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Processing wildfire trauma
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/processing-wildfire-traumaWhen Roseburg author Alison Hinson published her children’s book Mabel and the Fire, she had no idea how quickly it would become relevant in her home county. The brightly illustrated tale of how a dog named Mabel and her boy navigated the... Read More
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Earned recognition
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/earned-recognitionA pair of Oregon artists recognized as Hallie Ford Fellows are receiving national acclaim for their artistic achievements. Earning headlines in art news recently are Portland artist Wendy Red Star, a 2016 Hallie Ford Fellow, and Chiloquin... Read More
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Thousands of homes, businesses destroyed
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/thousands-homes-businesses-destroyedAnne Kubisch, president of The Ford Family Foundation, served on the Governor’s Wildfire Economic Recovery Council in Oregon.This excerpt from the Council’s report offers key findings and recommendations.[caption align="left"]Recovering... Read More
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Ag-tech creates farmer-centric solutions
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/ag-tech-creates-farmer-centric-solutionsAn innovative partnership between agriculture and economic development in the mid-Willamette Valley is promising to flip the script on traditional startup and entrepreneurship activities. The Northwest Ag Innovation Hub aims to create... Read More
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Healthcare a community responsibility
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/healthcare-community-responsibilityDr. Eva Galvez, Ford Scholar Class of 1994, received Oregon State University’s 2020 Alumni Fellows Award in October. [caption align="left"]Eva Galvez, M.D.[/caption]Eva Galvez was a senior at Hood River Valley High School in 1994 when... Read More
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Lives at risk
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/lives-riskIn 2020 Molalla resident Santa Ávila’s work proved just how essential community builders are to the health and safety of those they serve.By organizing with Fortaleza team members and other statewide networks, she made sure COVID-19 public... Read More
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Cross-sector solution needed to address disparities
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/cross-sector-solution-needed-address-disparitiesWhen 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
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A mental health network
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/mental-health-networkAuthorities are typically called to intervene in family situations when safety is a factor and immediate action is required. Living conditions, drug abuse or neglect may put children at risk; domestic violence may be present or threatened... Read More
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The face behind Select Books
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/face-behind-select-booksDid someone say free books? Since August 2000, The Ford Family Foundation has offered a select number of books free to residents of Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. Casondra Reeves, administrative associate at the Foundation,... Read More
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Last issue Community Vitality
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2021-issue-1/last-issue-community-vitalityThis issue is the last Community Vitality in its current format. We’ll still be sharing stories about rural communities—just in new ways. Stay tuned.We would like to honor and thank Nora Vitz Harrison, the visionary founding editor of... Read More
