Depression among Mothers of Infants in Poverty
More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a new Urban Institute study.
Partnership Announces a Change in Leadership
The Board of Directors of Partnership to End Poverty (The Partnership), a regional nonprofit whose mission is to bring innovative, long-term solutions to poverty, announce a change in its leadership. Executive Director, Jim Schell, will be stepping down effective September 1, 2010. The Partnership’s current Director of Policy, Scott Cooper, will assume the reins of the organization in Schell’s place.
Oregon Gets More U.S. Housing Aid
State of Oregon to get $50M to help unemployed, underemployed homeowners
Warm Springs Receives $5.4 Million to Improve Communications
New Tribally-owned Company Will Bring Broadband, Telephone and Video To Warm Springs Reservation
The Case Against Summer Vacation
By ninth grade, summer learning loss could be blamed for two-thirds of the achievement gap separating income groups. From Time Magazine, 8-2-2010.
Van Would Bring Free Services To Those in Need
Project Mobile Connect, funded potentially through an OCF grant, would bring social services to those in need in Central Oregon
Project Connect gets insured
Project Connect thanks Deschutes County for helping The Partnership obtain insurance for its September 18th event.
No debtors prisons here anymore - or are there?
From The (Bend) Bulletin, reporting on the trend of issuing warrants for the arrest of individuals for the debt they owe creditors.
Oregon Homeless Population Increases Again
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) once again reports that Oregon homelessness is on the rise. The number of homeless families with children increased 33 percent from the previous year.
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