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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">July 23, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">In May, Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) reached a settlement in the Wyatt B. et al. vs. Kotek et al. case involving changes to improve the foster
care system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We would like to invite youth who have experienced foster care, or who are currently in foster care, to provide feedback on the settlement. You can <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/bulletins/droregon.org/wyatt-settlement"><span style="color:#1D5782">read
more about the settlement</span></a> on the Disability Rights Oregon website or watch this brief animated video created by DRO in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=38s&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&v=NAvDZFXKDCE"><span style="color:#1D5782">English</span></a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=12s&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&v=4wdCIua2bJY"><span style="color:#1D5782">Spanish</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">At the listening sessions, DRO and ODHS will talk about the feedback process in more detail, including an <a href="https://www.droregon.org/litigation-resources/wyatt-settlement?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery"><span style="color:#1D5782">in-person
fairness hearing in Eugene</span></a> on September 12. Feedback ensures all youth voices are considered when the judge decides whether to approve the final settlement in September. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Register below to learn about the settlement and provide feedback:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_WR1fUfk6RSatbOjebN06IQ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery"><span style="color:#1D5782">Thursday, August
1: 5-6 p.m. Zoom listening session</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_HHCT22ObQtaJiVQ3IE9UqQ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery"><span style="color:#1D5782">Saturday, August
3: 1-2 p.m. Zoom listening session</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">For questions, please contact Lindsay Magnuson, <a href="mailto:Lindsay.magnuson@odhs.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#1D5782">Lindsay.magnuson@odhs.oregon.gov</span></a> or Emily Cooper <a href="mailto:ecooper@droregon.org"><span style="color:#1D5782">ecooper@droregon.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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