of becoming a resource parent is like? Are you interested in hearing experienced resource parents share about the joys and heartbreaks of foster care in a no-pressure environment?
Join us for an in-person panel discussion led by our staff and a few local PDX Metro resource (foster) families caring for children. We will have a local ODHS Child Welfare Certifier present to answer questions about the certification process as well.
Dinner will be provided, so please email j.abels@thecontingent.org with any dietary restrictions.
Trauma Informed Care Volunteer Training - RSVP
Dr. Harris is the Associate Dean of the Educational Access Center and an Associate Professor of Education. She has over 30 years of experience educating and advocating for people with disabilities. She worked as a special education teacher and testing specialist for 15 years before she became a professor of Special Education. Her research focuses on students with 'invisible' disabilities. Prior to joining the faculty at PLNU, Dr. Harris trained hundreds of general and special education teachers to utilize high-impact instructional strategies in inclusive educational settings.
Every Child is honored to engage with vulnerable children in our community through year-round programs and events. We strive to providing outstanding care at each opportunity, which is possible because of compassionate volunteers. Thank you. We want to equip you with training and education to continue positive interactions with these very special kids!