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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017 5 A Youth Authority seeks coastal foster parents Join us for our Holiday Open House Saturday, December 2nd 9:30am-5:30pm Treats and Treasures Grab a deal with $5 or $10 grab bags Stocking stuffers and gifts for all ages Complimentary gift wrapping We are so much more than a kitchen store! Let us help you with your holiday gift shopping shopping!! Bath by the Bay/Baby corner & gifts 1258 Bay St. Old Town Florence 541-997-6060 C harlene Hall gets so many calls on Mother’s Day that she has to turn off her ringer to enjoy the holi- day with her family. No matter how many mes- sages the Junction City resident receives, she returns them all. She only has three biological children, but about 500 young people can call her mom — the youth she took in over the past 33 years as an Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) foster parent. Hall was their second- chance family; their second chance at having a supportive, safe home, and their second chance at changing their lives. Many OYA youth could ben- efit from foster parents like Hall, but there aren’t enough homes to send them to. Lane County has zero OYA foster homes on the coast. Statewide, OYA only has 36. OYA is the state’s juvenile justice agency. It provides safe FREE MEMORY SCREENING Wednesday, November 29th at 6pm Are you caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s? Do you have questions or concerns about providing care or handling diffi cult situations? Joins us for our Caregiver Series Th e Last Wednesday of Each Month at 6pm Call to book your spot now! 541-997-6111 GUEST VIEWPOINT B Y K ELLY O KILI O REGON Y OUTH A UTHORITY environments and opportunities for rehabilitation of youth, ages 12 through 24, whom the courts commit to OYA custody. While some youth go to juvenile correctional facilities, the majority live in community settings where OYA tries to get them the treatment and support they need to be crime-free, pro- ductive members of their com- munities. OYA’s foster care program doesn’t do adoptions. It only serves teens working their way toward returning home and older youth who need help learning independent-living skills. It often tries to place youth in foster homes near their regular homes so they can be close to family and local support net- works. But with no coastal fos- ter homes in Lane County, local youth who are good candidates for foster care have to live else- where in Oregon — or it may not have any available homes at all. So who can qualify to be an OYA foster parent? Parents must: • Be at least 21 years old, or 25 if you are working with youth 18 and older. • A U.S. citizen or permanent resident. • Able to pass a background check. • Able to provide basic hous- ing, food, clothing, transporta- tion and other incidentals for youth. OYA youth have a state med- ical card to pay for medical, mental health and other treat- ment costs. Foster families receive a monthly payment to reimburse them for services they provide. You don’t need previous fos- ter care experience. OYA pro- vides a wide range of training specific to the needs of its youth. OYA foster parents also have a strong support network. OYA calls and visits regularly, and it provides continual support via phone or email. Youth in the OYA foster care program reap countless bene- fits from supportive homes, but its foster parents also see rewards. Just ask Hall. When those youth call her year after year, they often share news of jobs, college, spouses and children. She gave them a second chance. — And it made all the difference. And so can you. Kelly Okili is Oregon Youth Authority's Lane County foster care certifier. To learn more about OYA foster parenting, contact Kelly at Kelly.Okili @oya.state.or.us or 971-803- 8154, or visitbit.ly/ oyafoster- care. Hatfield Visitor Center to close for maintenance NEWPORT — The Visitor Center at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, which annual- ly draws some 150,000 visi- tors, will close on Dec. 5 for maintenance and renovation. The Visitor Center’s front exhibits and auditorium are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Feb. 1, though there will be no public access to the H OLIDAY back exhibits. The rest of the Visitor Center is scheduled to reopen on March 25. “A couple of the larger tanks in the back exhibits need to be re-secured to the foundation, and we’ll take the opportunity to do some additional plumb- ing and renovation,” said Bob Cowen, director of the Hatfield Marine Science FOOD DRIVE AT The Florence Christian Church, in partnership with Fred Meyer, will be holding a holiday food drive on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Center. Some of the Visitor Center’s exhibits include a large octo- pus tank, tanks with near- and offshore sea life, touch pools, coral tanks, displays featuring marine studies and current research, three wave tanks, an augmented sand table and a variety of other hands-on edu- cational exhibits. F RED M EYER All food and cash donations will benefit Florence Food Share. Most needed items for the local food pantry are: Flour, coffee, baby and adult diapers, ON S ATURDAY Hamburger Helper, mac and cheese, canned meat (tuna, chili, Spam, etc.), canned tomato products (diced, stewed, etc), milk and eggs. The Top Choice in Florence Real Estate. Let your next home find you! HomeFinder Reports Receive our automated HomeFinder Report, with • Rapid updates of all new listings and price changes • Interactive mapping with satellite images NEW LISTING Fleetwood on Cul-de-Sac. Double glass doors in permitted sunroom with wall of windows. Skylight & ceiling fan. Private backyard. 3 Bdrm, 2 Ba 2153 sq ft $289,000 BH7606 ML#17212815 NEW LISTING Bright open & spacious fl oor plan. ½ block from the entrance & clubhouse. Ramp to front porch. Small fenced yard for pets. Oversized fi nished single garage. $185,000 BH7602 ML#17063339 NEW LISTING South lakes area .67 acre, foundation in. Build when ready. 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