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Oregon Law Center 2025 Immigration Forum for Service Providers Resources
Job Corps is open and enrolling!
Tongue Point is working hard to boost awareness, and your voice can help!
They’ve sent us five social-media-ready images and draft captions you’re welcome to use or personalize. If you choose to participate, please post on your own time and from personal devices, and include their center’s name in your post. Using the provided hashtags helps increase reach.
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FREE housing, meals, and hands-on learning. Apply today!
#JobCorpsIsOpen #TrainEarnSucceed #SkilledForAmerica #MakeAmericaSkilledAgain #BuildTheFuture #NowEnrolling #CareerReady #JobCorpsWorks #MTCCares #CareerGoals #JobCorps #OpportunityStartsHere
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Train for FREE in construction, healthcare, IT, and more. Housing ✅ Meals ✅Career training ✅ No cost. Tag someone who should join today!
#JobCorpsIsOpen #TrainEarnSucceed #SkilledForAmerica #MakeAmericaSkilledAgain #BuildTheFuture #NowEnrolling #CareerReady #JobCorpsWorks #MTCCares #CareerGoals #JobCorps #OpportunityStartsHere
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It’s an incredible program that gives young people real skills, FREE training, and a fresh start. If you know someone 16–24 looking for direction, send them our way.
#JobCorpsIsOpen #TrainEarnSucceed #SkilledForAmerica #MakeAmericaSkilledAgain #BuildTheFuture #NowEnrolling #CareerReady #JobCorpsWorks #MTCCares #CareerGoals #JobCorps #OpportunityStartsHere
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And a career you’ll actually love. Yep—Job Corps is open and enrolling right now. Don’t wait!
#JobCorpsIsOpen #TrainEarnSucceed #SkilledForAmerica #MakeAmericaSkilledAgain #BuildTheFuture #NowEnrolling #CareerReady #JobCorpsWorks #MTCCares #CareerGoals #JobCorps #OpportunityStartsHere
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Job Corps is enrolling students right now—giving young people the chance to learn, grow, and succeed at no cost. If you know someone who’s ready for a change, tell them to apply today.
#JobCorpsIsOpen #TrainEarnSucceed #SkilledForAmerica #MakeAmericaSkilledAgain #BuildTheFuture #NowEnrolling #CareerReady #JobCorpsWorks #MTCCares #CareerGoals #JobCorps #OpportunityStartsHere
CHART Survey Results
Click here for the survey results from January!
From our partners at Clatsop Community College:
Clatsop Community College has a Basic Needs person who can provide transportation support to CCC students. They have gas cards and bus passes. Contact Briana Smith for more information.
211’s Reduced Hours
Due to reduced funding, 211 is unable to continue offering 24/7 phone services. Starting July 4th, 2025, 211info core operating hours will now be Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM. Click here for more information.
Clatsop Partnership Meeting
Are you a service provider or community-based organization in Clatsop County? Join the Clatsop Partnership Meeting to collaborate for a stronger community. Click here for the flyer.
Food Preserving Volunteer Training
OSU Extension’s Master Food Preserver volunteer training begins Spring 2026. They invite anyone interested in food access, safety, and preservation to apply, attend a virtual info session on November 18 at 6:00PM, and learn how to become certified volunteers who support their communities through education and outreach. Applications open November 18, with the course running Feb. 10–Apr. 25, 2026. See the flyer here.
2024 ME Division Annual Report
The 2024 Annual Report is now available! Take a look at the highlights from the past year, and feel free to share with community partners or staff who may find it useful. Click here to see the report.
Mom’s Meals
Oregon Health Plan members with chronic health conditions and food insecurity may be eligible to receive 6 months of fully prepared home delivered meals from their Coordinated Care Organization. For details on how to request this benefit, visit Columbia Pacific CCO's Nutrition Supports webpage. To learn more about the meal options available, visit momsmeals.com/or-hrsn.
Oregon Family Support Network Upcoming Trainings
OFSN has numerous trainings coming up soon! OFSN is a community of parents and caregivers, raising children who experience behavioral, emotional and mental health challenges where you will find the training you need without shame or blame. See their upcoming trainings flyer here.
Weight Loss & Diabetes Prevention Course
Columbia Memorial Hospital will be hosting a course beginning February 4th and have 22 sessions throughout the year. A trained lifestyle coach will guide participants to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in half. Classes will be held Wednesdays, from 5:30-6:30pm. See the flyer here.
Federal Response Forward Together Oregon Partner Webinar
See the slides for the Federal Response Webinar here.
The Harbor Toy Drive
The Harbor is collecting gifts, self-care items, and essential goods to support families and children in our community facing a difficult time. They are receiving until December 8th, 2025. For any questions, call 503-325-5735. See the English flyer here and Spanish flyer here.
Clatsop County Resiliency Data Interpretation
Please see here for the Clatsop County Resiliency Data.
Youth Prevention Needs Assessment Surveys
The YPNA aims to help young people, families, and schools stay safe from substance use. We invite you to join a small group to share stories from your community. Your contributions will help us improve it. A virtual focus group flyer for Clatsop County School Employees available here, and a virtual focus group flyer for Clatsop County parents available here.
Community Baby Shower May 2025
Mark your Calendar for May 30th from 3-6pm PST for the 2025 Community baby shower! If your organization would like to join, fill out this form and they will contact you!
Ways and Means Meeting
Friday, March 28th, 2025 from 4-6pm at the Liberty Theater. If you would like to register to testify, click here.
Past Resources
Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
Clatsop County Public Health, Columbia Memorial Hospital and Providence Health & Services are leading a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to understand the strengths, needs and challenges impacting health in Clatsop County.
Please share your thoughts and suggestions about community needs by completing this survey before June 30th. Participants have the chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. Link to the survey here, English and Spanish flyer here.
Bokashi Composting & Effective Microorganisms Workshop
Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Join Ryan Kennedy at the ReWild Native Plant Nursery on Imzadi Acres for a hands-on introduction to bokashi composting—a simple, low-odor, and highly effective way to turn food waste into powerful garden compost!
You’ll learn what bokashi is, how it works, and how to apply it in your home or farm setting. Unlike traditional composting, bokashi uses beneficial microbes to ferment organic matter—including fats and meats—without greenhouse gas emissions. It’s ideal for everything from kitchen scraps to large-scale waste systems!
WIC Farm Direct Dollars
Your family may qualify for vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at the Farmers Markets.
Pick up your vouchers from the WIC farmers market booth. See English Flyer here. See Spanish Flyer here.
Clatsop COAD Corner Newsletter and Meeting - September 2025
See the Newsletter here. And info about the September meeting coming up on September 11th in Seaside.
Clatsop COAD Corner Newsletter and Meeting - October 2025
See the Newsletter here. And info about the September meeting coming up on September 11th in Seaside.
Clatsop COAD Corner Newsletter and Meeting - November 2025
See the Newsletter here. And info about the November meeting on Thursday, 11/13, 3-5pm at Consejo Hispano, 565 12th St., Astoria.
New OHA Funding Opportunity – Application Deadline: August 22, 2025
The Oregon Health Authority has released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) with funding opportunities across 10 public health-related categories, ranging from communicable disease prevention and overdose prevention to environmental health and community resilience. Award amounts and criteria vary by category, with funding ranging from $25,000 to $400,000.
While Clatsop County Public Health is not eligible to apply directly, OHA requires that applicants coordinate with local public health departments. If you plan to apply, please connect with Jill Quackenbush at Clatsop Public Health.
A recorded webinar with details on each category is available here: OHA RFP Webinar.
Click here for a PDF of the OHA Equity RFP, and click here for a copy of the funding summary.
OSU Environmental Health
Interested in Environmental Health? Oregon State University invites community members to join an online focus group via Zoom. This will be a 90-minute video call for around 6-12 participants, and they will receive a $75 gift card. For more information, click here.
Naloxone Survey
We are assessing where Naloxone is currently available and what resources organizations and businesses need. Please take this 5 minute or less survey to help us better offer our services to the community. Feel free to forward it to any other organizations or businesses that have or would like to have naloxone resources. Click here for printable flyers if you would like to share!
Community Organizations Active in Disaster Kick-Off Event
Get involved in emergency preparedness. Prepared communities are resilient communities! Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 from 1-3pm at Peace Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St, Astoria. See their flyer here.
Drought/Well Resources:
These resources are no-cost to residents of Oregon to access, and may be able to connect them to additional resources to help with both short-term and long-term solutions to address Drought Impacts and Water Availability/Wells. Well Water Program from Oregon State University. Contact Emily Reilly, OSU Family and Community Health Coordinator and CHART member for support. Report a Dry Well through Oregon Water Resources Department. For more information see Drought Monitor (University of Nebraska) and Drought Outlook (U.S. Drought Monitor).
Tongue Point Asks for Community Support
Tongue Point Job Corp is asking the community to write letters (template) of to continue operating in the face of “the President’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal to eliminate Job Corps and the recent halt on student enrollments that has left over 12,000 young men and women in limbo and their careers on hold.” Local Tongue Point Job Corps representatives are:
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) - Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce and subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies.
Police Citizen Academy
From April 14th-June 9th. For more information or to sign up, please contact Chief Rob Schulz at (971) 601-0530 or email here. See their flyer here.
Golpetazo del Año:
Smash, Celebrate, Empower!
Saturday, May 3rd, from 5-8 pm at Consejo Hispano’s new location, Casa Mariposa, 565 12th St, Astoria. There will be a cultural blessing for the space, food, pinatas, car smashing, silent auctions, and more! Get your tickets now.