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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello District 5 Self-Sufficiency/Child Welfare Staff and Community Partners,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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 you
will find <span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">Mental and Physical Health</span> resources being offered in and for our local community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is a new peer support telehealth service that provides youth and young adults (ages 12-30) access to 1 on 1 peer support with a professional peer supporter (ages 18-35) of their choice.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
They address health equity and give consumers choice by increasing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">the numbers of diverse providers, incl LGBTQ+ and BIPOC. Over half of thier providers identify as LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC. They currently only have a contract with PacificSource,
but please feel free to refer all youth that you think would be interested in peer support with Peers.net. They will help make sure youth can access services at either no or low cost!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If there are any youth that come across your radar that you want to start referring now, you can do so as soon as today by either:<br>
1. Sending an email referral to <a href="mailto:referrals@peers.net" target="_blank">referrals@peers.net</a> <br>
2. Submitting a referral directly: <a href="https://share.peers.net/referralform" target="_blank">https://share.peers.net/referralform</a>.<br>
3. Sharing the attached customized flyer with youth <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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te invita a participar en el Grupo de Apoyo para Mujeres!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✨</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
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Este es un grupo de apoyo para Latinas que son sobrevivientes de violencia sexual y/o doméstica.<br>
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Es de 8 sesiones de 5:30-7:30pm PST a través de Zoom<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👉</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Para registrarte, visite nuestro sitio web:
<a href="https://www.sass-lane.org/latine-community-services/">https://www.sass-lane.org/latine-community-services/</a>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">👉</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">o utilice nuestro Linktree :
<a href="https://tr.ee/uqbKDDa-Um">https://tr.ee/uqbKDDa-Um</a> <br>
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[Descripción de la imagen: Fondo color negro-gris con figuras irregulares de color lila y plantas de enredaderas de color azul-verde. La página tiene dos mujeres latinas con flores y plantas color rojo y lila a su alrededor. Hay información igual que en el
pie de foto. El logotipo de SASS y Plaza están en la esquina inferior derecha.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Connected with Arc of Lane County is holding a class, <i>What is a Positive Behavior Support Plan?,</i> on
<span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">September 18, 2024, 6-7:30pm</span> at The Arc of Lane County, 4181 E Street in Springfield, with a Zoom option to join virtually.
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Disorder Training in Spanish<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">OHA has approached Monte Nido to provide a one-hour webinar in Spanish on understanding eating disorders: causes, symptoms and treatment. It will be run by Anna Carolina Bendeck,
LMHC, the Assistant Clinical Director at Monte Nido. Please spread the word within your Spanish-speaking community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Understanding eating disorders: causes, symptoms and treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">October 10, noon to 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">APA, CDR and NY-SW accreditations will be provided for this event. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is holding a Health Fair and Resource Give-Away. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">When: September 28<sup>th</sup>, 10am-1PM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Where: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 255 Maxwell Rd, Eugene.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:235pt;height:1in;z-index:-251653120;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
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March 9, 2024, the President of the U.S. signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 into law. This law allows citizens of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) countries to be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<b>Citizens of COFA countries eligible for TANF are also now eligible for Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SNAP, TANF, and TA-DVS now align with other Oregon programs that allow citizens of COFA countries to receive benefits, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), which expanded eligibility to all children eligible for care regardless of their immigration status on
May 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Medical programs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The countries included in the COFA treaties are: • The Federated States of Micronesia • The Republic of the Marshall Islands • The Republic of Palau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please see and share the attached COFA flyers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please email
<a href="mailto:D5Communications@odhsoha.oregon.gov">D5Communications@odhsoha.oregon.gov</a> with your questions, comments, suggestions, or requests. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Warmly,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Tricia Merrick</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">(</span></i><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Pronouns</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">:
she/her/hers)</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Department of Human Services- Community Partnership Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">D5 Equity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">101 30<sup>th</sup> St., Springfield, OR 97408
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">Cell Phone: 541-321-5235<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Child Abuse Hotline Number:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#073D86;mso-ligatures:none">1-855-503-SAFE (7233) *24/7</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:red;mso-ligatures:none">Vision</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:none">Safety</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#FFC000;mso-ligatures:none">,
health</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">independenc</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none">e
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:none">for all Oregonians</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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