January 2022 eNews

UPCOMING EVENTS  Check out the January Calendar for upcoming trainings and events! NEW OHA WALK-IN COVID VACCINE CLINICS Two Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics have been set up to provide booster shots, first and second doses, and pediatric doses. These clinics will offer Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer doses. PeaceHealth Annex Walk-In Clinic  123 International Way in Springfield Tuesday–Sunday from 12–7 pm HOLIDAY CLOSURES: January 1-3   Florence Events Center Walk-In Clinic   715 Quince Street in Florence Tuesday–Saturday from 12–7 pm Sundays from 11am - 4pm CLOSED: January 18 If you would prefer to schedule an appointment for a clinic, visit Lane County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics. . HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM FAMILIES CONNECTED! We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and ringing in the New Year with family and friends. We wish you and your family good health, peace and joy in the coming year. This month Families Connected will host a training designed to give parents more tools for their parenting toolbox. Join us for a De-Escalation Training on Tues., Jan. 18 to learn more about the ACES De-escalation Scale, and learn effective strategies to support children with challenging behaviors.

RING IN NEW YEAR WITH FIRST-DAY HIKE Here's a great way to ring in 2022. 12 Oregon State Parks will host First-Day Hikes on Jan. 1 and all day-use fees for state parks will be waived. Be sure to dress for the weather on your New Year's Day outdoor adventure. Check the Oregon State Parks Events Calendar for more information.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES The Arc is partnering with Oregon Research Institute to study the relationship between childhood obesity amongst children with disabilities and their access to natural play opportunities. Participants in the study will receive a gift card and a chance to win an iPad touch at each metabolic testing event. Interested participants should take this short survey by Jan. 1. Survey respondents will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.

VIEW THE R-WORD DOCUMENTARY JAN. 5 Encircle Films, is a local nonprofit with a mission of creating awareness of important social issues, will show The R-Word, a new documentary. The R-Word will be shown on Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Broadway Metro theatre, located at 888 Willamette St., and it will be followed by a panel discussion. Watch a trailer of The R-Word here.

THE ARC U.S. RELEASES NEW FINANCIAL PLANNING VIDEO The Arc’s Center for Future Planning has developed a series of financial planning videos to help people who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/DD) and their families develop a financial plan for the future. The series shares information about special needs trusts and ABLE accounts.   In the newest video, learn what happens to money in an ABLE account or special needs trust when the person with a disability who has the account dies. The video explains Medicaid rules and what you should know when you set up the account. These financial planning videos are also available in Spanish.

PARENTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH STUDY Wanted: Families of preschool-age children who have a brother or sister with special needs to evaluate SIBTime, an English and Spanish-language app designed to help families support their preschool children as siblings. Parents will be paid $75 to pilot test the SIBTime app. Learn more about the SIBTime App Research Project / SIBTime App Proyecto de Investigación.

YOUTH, FAMILY VOICE WANTED FOR OHA ADVISORY COUNCIL The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is looking for youth and parents to join its System of Care Advisory Council.   The open seats on the council are for: A family member of a child with an intellectual or developmental disability or a mental illness. A youth (25 years old or younger) who has either been in foster care or is a youth offender.   A stipend is available if individual is not being paid for his/her time or if she/he has an income of less than $50,000 for the previous tax year. Interested applicants may apply online.

PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES INVITED TO SHARE END-OF-YEAR TRADITIONS VIA BLOG The National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities, a program of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University, is currently looking for parents with disabilities to contribute to a quarterly blog on the experiences and needs of parents with disabilities. Contributors will be paid $100 per published submission. The call for submission for the next blog is end-of-year or holiday traditions. Learn about the submission process here.

NAMI LANE COUNTY REOPENS RESOURCE CENTER AT NEW LOCATION The National Alliance on Mental Illness Lane County (NAMI Lane County) has opened a Clothing Room Resource Center at its new location in downtown Springfield at 129 9th Street. The clothing room, open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., provides free clothing, personal hygiene products and other basic needs to NAMI Lane County clients. The Clothing Room also accepts donations, including new, unopened personal hygiene products; travel size shampoo and body wash; toothbrushes and toothpaste; deodorant and menstrual products. They will also accept warm adult winter clothing, such as new coats, hats and gloves, socks and underwear.

The Arc Families Connected provides peer support to parents on their journey of raising a child with a disability.

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