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

Tue Sep 23 12:42:02 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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TIME SENSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

SEPTEMBER:

[cid:image021.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]KIDS IN TRANSITION TO SCHOOL NOW ENROLLING

KITS at Home (KAH) English only at this time
*Note* families in Springfield may be ineligible for KAH due to a special partnership coming in Fall 2026
KAH  is an online series for families with children in PreK-1st grade (ages 4-6).  Join other parents and learn ways to help your child follow directions, cooperate, and build social skills, like sharing and handling big feelings.
Enrolling now for fall:
Tuesdays (10/21-12/16) 5:30-7 PM
Link to register for KAH: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3yUaTybqlaqkXyhOfjFk4MpH8wGsk5LXDMp7HPIB18VaLVg/viewform

See attached flyers for more information!

[cid:image022.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]SENSORY SENSITIVE EVENING

WHEN: Wednesday, September 24th, 5:30 – 7:30pm
WHERE: Eugene Science Center

An evening of science engagement for neuro-diverse children and adults who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment.

For more information or to RSVP for this free event, CLICK HERE<https://eugenesciencecenter.org/event/sensory-sensitive-evening-9-24-25/>.

[cid:image023.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]FREEZER JAM AND QUICK PICKLES WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH

WHEN: September 26, 10am – 1pm
WHERE: Oakridge Methodist Church, 48137 E 1st St, Oakridge

Just over a month remaining to register for this popular FREE Youth 8 – 18 Freezer Jam and Quick Pickles Food Preservation Youth Event!

Click here to register!<https://extension.oregonstate.edu/4h/lane/events/oakridge-4-h-food-preservation-youth-quick-pickles-freezer-jam-workshop>

[cid:image024.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1192513416206775&id=100063443846357&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=WhdHvcHSaMsOVztE>3rd ANNUAL NATIVES PROGRAM BACK TO SCHOOL POWWOW

WHEN: Saturday, September 27th, Grand Entry at 12pm
WHERE: Bailey Hill School, 2295 Four Oaks Grange Rd, Eugene

Join the NATIVES program<https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1192513416206775&id=100063443846357&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=WhdHvcHSaMsOVztE> for a day of community building and fun! Drumming, dancing, food & craft vendors, 50/50 raffle, Tiny Tots & 6-10 specials!

For more information please contact Becky White (541.790.5900, natives at 4j.lane.edu<mailto:natives at 4j.lane.edu>)

OCTOBER:

[cid:image025.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]PARENTING HEALTHY PRETEENS CLASS ENROLLING NOW!

WHEN: Starting in October  - see below for schedule!
WHERE: Online class!

Parenting Healthy Preteens<https://php.kidsintransitiontoschool.org/> is designed to help parents support their children successfully bridge the period from childhood to adolescence. This program is based on the KITS and KEEP Programs at the Oregon Social Learning Center.

Parenting Healthy Preteens (PHP) English & Spanish
PHP is an online series for parents with youth in  4th-6th grades (ages 9-12).  Join other parents and learn ways to support your preteen’s mental health, positive self-esteem, and success at home and school.
Enrolling now for fall:
Thursdays (10/16-12/11) 11:30AM-1 PM
Tuesdays (10/21-12/16) 6:30-8 PM
PHP Website and Signup: www.healthypreteens.org<http://www.healthypreteens.org/>

[cid:image026.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<https://www.oregoncommunityprograms.org/services/parent-toddler-workshop/>PARENT-TODDLER WORKSHOP

WHEN: Saturday, October 4th, 9am – 12pm
WHERE: Oregon Community Programs, 1170 Pearl St, Eugene

Parent-Toddler workshops<https://www.oregoncommunityprograms.org/services/parent-toddler-workshop/> are FREE for any family in Lane County. Foster, kinship, or biological families are welcome! Earn prizes, toys, and books!

FREE for any lane county family with a child 3 or under, regardless of insurance. Workshops are 3-hours, food & childcare are provided on-site!

Call 458-240-6754 to register!

[cid:image029.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]PENPALS FOR PALESTINE – FREE!

WHEN: October 4th, 1 – 4pm
WHERE: Eugene Public Library, Bascom/Tykeson room

Hey Eugene! We have an activity to connect children across the world.

Do you have a kid who would like to brighten the spirits of a child in the West Bank of Palestine? Please join us on October 4th at the Eugene Public Library from 130 to 430!

We will be in the Bascom/Tykeson room writing letters to the children in a distressed village in the West Bank.

[cid:image030.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<https://www.instagram.com/p/DOovtTLgckC/?igsh=MWE3N3g5MnQzN2gyaA%3D%3D>BIKE RIDE & RESTORATION DAY

WHEN: October 12th, 10am – 1pm
WHERE: Campbell Community Center and along the Ruth Bascom Bike Path!

Bikers will meet at the Campbell Community Center before being led out on a bike ride by SHIFT to the different project sites. Pick a project offered by one of the partners to work on or check out a couple. If you don't have wheels, Parks and Open Space will have a project site just a short walk from our starting location. Tools will be provided at each site and all ages are welcome!

Check out the Instagram page<https://www.instagram.com/p/DOovtTLgckC/?igsh=MWE3N3g5MnQzN2gyaA%3D%3D> for more information!

RESOURCES

[cid:image031.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/project-10-million>FREE INTERNET FOR STUDENTS K – 12

T-Mobile is offering free internet to families who qualify.

Get 200GB at no cost and an optional data pass for $10—all current and newly qualifying customers included. It takes 5 minutes to apply and you’ll have it for 5 years.

Plus, there are no annual fees or re-certifications. Check eligibility<https://www.t-mobile.com/support/account/project-10million-direct-to-parent-guardian-eligibility?icid=MGPO_TMO_U_20TENMM_6BRGAVTKUD4AUN8W23252> or see the list of qualifying programs below.

Qualification examples: recipients of SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid).

Please take a look at https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/project-10-million and share this information with your families.

[cid:image036.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<https://www.instagram.com/p/DO6luo9jXtm/?img_index=2&igsh=MWNyemF2NnVpaGM0dw%3D%3D>NOW OPEN: SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY PARK!

WHERE: 860 River Loop 2, Eugene

Come explore Santa Clara Community Park’s<https://www.eugene-or.gov/facilities/facility/details/Santa-Clara-Community-Park-163> brand-new features:

✨ Large playground with our TALLEST double slide yet!
✨ Restroom & parking lot
✨ Outdoor community gathering space & picnic shelter
✨ Open lawn & multipurpose field
✨ Sand play with water table
✨ Outdoor musical instruments 🎶
✨ A spray play feature — funded by the Eugene Parks Foundation, Union Pacific, and McKenzie Willamette Medical Center

This beautiful new space was made possible through the 2018 Parks and Recreation Bond and will be maintained thanks to the 2023 Levy.

💚 Thank you to everyone who helped bring this park to life — we can’t wait to see you out here!

IMPORTANT REPEATS

[cid:image037.png at 01DC2C87.5F27E750]<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>
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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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