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“La visión que tiene el Programa de Liderazgo del Ford Institute de una vitalidad comunitaria y capacidad de desarrollo se ha vuelto realidad de formas increíbles en muchas comunidades”, explica Mary Ward desde su hogar en el sur de Oregon...  Read More

 “The Ford Institute Leadership Program’s vision of community vitality and building capacity has been realized in amazing ways in many communities,” explains Mary Ward from her Southern Oregon home. Ward and longtime colleague Roi...  Read More

Las nuevas oportunidades de financiamiento del gobierno federal están sumando la urgencia a una vieja preocupación - que las áreas rurales de Oregon siguen dejando dólares sobre la mesa a través de financiamiento de programas de...  Read More

New funding opportunities from the federal government are adding urgency to an old concern — that rural Oregon continues to leave dollars on the table through unclaimed federal grant program funding allocated to our state. It’s a...  Read More

La vida puede ser todo un desafío para los niños que viven con afecciones crónicas de salud. Las posibilidades de que prosperen disminuyen dramáticamente si, en su comunidad o familia, también se presentan circunstancias adversas como la...  Read More

Life can be challenging for children who live with chronic health conditions. When they also experience adverse family or community circumstances — poverty, foster care, substance abuse or the death of a parent — their chances of thriving...  Read More

When it comes to keeping the most vulnerable residents safe and healthy, the actions of community leaders throughout Oregon demonstrate that community building and public health create a powerful combination. Since the beginning of...  Read More

A bright, engaging book about a can-do young person, Sofia Valdez, Future Prez is a quick read with a lasting message: Even kids can make a difference. The rhyming picture book begins with a word portrait of the second-grader that young...  Read More

The West Valley Community Campus buzzes with activities. Serving the communities of Willamina, Sheridan and Grand Ronde, it’s home to a variety of regular events for the public, from belly dancing classes to music performances, from dog...  Read More

On the second Sunday of this month, neighbors in Southern Oregon’s Upper Cow Creek area know what they will be doing for dinner. It’s the same thing their parents and, in some cases, their grandparents did — get together at the community...  Read More