Join us at Benton Center North in Corvallis! Come be a part of history at our official ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by an open house! Hear from guest speakers and enjoy refreshments as you learn about how Chinook Hall will serve LBCC students in the Corvallis area. Saturday, April 23rd 931 NW Reiman Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330 Ribbon-Cutting & Program: 11:00 a.m. Open House: 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This fall, we invite you to meet Nigel, his loving family, and his supportive community. Together, we will honor the diversity in our world, celebrate pride in where we come from, and uplift the essential workers in our communities.

The April guidance update for child care settings mirrors the statewide requirements that were adjusted this spring. Many of these changes have already been in effect.

We will be restarting the Regional Stewardship Committee on April 20th from 9-11 AM. If you would like to participate, please email elhub@linnbenton.edu for a Zoom meeting invitation

Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued a statewide proclamation to recognize the 51st Week of the Young Child®, encouraging Oregonians to support children and the adults who love, care for, and educate them. The Week of the Young Child® is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Bright by Text is a national parent texting program designed to provide expert health and development tips, positive parenting ideas, fun, and easy activities and resources, and even video content directly to parents and caregivers of young children. The Early Learning Hub, as a Bright by Text partner, can send out community messages to share local family-friendly events, programs, and resources. We encourage our partners to let us know if they have an event, program, or resource that could be promoted through the Bright by Text service. We regularly send messages to all subscribed families in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties.

The Early Learning Hub's workgroup, Early Childhood Coordinating Council, is restarting April 2022. Join us!

Oregon State University will use a new $14.4 million grant from the Early Learning Division to establish a statewide center focused on strengthening the early childhood education workforce in Oregon.

The 2021/2022 Prevention Resource Guide is designed to help services providers and organizations in every community, to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The Resource Guide focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths to foster healthy child and youth development.

Having the right information at the right time is often key to surviving a disaster. FEMA’s updated texting feature allows the public to access shelter addresses when they need it most. Users can text “shelter” and their ZIP code to 43362 to get a list of nearby shelter locations. This effort is made possible through collaboration with the American Red Cross.