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For those wishing to contin
ue to become certified as foster
parents or to adopt through the
agency, a core training will be
offered the following Tuesday
evenings for five weeks, April
22 through 29, at 6:30 p.m.
There are currently over 400
children in Oregon waiting to be
placed in permanent adoptive
homes. In Columbia County
alone, there are over 80 chil
dren in substitute care, some of
whom will be returned to par
ents or relatives, and some of
whom will be freed for adop
tion. Children who need homes
range in age from newborns to
teens. They may need just a
few days of shelter, or many
years in a warm, loving home.
Many of them have special
needs stemming from neglect
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or abuse to being born affected
by drugs or alcohol.
Foster parents are reim
bursed for the children’s living
expenses, and health coverage
is provided for children placed
by the State. There are no fees
involved for families who w is f
to adopt through the State, and
Adoption Assistance is avail
able for those who will adopt
children with special needs.
Foster or adoptive parents
can be single, married or di
vorced. They can live in a
house or an apartment; work
inside or outside the home;
have children of their own or
not. Foster and adoptive par
ents need to be caring, patient,
flexible and possess a sense of
humor. They do not need a
large income, just a large heart.
CASA volunteers needed to
advocate for children’s needs
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The Oregon Department of
Human Services is in critical
need of foster and adoptive
homes. There will be an infor
mational meeting for people in
terested in providing foster care
or becoming adoptive parents
on Tuesday, September 10,
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at
the State Office Complex, 500
N. Hwy 30, St. Helens, Confer-
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While the state Department
of Human Services, particularly
the Child Welfare Division, is
being reorganized, CASA vol
unteers are out talking to those
involved in a child’s case, re
viewing files, spending time
with the child in order to make a
recommendation to juvenile
court as to what they believe is
in the child’s best interest.
CASA volunteers have been
trained to do this work and
judges find it valuable. Twenty-
five years ago, in fact, it was a
Seattle judge who developed
the concept, because of con
cern about making decisions
on children’s futures without
sufficient information. The con
cept has been so successful,
there are now 900 CASA pro
grams, nationwide, helping
over one million children.
CASA is an acronym for
Court Appointed Special Advo
cate, and CASA volunteers are
trained to represent abused
and neglected children in court.
One of CASA’s strengths is that
it is a community-based solu
tion to a problem. Though it’s a
challenging commitment, no
particular background is re
quired. CASA of Columbia
County has volunteers who are
employed full or part-time, re
tired and stay-at-home moms,
to name a few. CASA volun
teers have represented over 50
abused and neglected children
in Columbia County’s Court in
just the last year. Trained vol
unteers are needed to repre
sent the abused and neglected
children in Columbia County.
New volunteer training will
begin in late September. For
more information, call 503-366-
7644.
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The Area Agency on Aging
(AAA) is seeking individuals in
terested in serving on the advi
sory committee. Members as
sist in planning, monitoring and
advocating senior citizens is
sues and services in Columbia
County. The committee serves
in an advisory capacity to the
Columbia County Council of
Senior Citizens Inc. (CCCSC
Inc.) on issues relating to sen
ior citizens. Especially needed
are representatives from the
Clatskanie and Vernonia areas..
The Adviscy Council meets
on the first Monday of each
month at 1:00 p.m., usually in
St. Helens. September’s meet
ing will be Monday, September
9 (due to the Labor Day Holi
day) at the Columbia County
Courthouse in Room 308.
Applications are available at
the CCCSC Inc. office, 277
Strand in St. Helens, or by call
ing 503-397-4000.
CORRECTION
Recognition Night for Ver
nonia High School students
who have earned the Certifi
cate of Initial Mastery (CIM) will
be October 23.