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 […]
Foster Parents' Night Out, an official initiative of Every Child
For the past six years, Foster Parents’ Night Out has worked closely with the Portland-based affiliate of Every Child Oregon, Embrace Oregon. The monthly four-hour […]
Q and A with Oregon's Director of Child Welfare
“We need to be accountable for everything that we do as an organization. And I think that that’s one of the fun things that I […]
Interview with Ben Sand, CEO of Portland Leadership Foundation
“We have tried to disrupt the paradigm that most Oregonians assume, which is either you’re a foster parent or you do nothing,” –Ben Sand, CEO […]
Every Child Lane County Radio Spot
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Portland woman creates welcome boxes for foster kids
PORTLAND, Ore. — When you are in need of the kindness of strangers, you would hope for that stranger to be Eve Reddin. In the […]
Local woman, involved with foster care, inspired by her foster child
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – An Eagle Point woman’s journey with the foster care system began years ago, when she started taking in foster children. Lynette […]
There could soon be more ways to help Oregon's foster children
Oregonians who want to aid foster children but can’t commit as full-time caretakers are getting a message while the state grapples with a deficit of foster parents: You […]
DHS teaming up with local nonprofit as part of new initiative to help foster kids
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Nonprofit helps DHS find ‘Every Child’ a foster home
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Human Services has struggled to connect a growing number of foster children with families as its office has dealt with numerous […]