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Portland, OR 97214
503-693-9913 (fax)
Portland, OR 97214
503-693-9913 (fax)
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Services, agencies, and resources for adoption and foster care—information for children and families, social workers, granters, etc. The Adoption History Project: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/ ...General
Child care services, often in a private home; different from after-school programs. Click here for a timeline of child care history: ...General
Programs and initiatives supporting youth, especially at-risk youth, both privately and publicly. Services generally provided by the government that help improve the youth's standard ...General
Adult and continuing education is intended for adults, usually above the age of traditional college years and may require enrollment in a college of ...General
Programs can be school-funded and school-based or run by an affiliated/outside organization hosted at the school or an off-campus location. Many programs are year-round. ...General
Public or private education, usually informal, especially for ages 0-5. Click here for information on preschool in the US from Wikipedia: ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing the structure or alignment of education, specifically public schools, especially K-12. Click here to read about the ...General
Establishments and projects effecting children's education, especially in public sector. The history of public education in the United States is available from ...General
Establishments and projects effecting education beyond high school and including: Two-year Colleges Undergraduate Colleges Universities Graduate & Professional Schools see also: ...General
Issues and initiatives around support, expansion and preservation of libraries and their services. Click here to read the history and management of libraries ...General
Literacy is a concept claimed and defined by a range of different theoretical fields. In everyday terms, "literacy" is typically described as the ability ...General
Information and resources about alternative education opportunities offering specific knowledge and often hands-on learning for specific vocations. see also: Adult - continuing ...General
see also: Tenant services Housing Public Policy In the United States and Canada, a commonly accepted guideline ...General
Social, cultural, economic and political effects of aging. Click here to read more about aging from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging ...General
see also: Parks and Recreation Nature Centers Facilities for shared community activities including athletics, organized sports, education, and community ...General
Legal approaches and history to preventing crime and violence. Visit Wikipedia's page on Crime Prevention here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_prevention Amy Sample Ward ...General
In Oregon, state disability services are provided through Department of Human Services' Division of Seniors and People with Disabilities. This division combines portions ...General
Governmental and civilian preparations and recovery for natural or manmade disasters. see also: Emergency Services Disaster Grants (Grantmaking) ...General
Private and public services to prevent or relieve neglect within a family. Click here for more information about domestic violence against men from ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing the structure or procedures involved with employment, public and private. Read general Oregon employment laws here: ...Add Family Health Services
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Public policy issues and initiatives influencing food and nutrition policies and agricultural impacts. Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused ...General
Food banks are service agencies that perform a charitable service to relieve hunger. Hunger is a much broader problem where the solution involves food ...General
Government or private programs serving the homeless, including shelters and skill training. Homelessness refers to the condition and societal category of people who ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing and effecting housing regulations, programs and policies, especially in affordable housing. Affordable housing is a dwelling where ...General
Support for and issues surrounding the hungry population and the causes/effects of hunger. See also: Food Security Agriculture ...General
Immigration in the United States is determined by federal law and is a highly regulated and tightly controlled system designed to serve the national ...General
Programs and systems for approaching and alleviating the causes/effects of poverty. Almanac of Policy Issues Visit this site to read about the issue of ...General
Almanac of Policy Issues Read about the federal government's work with job training and vocational education here: http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/job_training.shtml Amy ...General
For an overview of the history and background of juvenile delinquency and its explanations, see this Wikipedia page. For more information on ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing legal policies for private and public parties. Visit Wikipedia's page for information on the history and types of ...General
Issues and programs for legal assistance to private and public organizations as well as citizens. Click here to read Wikipedia's history of the Legal ...General
see also: Special Populations for related/more specific topics Support and services geared towards specific minority or ethnic communities, often associated with ...General
Private and public services to prevent or relieve neglect and/or abuse between individuals, families, etc. Click here to read about child abuse/neglect from ...General
Initiatives and services providing skills training, support, and issue-based programs, especially to single parent homes or parents separated/imprisoned. See also: Self ...General
see also: Parks and Recreation Community recreation facilities Community services, government departments and localized programs to support, maintain, and ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing poverty policies, programs, and eradication. Almanac of Policy Issues Visit this site to read about the issue of ...General
Issues connecting poverty and racism, as well as projects to help reduce both. Poverty is a condition in which a person or community ...General
Public policy issues and initiatives influencing public safety procedures, planning, and implementation. Click here for information on public safety and laws for citizens ...Add Health Services for offenders
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see also: Affordable Housing Private and public services for renters, especially in affordable housing. Oregon State Bar Click here for ...Add Vocational Health Services
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