Hold your kids tight
Posted on: April 25th, 2008
Kids are being victimized. They are victimized in their homes, and in our communities. Nearly every day we read another incident of a child that hasn’t been adequately taken care of or protected. Child abuse is such a prevalent issue that April has been deemed “Child Abuse Prevention” month. Oregon’s statistics are staggering. The number of child abuse and neglect reports to the Department of Human Services hit an all time high of 60,746 reports in 2006. That number is a .116.9% increase over a 10-year period. The 2006 reports were 10% higher than in 2005, according to a report…
Elder’s Activity Center
Posted on: April 10th, 2008
Lincoln City-based Quade Commercial Construction has been building and upgrading facilities for the Grand Ronde Tribe almost since the beginning. The first project, Superintendent Craig Hoffman recalls, was remodeling the Tribal Community Center eight years ago. Today, at work on the Elders’ Activity Center located west of the Elder Foster Care buildings, Hoffman and Quade Commercial are a vital part of the Tribe’s Workforce Development Program, bringing in Tribal and community members who have learned construction skills as part of the Preapprenticeship Program and are now earning a regular paycheck, as well as gaining the kind of self-esteem that pays…
National Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Posted on: March 14th, 2008
As many of you may already know, March has been designated National Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Awareness month, an opportunity for our community to learn more about the issues affecting more than seven million Americans with developmental disabilities. Spirit Mountain Community Fund (SMCF) invites you to take part in the National Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities awareness month and support children and adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. SMCF is honored to share with you the life changing impact Taylor Street Ovens, located in Corvallis, Oregon, is having in their community. “Taylor Street Ovens means more than cookies” Taylor Street Ovens…
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