Category: Events

Great Schools, Great Communities

Flier-50Forum Will Address Crisis in School Funding

Oregon schools suffer from chronic underfunding, and it will take engaged citizens to turn things around, contend the organizers of Great Schools, Great Communities. This community forum, open to everyone, is coming to Umpqua Valley on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Read The News-Review article here. And see the new website here

“For too long our children have suffered the consequences of Oregon’s inability to adequately fund our public schools,” said Robin Wisdom, treasurer of the LWV of Umpqua Valley and one of the organizers of the event. “Great Schools, Great Communities is a call to make Oregon a place where all children receive the quality education they deserve.”

Great Schools, Great Communities is a joint effort by the League of Women Voters of Oregon (www.lwvor.org) and the Oregon Center for Public Policy (www.ocpp.org) to engage communities across the state on the subject of school funding. The event provides an overview of the current state of Oregon schools and how we got here, while offering a platform for discussing ideas of how to solve to the funding problem.

“We know that for our kids to have the schools they need to succeed, Oregonians must demand change,” said Robin Wisdom. “So attend the forum and share your ideas on how to move forward.”

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Place: Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg.

Please attend! For more information contact Robin Wisdom at [541] [672] [6982] or email her at rwisdom [@] jeffnet.org. Refreshments will be served.

Early Teaching Project Gets Underway

The first training opportunity is 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, and the second is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 15.

Both trainings will take place at the Martha Young Family Service Center in the United Community Action Network Conference Room, 280 Kenneth Ford Drive in Roseburg.

For more information read The News-Review article here.

For even more information, contact the League at [541] [672] [1914].

Great Schools, Great Communities

The Education Our Children Deserve

Flier-50Forum Will Address Crisis in School Funding

Oregon schools suffer from chronic underfunding, and it will take engaged citizens to turn things around, contend the organizers of Great Schools, Great Communities. This community forum, open to everyone, is coming to Umpqua Valley on March 10, 2016.

“For too long our children have suffered the consequences of Oregon’s inability to adequately fund our public schools,” said Robin Wisdom, treasurer of the LWV of Umpqua Valley and one of the organizers of the event. “Great Schools, Great Communities is a call to make Oregon a place where all children receive the quality education they deserve.”

Great Schools, Great Communities is a joint effort by the League of Women Voters of Oregon (www.lwvor.org) and the Oregon Center for Public Policy (www.ocpp.org) to engage communities across the state on the subject of school funding. The event provides an overview of the current state of Oregon schools and how we got here, while offering a platform for discussing ideas of how to solve to the funding problem.

“We know that for our kids to have the schools they need to succeed, Oregonians must demand change,” said Robin Wisdom. “So attend the forum and share your ideas on how to move forward.”

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Place: Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg.

Seating is limited. The deadline to reserve is Tuesday, March 8. Contact Jenny Carloni to reserve your spot at [541] [672] [1914]. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Robin Wisdom, [541][672][6982], rwisdom [@] jeffnet.org.

Have you heard about ETP?

Last night community members met to learn about ETP. What’s that? It is the Early Teaching Project that is now being offered in Roseburg and Douglas County.

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The Early Teaching Program (ETP) teaches parents to read effectively with their children thereby enabling their children to exceed in life. There’s strong evidence shown in several studies pointed out in the film shown this evening called “Are We Crazy About Our Kids?”

There’s more if you missed this. There will be two trainings at UCAN’s Conference Room. Thank you to the panelists present at the meeting who explained their roles in assisting young families and children, helping them with life skills, and reading, and just getting through life. One of the main points was there’s just not enough resources to cover all needs, and poverty is an issue in Douglas County. panelists1

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Panelists were Tatum Stedman, Roseburg Public Schools Early Learning Coach, Amelia Roth, Roseburg pediatrician, Kat Cooper, Learning Hub; Pat Sublette of ESD, Shawn Lyberger of Head Start.

Upcoming Trainings to be held at UCAN’s conference room at the Martha Young Family Service Center, 280 Kenneth Ford Drive, Roseburg

March 8, 10AM to 11:30AM
March 15, 6:30PM to 8:00PM

For more information, contact Jenny Carloni at [541] [672] [1914].

Annual AFS Intercultural Banquet

Banquet-flyer-photo-2016-50Meet local AFS Exchange Students at the Annual AFS Intercultural Banquet on March 8, 2016 at 6:00PM to 9PM

There will be presentations by AFS Students, Door Prize, and an International Silent Auction. Wonderful Food, Delicious Desserts, Great Entertainment

March 8, 2016 @ 6:00PM to 9PM
Wellspring Bible Fellowship
2245 NW Kline St.
Roseburg, OR

Read the delicious sounding menu by clicking on the  Banquet flyer 2016.

The Desserts are prepared by the exchange students from recipes of their home country.

Tickets are $20 each or $150 for a table of 8. $8 for children under 12.
To make a reservation, contact Tina Arrendondo. Reservation deadline is Feb. 27, 2016.

Any questions? contact Tina Arredondo at [541]-[637]-[0899] or email douglascountyafs@gmail.com

Public Health Meeting In Roseburg

Public Health is Everybody’s Business!

Yesterday there was a well-attended public health meeting in Roseburg all about the Modernizing Oregon’s Public Health System and Douglas Public Health Network.  Public-health-mtg-shows-community-interest

‘How can I be involved?’

You can contact Lillian Shirley, the head of the state’s public health modernization program, by emailing her at Lillian.shirley@state.or.us or calling her at 971-673-1222.

This program is being conducted by the OHA, Oregon’s Health Authority’s Public Health division. This is only part of the changes going on in Public Health in Douglas County, Oregon.

Locally you can contact Louai Merhi, Epidemiologist, at the Douglas Public Health Network for more information at 541-677-5814 or email him at louai@douglaspublichealthnetwork.org.

Stay tuned by joining the League of Women Voters Umpqua Valley. Members of the League are following the progress of public health in Douglas County, which has been privatized to a non-profit Douglas County Public Health, a new trend in public health in Oregon.

What DPHN needs for successful community outreach:

  • Transparency at all levels including in strategic planning,
  • Openness to all community members who may not be health professionals to be part of this developing, ongoing community health program.
  • More open public meetings with more time to ask questions and give input.
  • Microphones should be used at all public meetings.
  • A meeting evaluation should be available at all meetings, and the result tallied, and publicly shared.

Who’s involved in public health in Douglas County, OR? The key is knowing where to go since it’s now all in different locations: http://www.co.douglas.or.us/health/.

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Health Outcome Data
Quality of Life
Percentage of adults reporting fair or poor health:

  • Douglas County – 23%
  • Oregon – 14%

Average # of physically unhealthy days reported in past 30 days:

  • Douglas County – 5.4
  • Oregon – 3.7

Stats like these show how much we all need to be involved for better health in Douglas County. Our Health is our Wealth!

Douglas Public Health Network

Douglas Public Health Network cordially invites you to a community-wide meeting on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 2PM to 4:30PM in Conference Room 101 at the north side of the first floor of the public health building at 621 West Madrone, Roseburg, Oregon.Health-is-everything-50

The agenda will cover a myriad of topics ranging from Public Health Modernization, changes to public health Douglas County, our County Health Rankings (CHR), and our County and State Health Improvement Plan.

This meeting is meant to generate feedback regarding items that need to be added or subjected to our current plans and operating strategies.

Immediately following the meeting the Umpqua Community Health Center (UCHC) is hosting an open house from 5PM to 7PM to celebrate the opening of their reproductive health space.