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By Natalie Hornstein; CCCC Community Connections Specialist | Clackamas County Children’s Commission is partnering with Help Me Grow Oregon to distribute 375 “ClackCoKids Cares Bags” to families in our community. Through generous grant funding, as well as donations from local businesses and agencies, CCCC will distribute these bags to families in need identified by our…

By Natalie Hornstein; CCCC Community Connections Specialist | One positive that came from our centers closing for in-person services during the COVID-19 pandemic was that we were able to complete several development projects at our centers, including building a brand-new outdoor play space at our Estacada center. ClackCoKids hired GreenWorks and JTRA Architecture to design…

By Natalie Hornstein; CCCC Community Connections Specialist | In early 2021, Clackamas County received a grant to provide rent assistance and case management services to families experiencing homelessness. Soon after, ClackCoKids assumed management of this $243,000 grant, eager to impact the growing concern of homelessness in our community during a housing crisis made worse by…

By Darcee Kilsdonk; CCCC Executive Director | Last year our agency chose the Muhammad Ali quote, “Don’t count the days, make the days count,” for our annual theme. Those words set our intention for the year, as we navigated a global pandemic, wildfires, ice storms, and continuous services for our children and families through it…

By Natalie Hornstein; CCCC Community Connections Specialist | Over the last several years, the PDX Diaper Bank and ClackCoKids have partnered to provide families enrolled in our programs with much needed diapers and wipes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the PDX Diaper Bank reached out to ClackCoKids for help distributing diapers to the Clackamas County community…

By Robyn Alper; CCCC Health Services Manager | Welcome back to ClackCoKids, Georgia! Georgia Ullmann is rejoining our team as a Health Services Specialist. With her Master’s Degree in Public Health, Georgia will lead our COVID-19 prevention and response efforts – including monitoring the status of the pandemic, staying current on COVID-19 regulations and guidelines,…

By Susan Rue; CCCC Parent, Family, Community Engagement Manager | Over the last several years, we have partnered with TriMet to provide CCCC families with much needed transportation relief in the form of monthly transit passes. Our family service providers partner with enrolled families to identify those most in need of this support in order…

By Erich Brill, CCCC Operations Director | We are excited to announce the completion of our expansion project at our Sandy Ridge Center! The completed project features a new infant and toddler classroom, accompanied by a new infant and toddler outdoor play space. The new classroom will serve eight children and their families in the…

By Rosie Torres, CCCC Home-Based Manager | Interested in helping us to serve, connect, and grow? We are looking for parents and community members to volunteer for our Healthy Families Advisory Council! This is a chance to: Review policies and program practices Join us in program planning and self-assessment Provide feedback that will help us…

By Darcee Kilsdonk, CCCC Executive Director | COVID-19 continues to circulate in our community and we do not take for granted our responsibility to offer healthy and safe environments for the wellbeing of children, families, and staff.  As we prepare to open our centers for in-person services this fall, we will continue to follow health…