An Oregon organization is pushing for a state measure that would make luggage more accessible for foster children who often use garbage bags when transporting their personal belongings from foster home to foster home. The Child Welfare Data Book, published by the Oregon Department of Human Services, showed that 8,620 children spent at least one day in foster care in 2021.
Surf and turf returned in style this weekend, as the Cypress Branch Auxiliary of Boys & Girls Aid hosted its 21st annual Crab and Rib Dinner fundraiser at Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby. Saturday's event, which was back in person for the first time since 2019, included dinner, a silent auction, a golden ticket
Chrissy Moe is raising money for Bridge the Gap, a community outreach program supporting the more than 1,500 children in the foster care system in Washington.