May 2012 Blog Posts

ZoomCare joins the ranks of medical clinics offering free health care [Portland]
05.31.12
A Portland ZoomCare clinic is offering 20 free medical appointments a month, which is great news for people who are sick but don’t have money or health insurance. The for-profit ZoomCare network offers flat-rate medical care to people who can pay or who have insurance. The ZoomCare clinics...
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ZoomCare joins the ranks of medical clinics offering free health care [Portland]
05.31.12
A Portland ZoomCare clinic is offering 20 free medical appointments a month, which is great news for people who are sick but don’t have money or health insurance. The for-profit ZoomCare network offers flat-rate medical care to people who can pay or who have insurance. The ZoomCare clinics...
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Apply now for free and affordable summer camp prospects [Multnomah and Clackamas counties]
05.30.12
Once Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, the news about summer programs for youth starts rolling in at 211info. Here is the first in what I’m sure will be many free or low-cost options for keeping children physically active and learning new skills during the summer of 2012.
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Apply now for free and affordable summer camp prospects [Multnomah and Clackamas counties]
05.30.12
Once Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, the news about summer programs for youth starts rolling in at 211info. Here is the first in what I’m sure will be many free or low-cost options for keeping children physically active and learning new skills during the summer of 2012.
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New service at 211info! Access to parent educators for connection to early childhood resources [Multnomah, Lane, Yamhill counties]
05.29.12
Sometimes as a parent or caregiver you just need a quick referral to resources. At other times, you may need on-the-spot parenting advice. With our new Parent HelpLine service, callers from Multnomah, Lane and Yamhill counties can speak with a professional parent educator and discuss resources for...
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New service at 211info! Access to parent educators for connection to early childhood resources [Multnomah, Lane, Yamhill counties]
05.29.12
Sometimes as a parent or caregiver you just need a quick referral to resources. At other times, you may need on-the-spot parenting advice. With our new Parent HelpLine service, callers from Multnomah, Lane and Yamhill counties can speak with a professional parent educator and discuss resources for...
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New service at 211info! Access to parent educators for connection to early childhood resources [Multnomah, Lane, Yamhill counties]
05.29.12
Sometimes as a parent or caregiver you just need a quick referral to resources. At other times, you may need on-the-spot parenting advice. With our new Parent HelpLine service, callers from Multnomah, Lane and Yamhill counties can speak with a professional parent educator and discuss resources for...
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Getting healthy and staying healthy is key at Sea Mar Community Health Centers [Southwest Washington]
05.29.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Check out the countless free opportunities in June to get support in keeping your diabetes in control, quit smoking, eat healthy and control your blood pressure. While the staff at Sea Mar Community Health Centers throughout multiple counties in Washington State offer direct...
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Getting healthy and staying healthy is key at Sea Mar Community Health Centers [Southwest Washington]
05.29.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Check out the countless free opportunities in June to get support in keeping your diabetes in control, quit smoking, eat healthy and control your blood pressure. While the staff at Sea Mar Community Health Centers throughout multiple counties in Washington State offer direct...
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Getting healthy and staying healthy is key at Sea Mar Community Health Centers [Southwest Washington]
05.29.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Check out the countless free opportunities in June to get support in keeping your diabetes in control, quit smoking, eat healthy and control your blood pressure. While the staff at Sea Mar Community Health Centers throughout multiple counties in Washington State offer direct...
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Recognition of the need to read is alive in Mid-Willamette Valley [Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton counties]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Right in step with the spring and early summer flowers, programs and events that honor literacy are blooming in Polk, Marion, Linn and Benton counties. Here are a couple worth your attention and time to participate in: 
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Recognition of the need to read is alive in Mid-Willamette Valley [Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton counties]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Right in step with the spring and early summer flowers, programs and events that honor literacy are blooming in Polk, Marion, Linn and Benton counties. Here are a couple worth your attention and time to participate in: 
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Recognition of the need to read is alive in Mid-Willamette Valley [Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton counties]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Right in step with the spring and early summer flowers, programs and events that honor literacy are blooming in Polk, Marion, Linn and Benton counties. Here are a couple worth your attention and time to participate in: 
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Recognition of the need to read is alive in Mid-Willamette Valley [Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton counties]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Right in step with the spring and early summer flowers, programs and events that honor literacy are blooming in Polk, Marion, Linn and Benton counties. Here are a couple worth your attention and time to participate in: 
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Recognition of the need to read is alive in Mid-Willamette Valley [Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton counties]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Right in step with the spring and early summer flowers, programs and events that honor literacy are blooming in Polk, Marion, Linn and Benton counties. Here are a couple worth your attention and time to participate in: 
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Parenting doesn’t come with a handbook, but classes can help [Douglas County]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Free parenting classes will be starting in June for parents of children from birth to nine years old. The classes focus on demystifying the challenges of parenting by teaching participants about child development, effective discipline and embracing the tasks and joys of...
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Parenting doesn’t come with a handbook, but classes can help [Douglas County]
05.28.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Free parenting classes will be starting in June for parents of children from birth to nine years old. The classes focus on demystifying the challenges of parenting by teaching participants about child development, effective discipline and embracing the tasks and joys of...
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Eugene Water and Electric Board is reaching out to help those in need [Lane County]
05.23.12
Are you recently unemployed in Lane County and a customer of Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)? A Job Loss Program, providing $200 in bill assistance, may be available if you haven't sought EWEB bill assistance since Oct. 1, 2011. Please visit http://www.eweb.org/communitycare to view the...
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Eugene Water and Electric Board is reaching out to help those in need [Lane County]
05.23.12
Are you recently unemployed in Lane County and a customer of Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)? A Job Loss Program, providing $200 in bill assistance, may be available if you haven't sought EWEB bill assistance since Oct. 1, 2011. Please visit http://www.eweb.org/communitycare to view the...
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Expo’s message is “aging is engaging” [Clackamas County]
05.23.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: On May 31, learn the many ways that Clackamas County is creating an age-friendly community at the engAGE in Community Expo. Hear dynamic speakers, learn about community resources, check out information booths, join in community discussions and take advantage of networking...
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Expo’s message is “aging is engaging” [Clackamas County]
05.23.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: On May 31, learn the many ways that Clackamas County is creating an age-friendly community at the engAGE in Community Expo. Hear dynamic speakers, learn about community resources, check out information booths, join in community discussions and take advantage of networking...
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Expo’s message is “aging is engaging” [Clackamas County]
05.23.12
WHAT’S HAPPENING: On May 31, learn the many ways that Clackamas County is creating an age-friendly community at the engAGE in Community Expo. Hear dynamic speakers, learn about community resources, check out information booths, join in community discussions and take advantage of networking...
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Portland Public Schools is now registering children for Head Start preschool [Multnomah County]
05.17.12
Si quisiera leer esta información en español, que vaya al menú desenrrollable en la parte superior y a la derecha de la página y seleccione “Spanish."
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Portland Public Schools is now registering children for Head Start preschool [Multnomah County]
05.17.12
Si quisiera leer esta información en español, que vaya al menú desenrrollable en la parte superior y a la derecha de la página y seleccione “Spanish."
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Portland Public Schools is now registering children for Head Start preschool [Multnomah County]
05.17.12
Si quisiera leer esta información en español, que vaya al menú desenrrollable en la parte superior y a la derecha de la página y seleccione “Spanish."
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Take action to get your finances under control [Multnomah County]
05.17.12
WHAT'S HAPPENING: If you are interested in improving your money management skills or sick of feeling stressed about making ends meet, the financial literacy workshops offered by Innovative Changes may be just what you need to turn things around. The mission of Innovative Changes is to assist people...
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Take action to get your finances under control [Multnomah County]
05.17.12
WHAT'S HAPPENING: If you are interested in improving your money management skills or sick of feeling stressed about making ends meet, the financial literacy workshops offered by Innovative Changes may be just what you need to turn things around. The mission of Innovative Changes is to assist people...
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Polk County takes precautions against whooping cough as epidemic continues in Washington state [Statewide]
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...
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Polk County takes precautions against whooping cough as epidemic continues in Washington state [Statewide]
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...
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Polk County takes precautions against whooping cough as epidemic continues in Washington state [Statewide]
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...
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Polk County takes precautions against whooping cough as epidemic continues in Washington state [Statewide]
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...
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Are you currently unemployed and in need of mortgage assistance? [Statewide]
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...
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Are you currently unemployed and in need of mortgage assistance? [Statewide]
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...
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Are you currently unemployed and in need of mortgage assistance? [Statewide]
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...
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Pregnancy 101 classes start May 29 in Gladstone [Clackamas County]
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...
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Pregnancy 101 classes start May 29 in Gladstone [Clackamas County]
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...
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Dignity in a duffle bag [Statewide]
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...
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Dignity in a duffle bag [Statewide]
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...
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Dignity in a duffle bag [Statewide]
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...
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Veterans with a service-connected disability may be eligible for training benefits [Statewide]
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.”
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Veterans with a service-connected disability may be eligible for training benefits [Statewide]
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.”
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Veterans with a service-connected disability may be eligible for training benefits [Statewide]
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.”
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Free whooping cough immunization clinic May 23 [Southwest Washington]
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...
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Free whooping cough immunization clinic May 23 [Southwest Washington]
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...
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Whooping cough epidemic continues to grow in Washington state [Southwest Washington]
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...
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Unleashing 211info’s social services stats on the world
05.04.12
Do you know how many people called for energy assistance in Multnomah County last quarter? More than 5,000. Do you know what the top agency referral was in Marion County? Community Action. Did you know that almost always, everywhere, about 75% of our callers are female? Do you know what the top...
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Unleashing 211info’s social services stats on the world
05.04.12
Do you know how many people called for energy assistance in Multnomah County last quarter? More than 5,000. Do you know what the top agency referral was in Marion County? Community Action. Did you know that almost always, everywhere, about 75% of our callers are female? Do you know what the top...
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Unleashing 211info’s social services stats on the world
05.04.12
Do you know how many people called for energy assistance in Multnomah County last quarter? More than 5,000. Do you know what the top agency referral was in Marion County? Community Action. Did you know that almost always, everywhere, about 75% of our callers are female? Do you know what the top...
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Matched savings program offers education without borders [Statewide]
05.02.12
Think of Christmas Savings Accounts. Take away Christmas and plug in college. Then, consider that every dollar you put into that college savings account will be matched 300 percent. At Innovative Changes, a nonprofit agency located in Portland that exists to help low-income individuals and...
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Matched savings program offers education without borders [Statewide]
05.02.12
Think of Christmas Savings Accounts. Take away Christmas and plug in college. Then, consider that every dollar you put into that college savings account will be matched 300 percent. At Innovative Changes, a nonprofit agency located in Portland that exists to help low-income individuals and...
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