Tagged With "Sustaining Oregon"
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Oregon state prisons may end partnerships with community colleges (KTVZ)
By Arielle Brumfield, October 5, 2020, KTVZ. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Corrections recently announced it is proposing to end its partnership with the state's community colleges and move its Adult Basic Education programs in-house. Currently, the department is in partnership with six community colleges around the state to help educate inmates at 14 institutions with basic education and GED completion services. Jennifer Kovitz, director of marketing and public relations for...
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'A Better Normal:' Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? -- Concerns and solutions
Can universal ACEs screening be equitable? A conversation about concerns and solutions. When: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2-3:30 pm PDT/5-6:30 pm EDT This webinar explores what it takes to ensure that equity is built into the process of screening and providing support for families who have experienced trauma and want help. REGISTER HERE Background At the beginning of this year, California, through the ACEs Aware initiative began rolling out universal screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),...
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Listening, Learning and Showing Up: Central Oregon's TRACEs Focuses on Root Causes of Trauma
TRACEs’ work group on youth and children in foster care spent a good portion of the last year’s monthly meetings examining holes in the system: How would foster families be affected by changes in funding from the Oregon Department of Human Services? What would it mean for kids if Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) positions were cut? Most important, what did foster children and youth, their families of origin and their foster families need in order to thrive? “We put together a...
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Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs – Now What?
Election day is full of shock, awe, and surprise. One of the many surprises this year comes out of the state of Oregon where Oregonians voted to decriminalize the possession of street drugs including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and more. Measure 110 in Oregon passed by a wide margin as the votes are continuing to come in. While selling and manufacturing these substances remains illegal, the possession of small amounts of these drugs will now only result in a fine, like a traffic...
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'Death by a thousand cuts': Microaggressions lead to worse mental health for Oregonians of color [opb.org]
By Samantha Matsumoto, Oregon Public Broadcasting, November 5, 2020 When Andrea Redeau walks down the street in Portland with her father, people suddenly go into their houses and lock the doors. Thoughts start racing through Redeau’s mind: Is it because she and her father are two Black people walking in an overwhelmingly white city? Or is it just that those people needed to go into their house right then? But, Redeau said, the fact that she has to ask herself those questions at all show her...
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An Alternative to Police That Police Can Get Behind (The Atlantic)
By Rowan Moore Gerety, December 28, 2020, The Atlantic. Should american cities defund their police departments? The question has been asked continually—with varying degrees of hope, fear, anger, confusion, and cynicism—since the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day. It hung over the November election: on the right, as a caricature in attack ads (call 911, get a recording) and on the left as a litmus test separating the incrementalists from the abolitionists. “Defund the police” has...
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Multnomah County Job Opportunity - Preschool Division HR Analyst Senior
Final Filing Date 01/31/2021 OVERVIEW: This Human Resources Analyst Senior will work with the new Preschool for All division and provides advanced professional and technical consultative support and serve as a subject matter expert with in-depth knowledge of employee and labor relations, complaint investigations, performance management, and workforce planning which includes succession planning, equity and outreach as related to short and long term staffing. Work is performed independently,...
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Oregon Lawmakers Discuss Bill that Could Eliminate Juvenile Court Fees [kezi.com]
By Associated Press, KEZI, February 6, 2021 During the 2021 legislative session, Oregon lawmakers, are discussing and considering a proposed bill that, if passed, would eliminate fees and court costs associated with juvenile delinquency matters. The fees being discussed include court appointed council, applying for court appointed council, financial penalties for unpaid fees, electronic monitoring, probation supervision and detention fees, explained Amy Miller, the executive director at...
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Cambia Health Solutions Commits $11.5 Million to Address Mental Health Needs in Rural Communities (CAMBIA)
Donation will increase access, improve quality of care and support behavioral health needs January 6, 2021 Cambia Health Solutions and its regional health plans – serving members across Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington – are making philanthropic donations totaling more than $11.5 million to help meet the urgent mental and behavioral health needs intensified by COVID-19 in local rural communities. This funding will increase access to behavioral health services with a focus on: Programs that...
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Employee Impact: Making Health Care More Equitable for the African American/Black Communities of Portland (CAMBIA)
February 2, 2021 This post is part of a series that highlights Cambia’s unique Board Placement program, which works to match company employees with nonprofit organizations looking to grow their board of directors. A key part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility approach to giving, the board placement program has become one of the most impactful ways Cambia strengthens local communities and supports employees in their own volunteerism. North by Northeast Community Health Center...
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Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN): A New Promising Practice for Building Relationships and Reflective Practice in Oregon [amchp.org]
By Linda Gilkerson and Kerry Cassidy Norton, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs, March 2021 Within the past decade, home visiting programs for infants, young children, and families have greatly expanded. In 2018 alone, 286,108 families and 312,635 children received support through home visiting programs in the United States.1 This level of growth requires a skilled and supported workforce ready to address the complex challenges that families who are served experience. Home...
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Eugene, OR's Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Street Program
Eugene, OR: CAHOOTS 32 years ago the City of Eugene, Oregon developed an innovative community-based public safety system to provide mental health first response for crises involving mental illness, homelessness, and addiction. White Bird Clinic started CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) as a community policing initiative in 1989 (White Bird Clinic).* The CAHOOTS model has been in the spotlight recently as the USA struggles to reimagine public safety. From the CAHOOTS...
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Portland's $114M pandemic relief program overwhelmingly helped Black residents, other people of color [oregonlive.com]
By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Oregon Live, July 28, 2021 A city of Portland drive to spend $114 million in federal coronavirus aid to help struggling residents last year overwhelmingly assisted Black Portlanders as well as other communities of color, according to an analysis released Tuesday. The sweeping set of initiatives approved by the Portland City Council included providing everything from Chromebooks to those with limited digital resources to food boxes and direct cash payments to...
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AFSP Oregon State Capitol Day to Advocate for Suicide Prevention
We want you to join us on Monday, February 7th for our virtual State Capitol Day event! This is our annual event to focus on suicide prevention in advocacy. Participants will hear from legislators, learn how to make their voices heard, and discover what priorities American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Oregon is targeting this session. Our advocacy doesn't stop there! Registered attendees will have the opportunity to meet with legislators throughout the month of February. Register now.
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Oregon Food Bank CEO Delivers U.S. Senate Committee Testimony on Federal Action to Help End Hunger (oregonfoodbank.com)
In a rare opportunity, Oregon Food Bank CEO Susannah Morgan addressed the United States Senate Committee on Finance – chaired by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) – to provide witness testimony on the topic of Examining Charitable Giving and Trends in the Nonprofit Sector . In her testimony, Morgan shared the importance of community support while reinforcing the best way Congress can reduce hunger: federal action on proven solutions that directly support families and address systemic barriers to...
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Angelica Cortes: Lived Experience Leading the Movement (oregonfoodbank.org)
Angelica Cortes, she/her/ella: Portland, Oregon Angelica Cortes is a true community leader. An organizer, volunteer, and mentor, Angelica has helped her community access affordable, nutritious food and inspired countless others to organize together to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good. For years, Angelica has been leading the anti-hunger movement in Oregon. She describes community organizing as part of her essence, and she is passionate about promoting education and access to...
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Hunger on the Ballot (oregonfoodbank.org)
Oregonians who face hunger know what it’s like to make tough decisions between food and other essential needs. That's why we asked the candidates for governor where they stand on issues related to food insecurity and its root causes. We asked them to share what decisions they’re ready to make , which policies and programs they would support , and what solutions they will bring to ensure all our communities have consistent access to nutritious, culturally-appropriate food . Hear from each...
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Recruiting Paid Focus Group Participants - Oregon residents 60+ who have sought recovery treatment
Do you know an older Oregonian (60+) who has struggled to find addiction treatment and/or recovery supportive housing in Oregon due to their age? Maybe you have? Or do you have a family member over 60 who you have tried to help find the support they need to recover from addiction? Oregon Recovers and AGE+ are conducting a study on behalf of the Oregon Health Authority, evaluating substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services and supportive housing resources for older Oregonians. We are...
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We Did It: Your Voice Helped Win on Major Anti-Hunger Legislative Priorities! (oregonfoodbank.com)
Click HERE for the post. March 4, 2022 Together, we passed the entirety of our 2022 Legislative Agenda to #EmergeStronger! This translates to huge strides forward on community-led priorities to enhance racial justice, immigrant rights, economic and food security, stable homes for all, access to childcare and much more. We wanted to share specifically some of the major victories for our communities: Equal Opportunity to Thrive We believe in an Oregon where everyone is welcome and has the...
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430k Oregon households will get $69 million in extra food benefits in September (oregonlive.com)
Oregonians who receive SNAP benefits will get an extra payment on top of their usual allotment this month, the state of Oregon said Friday. The emergency benefits for the 433,000 Oregon households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, formerly known as food stamps, will be issued directly onto recipients’ Oregon Trail electronic benefit cards Sept. 13, Sept. 30 or Oct. 4. Recipients do not need to do anything to receive the extra payments, which have been...
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Long overlooked, Oregon's Swastika Mountain may have a new name soon (npr.org)
Photo: U.S. Geological Survey Author: Dustin Jones' article, please click here. Swastika Mountain, in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, is in the process of being renamed after bearing the moniker for over a century. Due to its remote location, the mountain and its name have largely gone unnoticed until now. Joyce McClain first heard of Swastika Mountain after reading about two hikers who were rescued from the peak in January. The 81-year-old couldn't believe that a mountain could still bear...
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The University of Oregon will cover tuition and fees for in-state Indigenous students from any federally recognized tribe (cnn.com)
Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at the University of Oregon honoring tribal communities and sharing their history and traditions. Author: To read Alaa Elassar's article, please click here. The University of Oregon celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day by announcing a new program that will cover tuition and fees for Indigenous tribal members residing in Oregon. The Home Flight Scholars Program was launched Monday and will immediately allow the estimated 150 to 175 eligible...
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Indigenous women tell stories of violence and recovery (bendbulletin.com)
Photo: Kathy Aney/East Oregonian To read more of Bryce Dole and Zack Demars' article, please click here. Voices of Resilience Indigenous women across the country have endured disproportionately high rates of violence stemming from systemic and cultural obstacles: Mistrust, limited policing, a lack of resources for support services and a dizzying array of jurisdictional issues for crimes committed on tribal land are all factors. This is the first installment of a two-part investigative...
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Oregon’s Indigenous language institute continues to thrive as it crosses 25-year mark (oregonlive.com)
To read more of McKayla Lee's article, please click here. Decades of government policies aimed at forcibly assimilating Native Americans, guided by the notion of “kill the Indian and save the man,” included generations of Indigenous children ripped away from their families and placed in boarding schools, where speaking their language was forbidden. The cumulative result was the severe diminishment and, at times, complete loss of Indigenous languages across North America. That legacy set the...
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The Portland Airport’s Astonishing New Roof Tells a Local Timber Story (reasonstobecheerful.world)
A rendering of the future PDX ticket lobby. Courtesy of Port of Portland To read more of Hannah Wallace's article, please click here. When passengers pass through the newly remodeled Portland International Airport in spring 2024, they’ll be able to point up to specific Douglas fir beams around the oval skylights and know that they came from the ancestral lands of the Coquille Indian Tribe in Southwestern Oregon. This will be the first major US airport to have a mass timber roof, and all the...