April 3, 2024
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New Parent
Workshop Brings
Community Together
Sam (Donitia) Adams explains how security officers detect items during a search as
employers listen. (Photo Courtesy of Springdale Job Corps)
Mother and Child Education Center, along with community partners, will host a
free workshop for new and expectant parents.
A Free Workshop
for New and
Expectant Parents
Mother and Child Education Center,
along with community partners, will host
a free workshop for new and expectant
parents on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from
2:30-4:30 pm at Rose City Park Presbyte-
rian Church, 1907 NE 45th Avenue, Port-
land, OR 97213.
This workshop will cover a range of
topics to help parents navigate the excit-
ing journey of parenthood. From diaper
changing tips, bathtime basics, postpar-
tum planning, to car seat safety, instruc-
tors have you covered. The goal is to cre-
ate opportunities for new and expecting
parents to be introduced to a variety of
hands-on education and resources at an
in-person workshop event. Learn car seat
safety from certified techs, how to use
cloth diapers with PDX Diaper Bank,
best safe sleep practices with OHSU's
Tom Sargent Safety Center, and more!
Meet other new parents, ask questions,
and learn from experienced profession-
als. This workshop is geared towards
parents who are expecting or have a child
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portunity to connect with others and gain
valuable insights.
Mother and Child consistently offers
zoom classes on childbirth, newborn
care, and breastfeeding, in addition to
in-person safe sleep and baby wearing
one-on-one classes. “Through conversa-
tions with parents, we realized there is
a need for more hands-on classes,” said
Program and Education Director Jessica
Rengo. “We are excited to collaborate
with our community partners to help fill
this need for parents.”
If other community programs are in-
terested in participating, please contact
Jessica Rengo, jessicar@momchildp-
dx.org or 503-249-5801.Registration is
available online or by contacting Mother
& Child, 503-249-5801.
Mother and Child is a non-profit or-
ganization thatoffers support, education,
and guidance to families during their par-
enting journey. Established in Portland
in 1971, it offers a judgment-free space
for anyone who is parenting or in care of
a child.Mother and Child is open Mon-
day-Friday and provides prenatal & par-
enting classes, supplies such as diapers,
clothing and food, and access to addition-
al resources through community partners.
Job Corps Hosts
Career Training Expo
Students show
off their skills
The Springdale-PIVOT Job Corps Cen-
ter hosted a student-led career training
expo on its campus on Thursday, March
21st. Students receiving training in auto-
body repair and paint, pharmacy techni-
cian, protective services, office administra-
tion, and medical administrative assistant
provided information, campus tours, and
training demonstrations to more than thir-
ty employers and workforce development
representatives looking to learn more about
the Job Corps program.
During the event, Rick Williams, Qual-
ity Manager at DART Aerospace, shared
his experience working with students from
Job Corps and how interns have supported
DART’s engineers, document control ad-
ministrator, and production team:
“The students are eager to learn and
work closely with our supervisors, learn-
ing as they go.
We’ve found them to be upbeat, pos-
itive, eager, and professional additions to
the respective teams. For us, the Work-
Based Learning program is a win‐win‐win
program. Students get training, hands‐on
experience, and life skills. The company
gets much-needed labor, and society gets
more young talent in the workforce to fill
the job vacancies we all have!”
In addition to visiting student booths,
the attendees at the student career training
expo had the chance to tour the Springda-
le-PIVOT Job Corps campus training ar-
eas and see students in action. PIVOT Site
Director Tom Pillar shared his perspective
on the students’ enthusiasm to share what
they’ve learned with local employers:
“I was very proud of our students, who
did an amazing job showing off their skills
and professionalism! The Career Expo was
a fun event for the students and anoth-
er great chance for the community to see
them truly in action.”
Springdale-PIVOT Job Corps will con-
tinue to welcome employer partners, new
students, and the local community with
more events in the coming months.
Job Corps is a federal career technical
training and education program for young
people who aspire to higher-paying ca-
reers and higher education. With more
than 120 residential and nonresidential
campuses nationwide, training is available
in the nation’s fastest-growing industries
to low-income 16- through 24-year-olds.
The program is free of charge for students.
To learn more about Job Corps, call (800)
733-JOBS or visit www.jobcorps.gov.