Welcome to August at FACT Oregon! We hope you’re enjoying sunny days, warm weather, and gearing up for the All Ability Tri4Youth Virtual Challenge! Register by August 7th to get FREE swag and t-shirts! Together, we can transform the face of disability in sports and recreation!
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In This Edition:
- All Ability Tri4Youth
- Upcoming Trainings!
- Parent Leadership Training!
- Up For Discussion
- We're HIRING!!
- Survey SAYS.. Last Year was HARD
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FACT Oregon is thrilled to partner with the Autism Society of Oregon and Bridging Communities to offer “Puberty VS Adolescence”, a virtual training with Shanya Luther, who specializes in healthy relationships, sexual development, gender identity, embodied consent practices and social-emotional learning. Join us on August 18th for this informative training!
For those of you with littles, our Early Childhood Virtual Learning Summit: Off to a Great Start! is Saturday, September 18. With training sessions focused on strength based approaches, early learning and care, and an opportunity to hear directly from the Oregon Department of Education, this all day learning summit will help you set a positive trajectory for you and your youngster.
We also want to remind you that there is still time to apply for our Parent Leadership Training: Activating Your Advocacy! This is a free 6 week training for parents and caregivers! Did we mention there is a $500 stipend offered for participating? Fill out your application by August 27th!
As always, thank you for joining us in the important and necessary work of transforming disability in your community! We couldn’t do it without you!
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Puberty VS. Adolescence
With Shanya Luther
August 18th, 6:30 - 8:00
Presented by Bridging Communities, Autism Society of Oregon, and FACT Oregon
This training will help you learn how to separate puberty from adolescence as two different processes, but understand the importance of each. We’ll discuss aspects of brain development, body changes, and social, emotional, and moral development. We will also talk about a person’s emerging sexuality, sexual and gender identity, and healthy sexual development.
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Off to a Great Start! |
Making Your Way Through Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
September 18th, 2021
9 am - 1 pm
Early childhood is an exciting time with a lot going on! You might feel excited, or a little anxious, about what the next few years could look like. Off to a Great Start will help families get off to a great start by focusing on strengths, having high expectations, and tips for building whole, full, sometimes messy lives, for our littles. Learn about early learning and care, including Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Services. Join us and get Off to a Great Start
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Save the Date!
October 23rd, 2021
Virtual Learning Summit
COVID-19 and Special Education Services: What You Need to Know
Join FACT Oregon for this exciting learning summit which will help participants to set a positive trajectory for returning to school with new and changing COVID regulations. Stay tuned for more information and registration details coming soon!
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Don't forget to check out the "On-Demand" trainings page on our website! Learn on your own time, at your own pace! |
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Parent Leadership Training
Activating Your Advocacy
FACT Oregon is excited to share with you Parent Leadership Training: Activating your Advocacy, a training opportunity for parents/caregivers raising a child experiencing disability. This training was developed to equip and empower parent leaders for engagement in communities across Oregon, ensuring that the voices of families raising a child experiencing disability heard at the local and state level.
This is a 6 week course and will consist of 12 virtual sessions. There is an application process and a stipend of $500 offered to participants upon successful completion of the course. Learn more on our website and start the application today!
*Apply by August 27th! Start today!*
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Join FACT Oregon for our 2021
All Ability Tri4Youth!
FACT Oregon's All Ability Tri4Youth program seeks to transform the face and perception of disability in sport and recreation. In this, our second annual Virtual Challenge, athletes from across Oregon will participate in family units, friend groups, or individually during the weekend of August 28-29, 2021. Youth and their families and friends will set their own team or individual challenge goals, do their activity(ies) in their local community, and report back through photos and videos to share all the fun and hard work!
How do you 253?
*Priority Registration by August 7th for free t-shirt and swag!*
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Articles, videos, and podcasts to spark conversations with your friends and family! |
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Redefining Disability
Paratriathon Medalist and Team Hartford Athlete Hailey Danz
Hailey Danz is a six-time Paratriathlon World Championships medalist and won a silver medal at the 2016 Games in Rio. She is a Team Hartford athlete and has had the opportunity to be a part of presenting adaptive sports equipment through The Hartford’s Ability Equipped program in partnership with Move United over the past couple of years. Listen to her share her sports journey here!
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Move United
An inclusive playbook to promote inclusion in schools, sports, and communities.
Move United is bringing increased awareness to the power of sport for people with disabilities by launching a new Inclusive Playbook, designed to educate youth on disability awareness and adaptive sports. This first of its kind workbook invites American youth to join a conversation about the value equal opportunity to participate in sports and recreation in their schools and communities brings to athletes of all abilities. Learn more and read the play book here!
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Get Excited for the Virtual All Ability Tri4Youth!
Its almost time for the 2021 Virtual All Ability Tri4Youth! Check out this video from last years virtual event and get ready to participate this year on the 28th and 29th of August! Don't forget to register by August 7th to receive your FREE swag!
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FACT Oregon is looking for a full-time Program Assistant and
a part-time Bilingual Support Specialist!
Is this you?
Apply TODAY!
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The survey results are in and its clear, last year was hard!
Not only for parents and caregivers, but students as well.
Check out what we've learned from the survey and how FACT Oregon can support you as we head towards the start of another school year.
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Need Support Now?
Call or Text our support line at (503) 786-6082 Today!
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Text FACT to 503-744-6011 to join!
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Make a donation today to equip, empower, and engage families and transform disability!
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We'd love to hear from you!
Share your family's story with the FACT Oregon community! Tell us what you've learned along the way and how FACT Oregon may have helped!
What interesting conversations did this month's content spark with your family?
What would you like to see next month?
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