[Comm-partners] Tuesday Tidbits - Youth, Parenting & Child Development

Tue Jun 24 15:14:54 PDT 2025

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Tuesday Tidbits for D5 Child Welfare staff, Oregon Eligibility Partnership staff, Self-Sufficiency staff, and Community Partners!

Tuesday Tidbits are short, specific info bites you can use and share to increase collective knowledge of Lane County's wide-ranging community resource landscape.

Below are resources for Youth, Parenting & Child Development – Youth services, classes, trainings, support & respite, community connection, and more. Please click links and check out attachments for more information.

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Click here to go to RESOURCES.
Click here to go to time-sensitive announcements and events.
Click here to go to IMPORTANT REPEATS.

TIME SENSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

JUNE:

[cid:image005.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1I1Sd-lMe20id5qtOD4qJxQGPGgE4wO/view>Join CORE for Our Street Solstice Event!

WHEN: Friday June 27th, 2025 from 5pm-7pm
WHERE: Zephyr House, 692 Jefferson Street, Eugene

Come celebrate with C.O.R.E.<https://coreeugene.org/> while supporting vital community programs! We'll have free food, beverages, games, and great company.

Meet Our Team: Staff from Milkweed and Honey and CORE will be on hand to answer questions about our programs and share how your support makes a real impact in our community.
Event flyer: Click here<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K1I1Sd-lMe20id5qtOD4qJxQGPGgE4wO/view?usp=drive_link>

[cid:image007.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]FREE - CELEBRATE THE SUNSHINE EVENT

WHEN: Saturday, June 28th, 11am – 3pm
WHERE: Skinner Butte Park

Kick of the summer with Oregon Family Support Network! Games, crafts, activities and free fun for the whole family!

[cid:image009.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://arclane.org/event/kids-saturday-social-8/>KIDS SATURDAY SOCIAL RESPITE EVENT

WHEN: June 28th, 10am – 4pm
WHERE: The Arc Lane County, 4181 E St, Springfield

Kids join trained staff for a respite event for families! Crafts, games and body movement activities. Click here for more info!<https://arclane.org/event/kids-saturday-social-8/>

[cid:image011.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo1CuMixFdfJwYzOVWjJpzonOK0zU1jK3tpF14ANJNtWWzyg/viewform>PUERTAS ABIERTAS PASOS AL FUTURO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

WHEN: June 28th – July 19th

Summer College Preparation & Leadership Academy provides a bicultural empowerment and life skills experience for students, focusing on identifying positive, proactive values and habits that will maximize students’ opportunities for success. Fun outings in the community, information for university scholarships, visits to different universities, financial education and more!

FREE for Latinx students 15 – 18yo! For more information and to register, click this link<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo1CuMixFdfJwYzOVWjJpzonOK0zU1jK3tpF14ANJNtWWzyg/viewform?usp=header>!

JULY & BEYOND:

[cid:image013.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0] STRENGTH IN NEURODIVERSITY SUMMER FESTIVAL AND POOL PARTY

WHEN: Friday, July 25 from 6 to 8 p.m
WHERE: Amazon Pool, 2600 Hilyard St, Eugene

People with disabilities and their families are invited to join The Arc Lane County and City of Eugene Adaptive Rec and many other community partners for a fabulous pool party, complete with fun games, a cannon ball and limbo contest and other fun activities.

[cid:image015.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]KINDTREE – FRIENDS & FAMILY CAMP

WHEN: August 21 - 24
WHERE: Camp Baker, near Dunes city, just south of Florence

The Friends & Family Camp<https://www.kindtree.org/camp> is designed around the needs of those living with autism. Parents and caregivers can bring their loved ones with autism or other intellectual disabilities and relax with them over the weekend, knowing that they are in a safe and nurturing environment. Guests who are independent can attend on their own. Those who are under 18 and those who need daily help must attend with family or caregivers.

Scheduled activities include arts and crafts, karaoke, piñata, campfires, late night movies, concerts, talent show, outdoor games, swimming and canoeing on Siltcoos Lake, and more.

Click here for scholarship options!<https://www.kindtree.org/about-3>

RESOURCES

[cid:image016.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjdMyusw2XL5WNkQsIK6afScIVdRjeD_rlXAK8l5GtuvyMNg/viewform>2025 NAACP YOUTH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM – FREE!

WHEN: July 28 – August 22, Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm
WHERE: Most dates at Clear Lake Elementary, with field trips and outdoors sessions across local parks and community spaces

The Youth Summer Bridge Program is an exciting, immersive five-week experience for incoming 9th grade students who identify as Black, African-American, and youth of color. This program empowers students to build confidence, connect with mentors, and develop lifelong skills—all while having fun and preparing for high school success. Food & snacks provided.

See attached flyer for more information! Click here to register!<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjdMyusw2XL5WNkQsIK6afScIVdRjeD_rlXAK8l5GtuvyMNg/viewform>

[cid:image017.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0] LANE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET FOOD EQUITY PROGRAMS

Saturdays April – December, 9am – 3pm
Tuesdays May – October, 9am – 2pm

Check out the attached flyers in Spanish and English for the following programs:

  *   $20 Double Up Food Buck Match for EBT users
  *   Bucka Bucka Bucks – Get $10 to spend on poultry and eggs
  *   Little Lettuce – Children 12 and under get $5 to spend on fresh produce!

IMPORTANT REPEATS

[cid:image018.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://www.foodforlanecounty.org/get-help/programs-for-children/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1049296220&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh6GrqeSgjQMV4R-tBh1mMy21EAAYASAAEgI4NfD_BwE>FFLC SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM

WHEN: June 23rd – August 22nd, M – F, 11:30am – 12:30pm
WHERE: Meal sites across Lane County! See attached flyers for more information.

FREE Lunch for kinds 18 and younger! Meal sites across Lane County<https://www.foodforlanecounty.org/get-help/programs-for-children/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1049296220&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh6GrqeSgjQMV4R-tBh1mMy21EAAYASAAEgI4NfD_BwE> including Eugene, Springfield, Thurston, Junction City, Creswell and Veneta!

[cid:image019.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://blacksinoregon.com/>BLACKS AFTER SCHOOL & SUMMER PROGRAMS

BLACKS SUCCESS program<https://blacksinoregon.com/> (Setting Up Challenges to Cultivate Equitable Starts for Students) has summer programming!

Summer: June 16 – July 31, Mon – Thurs, 9am – 12pm

Learn mathematics, skill building in language arts, SEL (Social Emotional Learning) and Resiliency through Black History.

See attached flyer for more information!

[cid:image038.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]FREE PLANET FITNESS SUMMER PASS FOR STUDENTS

Free Summer Passes for High School Students!

Teens ages 14-19 can pre-register for High School Summer Pass™ today!

Click here to learn more: https://www.planetfitness.com/summerpass

[cid:image041.png at 01DBE51A.B68065E0]<https://www.honeynonprofit.org/>BrainiPocS - A Homework and Literacy Support Club for K-12 students

WHEN: Tutoring open now! 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
BrainiPocs is a program created by H.O.N.E.Y. Inc<https://www.honeynonprofit.org/>. to help multiracial, Black, Indigenous and students of color be successful in school by offering no cost tutoring, homework and reading support for K-12 students.

Sign up here<https://cusc44bab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017TOYYq9DSTS9j82vAUyTx9fBykUVeHxbBRB1TRJr99jO48k6wf-LiCo2317SjzIsthkcx4WMBCE6VZuhw5EOi-iIOAnCi9jXa8xNMgRB2ykzBNwQpZQUB8fe2ico3okqNf0Qn1cx5TF5Dz0fRL0wd80dtDZQAXlqxdH7ME787HOWebSS2cfze2-BgBOPuLSBL77UIpPD1BKy4rCMRFN62FTEv--DHvub0pZsrjCqZLwtp8TvH-d9uMMOO65Gq5yNfyE9Szix50U=&c=CPJ_qm2uk3tGuBIU29roaOabHfdpPhTquA_gdKPEjsI_ukk7vgl1XQ==&ch=8pRccu92E-Ry0FZo2yT4DCbVjdStxD686WEJDRAGe986C6blcQHU0Q==>!

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As always, ODHS staff please visit and bookmark the D5 Community Resources OWL page<https://dhsoha.sharepoint.com/teams/Hub-ODHS-District5/SitePages/Community-Resources.aspx> for resources, flyer library and more.

Questions, requests, submissions, feedback? Send it our way – D5 Communications D5Communications at odhsoha.oregon.gov<mailto:D5Communications at odhsoha.oregon.gov>
Are you outside ODHS and want to get Tuesday Tidbits in your inbox? Sign up by clicking this link!<https://omls.oregon.gov/mailman/listinfo/comm-partners>

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Xana McCrea (she/her)
Community Partnership Coordinator
541.321.3339
xana.mccrea at odhs.oregon.gov
Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP)
Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)

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