05.16.12
Back in the pre-2008 days, young workers, willing to take entry level jobs to build their work experience, were successful in their mission. Since then, the number of jobless teenagers and young adults is at epidemic proportions. Experts say older workers who have lost their jobs and willing to take just about anything that brings in a paycheck have nudged out the younger ones. The loss for youth is more than just a missed paycheck that might have been spent on video games. It’s a lost opportunity to build a foundation for future successes in the workplace.
05.15.12
While about 1,280 cases of whooping cough have been reported in Washington this year to date, Oregon remains virtually unscathed with a reported 169 cases as of Monday, May 14. Nonetheless, Oregon public health officials statewide are urging people to protect themselves against the disease. The symptoms of whooping cough, which is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract, are somewhat different in infants, older children and adults.
Who should get vaccinated?
05.14.12
Are you struggling to make your mortgage payments? Have you recently fallen behind in your payments? If you fall into either of these categories and are currently receiving unemployment benefits, you may be eligible to apply for the Mortgage Payment Assistance Unemployment (MPA-U) Program. A part of the Oregon Homeownership Stabilization Initiative, the program provides for up to one year of mortgage payments, or $20,000, whichever comes first. The funds are available statewide in the form of a five-year forgivable loan.
05.14.12
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Family Stepping Stones Relief Nursery and Clackamas County Commission for Children and Families are offering a four-week series of classes for pregnant women. The classes, taught by a certified childbirth coach and yoga instructor, are free to the public. Topics that will be covered in the series include:
05.10.12
What next? A common question for youth in foster care. It often begins with an unexpected and hasty separation from their parent. So hasty, in fact, that their clothes are pitched into plastic garbage bags before they walk out the door of what may become a distant memory of home. Many of these children are moved from foster parent to foster parent three or more times in a year. And, yes, belongings are again stuffed into trash bags.
05.08.12
We recently posted details about the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), which provides for alternative funding to the GI Bill for veterans who are pursuing an associate’s degree, non-college degree or certificate qualifying them to work in a “high demand occupation.”
05.08.12
Updated whooping cough immunization information as of Tuesday, May 8
There will be a one-time opportunity for adults to receive free Tdap whooping cough immunizations at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington on May 23 beginning at 5 p.m. No administration fee will be charged. If there is a good turnout at this time, the clinic will strongly consider offering free immunizations on a monthly basis. Look for future updates on the 211info website.
05.07.12
When I wrote about the whooping cough epidemic in Washington state last month, there had been 640 cases reported since Jan. 1 of this year. That number was taken from a Washington State Department of Health press release on March 31. Just six weeks later, those numbers have climbed to 1,132, an increase that caused Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Department of Health Secretary Mary Selecky to ask for help from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
05.07.12
If you are a service provider in Southwest Washington and you don’t know about Children’s Home Society’s monthly parenting resource list, you should. What is unique about this list is how extensive it is. It’s usually about 16 pages long. Whether you have a client who is going through a divorce and single parenting, is a new parent, or because of a criminal history is mandated by the court system to take a parenting class, you will likely find a resource that fits that person’s needs.
05.07.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Live Well, Age Well Expo will make it possible for older adults to spend a day in May gathering information on aging with dignity, enhancing independence and realizing the many life choices they have as they grow older.The expo is focused on education and outreach to promote long, healthy lives for people in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties. Although the expo is not limited to education on physical well being alone, health screenings will be plentiful. Here’s the rundown:
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