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Family Relief Tree Nursery Diaper Drive
March 18, 2024
Family Relief Tree Nursery is looking for businesses in Linn and Benton County to host donation bins for their diaper drive in April!
Celebrate CACFP Week! March 10-16, 2024
March 8, 2024
The USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) works to combat hunger. It brings healthy foods to tables across the country for children in child care centers, homes, and afterschool programs as well as adults in day care.
Oregon ONE
March 4, 2024
Get the free Oregon ONE Mobile app to manage your medical, food, cash and child care benefits from your smartphone. Visit benefits.oregon.gov to find links to download.
Prefer to talk to someone on the phone about your medical, food, cash and child care benefits? Call wait times at 1-800-699-9075 are shortest in the morning from 7 to 8 a.m. You can also call or visit a local office. Find the one closest to you at https://benefits.oregon.gov.
Before applying for medical, food, cash and child care benefits, gather the documents you may need like identification, proof of income and expenses. Be sure to include every member of the household who is applying for benefit. Use this checklist to see what you'll need to apply.
Join DELC's Nature Based Child Care Workgroup
February 23, 2024
he goal of the workgroup is to gather valuable feedback on about outdoor learning environments and discuss how rules can be structured to support the health and safety of children in these programs.
Tax benefits for families
February 20, 2024
Learn more about the new Oregon Kids Credit, EITC, the Oregon EIC, and the Working Family Household and Dependent Care Credit
LBLHEA Spring 2024 Free Healthcare Interpreter Training
February 12, 2024
LBLHEA Spring 2024 Free Healthcare Interpreter Training will begin soon! This virtual 64 hour training is designed for new interpreters who want to get certification. Classes begin February 24, 2024, and end April 6, 2024.
Kindergarten Family Conversation Feedback Requested
February 7, 2024
Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT) is working with ODE and DELC to gather feedback about the Family Conversation, the first stage of the Early Learning Transition Check-In. In the Family Conversation, kindergarten teachers have one-on-one discussions with families at the start of the school year to learn about the child’s experiences and what can create the best learning environments for them.
OHA Partner webinar series: Winding down the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
February 5, 2024
Community partners, coordinated care organizations, providers, insurers, and more are invited to learn more about how the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) are working together to support people in Oregon as the federal COVID-19 PHE phases out.
Forum on Rural Population Health & Health Equity in 2024
February 2, 2024
The Forum on Rural Population Health & Health Equity (the Forum) aims to strengthen community health in rural Oregon by sharing knowledge, expertise and resources on innovations and best practices in population health and health equity.
LBCC’s Upcoming Child Care Center
January 29, 2024
The Periwinkle Child Development Center is a new childcare facility on the Albany campus. It is set to open Feb. 5th.