Fostering Community

Watch these three former youth in foster care share their stories and experiences. For more information on fostering, check out our Every Child websites, https://everychildyamhill.org/make-positive-difference/ https://everychildpolk.org/make-positive-difference/ More questions? Feel free to contact us at connect@reachnw.org #fostercare #everychildyamhill #everychildpolk #fosterlove

From Ben Umbel, Every Child Director Polk County One of the many reasons I love being a part of Every Child is building community partnerships to help support children and families impacted by the foster care system. Through these partnerships, we can isolate specific needs and find individuals, groups, or businesses with the skills and resources to meet them. ODHS recently made us aware of the need for specific recruitment for culturally appropriate resource homes (previousl

By Brianna Provoast, Every Child Program Coordinator Every Child Yamhill and Polk Counties have both been experiencing a significant influx in emergency requests to support children coming into foster care. In September, 10 requests were submitted to My NeighbOR in just one hour. Thanks to our amazing community supporters, almost $1,500 worth of donations came in within 24 hours to help fulfill these requests. Wow!! Despite what you might be hearing, children are still comin