On Friday, May 2, United Way of Lane County and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) hosted our second statewide Oregon Children and Youth Behavioral Health Summit, “Helping Students Thrive in 2025.”
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Through our Community Transformation grants, we are funding four cross-sector collaboratives working to create systemic change to complex challenges faced by kids across Lane County, including the Violence Prevention Coalition.
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Beginning February 18, families across Lane County can access free flexible transportation funds at their local Family Resource Center. This new initiative is coordinated by the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County, supported by the United Way of Lane County, and funded by PacificSource.
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Through our Community Transformation grants, we are funding four cross-sector collaboratives working to create systemic change to complex challenges faced by kids across Lane County, including the Upriver Siuslaw Vision Team, based in Mapleton.
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From advancing community well-being and youth opportunity to strengthening local resilience, United Way mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive.
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On May 7, Oregon state officials announced the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The announcement means that the state will work toward making the program available to all children ages 0-5 in every Oregon county.
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As of last Friday, June 14, over 2,400 Lane County K-2 students now have brand new books as they head into summer, thanks to a community-wide book gifting program called BookFest.
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Last month, United Way and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators hosted the 2024 Oregon Youth and Child Behavioral Health Summit – the first in a series of statewide summits to strategize how to better support youth struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance abuse, and more.
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According to United Way’s latest ALICE Report, 46% of households in Lane County can’t afford the basic cost of living. United Way and local organizations are working together to help address food instability so families have one less expense to worry about.
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