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[Gene EVANS]

Welcome to the newsletter about Safely Reducing the Number of Oregon Children in Foster Care, and updates about the OCCF/Casey/DHS partnership. Have you visited the project website ( http://oregonfostercare.wordpress.com/ ) lately? There are many resources available including areas specific to the Equity Task Force ( http://oregonfostercare.wordpress.com/equity-task-force/ ), and Relative Care ( http://oregonfostercare.wordpress.com/relative-care/ ).
 In this newsletter:
. End of Year Reports - Action Required
. Communication/Marketing/Design Support for Casey Counties
End of Year Reports -- Action Required: It's been nearly a year since the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Oregon Commission on Children and Families announced the partnership with national foundation Casey Family Programs to support our efforts to safely reduce the number of Oregon children in foster care. It's a good time to begin to gather statewide information about our activities and progress for a year end report. In an effort to better understand the important work each of the counties are doing, and how we can better support you, we want to hear from you. We want to know what has worked, what hasn't and what we can do in preparation for 2010. Enclosed is a form for answering these questions. Please complete the attached "Year End Report" on your county's activities and submit it to Catherine Stelzer catherine.r.stelzer at state.or.us no later than December 18, 2009. Please contact Catherine if you have any questions or need clarification. We'll share the results after the first of the year!
Communication/Marketing/Design Support
Support to the 8 county teams for communications needs is available on a limited basis through the Core Team and consultant LeAnn Locher (www.leannlocher.com ( http://www.leannlocher.com/ )). LeAnn has over 15 years experience working with small and large teams on building awareness for issues including travel in Oregon, women's issues in Chicago, children and families issues throughout the country, and brings both creative and strategic skills to the table. Some of the areas she can assist local teams include the following:
Communication material development
Strategy, writing, graphic design and production support for;
Brochures
Flyers  (for an example, see a flyer LeAnn produced for Tillamook County's recent community forum)
Handouts
Advertisements
Folders
Posters
Web ads/website support
Speaker support materials e.g. powerpoint
Social media strategy/support
Public awareness and public relations
Public awareness and relations plan development: how to raise awareness of the issue at hand within your community. Plans may include audience identification, message development, goal definition, communication strategies for development of messages, and steps for implementation.
Media relations
 Strategies for media relations including
Pitch development
Targeted media venues
Media release writing and support
General communication counsel for issues relating to community awareness, project recognition, and leveraging partnerships and resources.
To contact LeAnn for communication support, please call 503-860-5088. Because there is limited support available per team, LeAnn will work with you directly to best assess your needs and will provide you with a reasonable scope of work that she can accomplish.
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