Stories

Girl Scouts Impacting Children in Care

Girl Scouts Impacting Children in Care
The Deschutes County Girls Scout Troupe had their hands and hearts full with helping children in care! The girls ended up packing 42 boxes for kids in care aging from infants to 18 years old! The effort expanded to a Girl Scout project which went to Trinity School and got another 4 launch boxes and…
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With the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program in Seaside

With the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program in Seaside
The Every Child team had a wonderful time in Seaside, Oregon! They were able to spend time with the incredible young women and staff of the Miss Oregon scholarship program! We were so grateful and excited for the opportunity to share the work and impact of Every Child, and equip these young women with some…
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Above and Beyond.

Above and Beyond.
"I sat in a meeting at the Yamhill County DHS and wiped away tears as I listened to caseworkers share how they are planning a date night for foster parents in their county. In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month, the Child Welfare Staff are volunteering their time, giving up part of their weekend with…
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Dear Biological Mom

Dear Biological Mom
Dear Biological Mom of Our Foster Daughter, Neither of us would have chosen to have our lives collide this way. The first time I met you, I was picking up our foster daughter from a visit at the child welfare office. You had a backpack full of her clothes and favorite books for me. I…
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Interview with a Foster Mom

Interview with a Foster Mom
What made you decide to become a foster parent? When we began going to a new church we met many incredible individuals who were fostering and we began to learn more about the crisis in our community. I remember thinking how outrageous it was that there so many children needing homes in a large city…
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Through it Together

Through it Together
“The day I was removed from my home is a day I will never forget. I remember getting out of the police car and walking into a house that was not my own. Sitting on a different bed, in a different room, and missing my mom and brothers so deeply. Even though the world kept…
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Linking Arms for Oregon’s Children

Linking Arms for Oregon’s Children
It’s not hard to find a silver lining. Even in the challenges our state’s Department of Human Services system faces—and with all eyes on DHS from the Governor’s office to the local level government—we’re seeing some encouraging progress. In the past months, there’s been a renewed commitment to work together across agency lines, to infuse…
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An Easter to Remember

An Easter to Remember
Riverbend Church in Bend really rallied around children in care this easter! Together the church made 65 Easter Baskets for children in care in their community! What an incredible impact these made on the dignity, worth and value of children in care, but also how encouraging it is to our partners at DHS to see the…
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Something is everything!

Something is everything!
Every Child's Executive Director Brooke Gray had the opportunity to share some of the greatest needs on KATU News! There are so many ways that Oregonians can give to youth and kids in foster care. Click the link below to watch the video and learn about the little things you can do! http://katu.com/…/…/little-things-you-can-do-for-foster-kids    
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The Impact of Saying “Yes”

The Impact of Saying “Yes”
I started working with Every Child with my own internal commitment to be a behind the scenes worker. I'd seen the heartbreak of foster parenting when we adopted our children from care, and I wanted none of that for myself. When I was asked to be a member of a respite team for a foster…
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