As I thought about what to write about this month, I came up with the idea of bringing attention to the many African Americans who fought hard to open doors that would otherwise have remained closed for them and the many that came after them. Many names and faces are known and recognized during Black…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, at 501 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. He was the second child of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., a pastor, and Mrs. Alberta Williams King, a school teacher. The King children grew up in the sweet Auburn neighborhood, which at the time was a very prominent…
Joshua Samuel Brown, Eastern Oregon Community Engagement Coordinator, 211info Part One of Two Oregon is big. Multiple trips along I-5 from California to Portland have impressed on me just how much Oregon exists between a leisurely brunch in Ashland and an early supper at a PDX food truck pod. While in the lower 50% of the 50…
Winter Holidays, such a wonderful time of the year, so many gathered together all for the same purpose, to share the joy. To many this is the best time of the year, so much to celebrate, so many reasons to gather and spend time with our loved ones. But what happens when this time of…
El Día de Muertos, una fecha muy emotiva para los Mexicanos, es un día donde celebramos a nuestros seres queridos que han pasado a otra vida. En los tiempos prehispánicos se acostumbraba que al morir nuestros seres queridos eran enterrados envueltos en un petate y la familia organizaba una fiesta para poder guiarlos en su…
Over the past 13 years, I have met many families from all walks of life. These families have many things in common, but the one thing that connects us in a way that could never be broken is: we all have children with special needs. We are special needs families, our children have been diagnosed…
As a child growing up in Mexico I never truly gave too much thought to what my future would look like. You can say I was too busy being a child and living life, I did not have many material things, but honestly, I did not really think I did not. I was so happy…
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17, 2022 – Over the past two years, operators working in Oregon’s 211info call center have handled a myriad of crises – extreme weather events, historic wildfires, a housing crisis – all set against the backdrop of and exacerbated by a global pandemic. The team at 211info has served as Oregon Health Authority’s…
Kerry Hoeschen served as 211info’s COVID-19 program manager and is now stepping into a newly created role as statewide emergency management director. See the full story on KGW News.
SALEM, Ore. – The sheer number of emergencies over the past three years is prompting the state to take a more formal look at 211info, an emergency hotline that’s stepped in to help answer questions for the public during the pandemic, recent extreme weather, and wildfires. Full story on KDRV.
