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Child Welfare/Self Sufficiency Staff and Community Partners</span><span style="color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">❄❄❄</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">,
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal">The Winter Holidays are coming quickly! Please see
the attached Winter Holiday Resource List and distribute widely. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal">This resource list can help the families we support
and serve find holiday food boxes, holiday meal sites, and holiday gift programs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">For now, this is only available in English but it will be sent off to be translated.
It will be sent out as soon as we get it back in Spanish. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">A HUGE
</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:Gigi;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">THANK YOU
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">to Tammie Valdes for updating the list for 2024!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">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">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#70AD47;mso-ligatures:none">and</span><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:#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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We are guided by these core values in our daily work: Integrity, Innovation, Respect, Service Equity, Responsibility, Stewardship, and Professionalism<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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