New Klamath Falls ODHS building opens April 2022

New Klamath Falls ODHS building opens April 2022

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The new Oregon Department of Human Services Klamath Falls trauma-informed building is opening to serve the public in April. This new building at 355 Timbermill Drive in TimberMill Shores, near Lake Ewauna, will house the Aging and People with Disabilities, Child Welfare, Self-Sufficiency and Vocational Rehabilitation programs, as well as several community partners such…

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Another oversight board won’t solve the problems at DHS

Another oversight board won’t solve the problems at DHS

SALEM, Oregon – Children in the care of Oregon’s dysfunctional foster care system have been anything but safe. Under a succession of Democrat administrations, the agency charged with the care of foster children has failed them time and again.

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Brown creates Child Welfare Oversight Board to address immediate issues in child welfare

Brown creates Child Welfare Oversight Board to address immediate issues in child welfare

Salem, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown today issued an executive order that establishes the Child Welfare Oversight Board to advise her direction to the Department of Human Services (DHS) so it can more effectively address Oregon’s child welfare crisis.

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Silence about infant’s death necessitates an independent investigation

Silence about infant’s death necessitates an independent investigation

SALEM, Oregon – The safety of Oregon’s children is in peril. The inability of the Department of Human Services’ Child Welfare Program to protect our children is once again underscored by the tragic death of an infant in a day care center.

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