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Foster Care Month Features Local Events Governor Kate Brown has proclaimed May 2021 to be Foster Care Month in Oregon. The theme this year is “Foster Care can Strengthen the Whole Family.” Foster Care Month is a time to recognize how foster care supports and strengthens families, to honor the experiences of the children and young people in foster care, and to show gratitude for the contribution that resource families make to the well-being and safety of children and families throughout Oregon. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, believes that foster car...

Every Child Central Oregon begins ‘Kick-Off Summer’ shoe drive for youth in foster care REDMOND, Ore., (KTVZ) — Last year, about 400 youth in Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes counties, as well as The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, spent at least one night in foster care. Expecting numbers to exceed that 2021 figure, Every Child Central Oregon is asking people regionwide to donate new shoes, which will go directly to kids impacted by foster care. “An essential need for all children, new, quality shoes immediately give youth in foster care some hope—they feel cared for and support...

Calls to Child Abuse Hotline Expected to Rise in 2021 (Photo | Courtesy of Every Child Central Oregon) The return to school is no doubt exciting for many after months of distance learning amid our pandemic times. However, Every Child Central Oregon (ECCO), a regional nonprofit that mobilizes community to help address Central Oregon’s foster care needs, knows a stark reality — that some youth have been experiencing abuse and neglect to such extremes that an uptick in reports is expected along with the return to the classroom. In fact, incredible strain has already been placed on the fo...

With youth returning to class, calls to child abuse hotlines expected to rise Every Child Central Oregon calls for community support REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The return to school is no doubt exciting for many, after months of distance learning amid our pandemic times. However, Every Child Central Oregon (ECCO), a regional nonprofit that mobilizes community to help address Central Oregon’s foster care needs, knows a stark reality — that some youth have been experiencing abuse and neglect to such extremes that an uptick in reports is expected along with the return to the classroom. In fact, ...