Washington County Sheriff’s Office “Help Me Home” Program Now Available.
The “Help Me Home” program available through Washington County’s Sherriff’s office is now up and running.
The “Help Me Home” program available through Washington County’s Sherriff’s office is now up and running.
Changes are happening at the State administrative level. The State is working on rolling out K Plan services and SEIU is working to finalize union contract negotiations with the State (ratification forthcoming shortly). In order to remain qualified as a … Continue reading
There has been some concern in the Oregon DD Services community over a clause of K Plan (the new funding and service delivery model for DD services being implemented by Oregon DHS), designed to minimize Conflicts of Interest, which has … Continue reading
Heretofore, Developmental Disability services have been provided under the Title XIX (Title 19) Medicaid Waiver, and have worked well enough. However, the system has not been without its faults. Over the last several months, the State of Oregon Department of … Continue reading
Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp has asked for feedback from attendees and their families regarding Kiwanis Camp. Please read Kiwanis Camp’s call for feedback and take a few minutes to fill out their survey (link provided below).
SDRI now has a Facebook page. Follow the link above and click ‘Like’ to get updates from SDRI in your Facebook news feed.
To provide ODDS a forum for sharing information, resources and programs that impact and/or would be of interest to the developmental disabilities community in Oregon, ODDS has started a Facebook page.
Ask. Listen. Believe. “Earlier this month, Department of Human Services Director Erinn Kelley-Siel directed the attention of DHS employees to the fact that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The numbers can be overwhelming – during 2011, Oregon domestic and … Continue reading
In June 2011, Personal Support Workers voted in favor of representation by SEIU Local 503. This means that all Support Providers in Oregon classed as “Personal Support Workers” under House Bill 3618 (including PSWs who are not members of the … Continue reading
The CDC reports that women with disabilities between the ages of 50-74 report nearly 5% less mammography use than women without a disability of the same age. Women with a disability are more likely to die from breast cancer — … Continue reading