Creative solutions for child care in Happy Camp
In the wake of 2020's devastating Slater Fire, a group of leaders in Happy Camp, California and the Karuk Tribe rallied to fill a critical void in their community: child care. Although the lack of child care was already an issue before the Slater Fire, families now needed care for their children while they worked to rebuild their homes. Residents came up with a plan and worked together to open a new licensed child care center in a matter of months.
“To have kids in the building, it just really brought things to life,” Abigail Tower, head teacher at the Little Campers Child Care Center, says. “I think it made it all worth it.”
Laughter filled the play area at The Little Campers Child Care Center for the first time this summer, and the Happy Camp Community Center is looking forward to providing this crucial service in the years to come.
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Creative solutions for Child Care in Happy Camp
In the wake of 2020's devastating Slater Fire, a group of leaders in Happy Camp, California and the Karuk Tribe rallied to fill a critical void in their community: child care. Although the lack of... Read More
Breaking barriers to mental health access
Unexpected and traumatic events such as the pandemic revealed the urgent need for culturally appropriate mental health services for Oregon’s Latinx and indigenous communities. These circumstances... Read More
Establishment of the Black Rural Network
Black leaders and community members from Oregon convened at the first meeting of the Black Rural Network and discussed the need to understand and improve the lives of rural, Black folk. Read More
Imagine beyond limits
The word border is infused with a wealth of meaning. For some, it is a physical line, for others a political separation. It is all that to Portland artist – but it is a lot more. “Borders are a very... Read More
Wisdom through generations
Nestled on the western slopes of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, east of the ridge that separates Highway 203 from North Powder, five students and two local ranchers plot their morning’s work.... Read More
The forests and fields of the PNW with professor Mario Sifuentez
In 2016, Mario Jimenez Sifuentez published Of Forests and Fields: Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest. His book shares the story of Mexican immigrants who, out of view of most Oregonians, became... Read More
From Board to Council
With the blessing of founding members, a board vote, and a membership vote, the Ford Scholar Alumni Association dissolved as an independent nonprofit and moved under the umbrella of The Ford Family... Read More
Back to School in Roseburg Public Schools
Jayden Asumendi spent most of the last school year away from his peers, doing his schoolwork at his home in the Roseburg area. And, like many of his peers, Jayden struggled in the new learning... Read More
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