Klamath Falls, Ore. – There are currently about 300 kids in foster care in Klamath County, and there’s a strong need for more foster parents. Child welfare workers in Klamath Falls are taking on a somewhat unusual effort to recruit ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced her plan to increase staffing for the child welfare division of the Oregon Department of Human Services. The proposal comes after an unfavorable audit of the agency by Oregon Secretary of State ...
Portland, Ore.- A pilot program started in Jackson and Josephine counties to help foster kids is expanding. Embrace Oregon announced Friday it’s expanding its Every Child campaign to Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties in 2017 and will be in every Oregon ...
Jackson County kids in need of emergency housing are starting to sleep in offices. Beds were recently added at the Department of Human Services to make up for a lack of foster parents. In September of 2011, Jackson County had ...
Oregon — A new report reveals Oregon’s child welfare system is failing in every area possible. The federal study released this week shows only a little more than half of abuse and neglect allegation investigations were completed on time, and in ...