CSC's Charter School, Career Tech, has a WeatherBug station for Lincoln City and Career Tech. It's a good place to check out the weather before you head to the coast. Go to Weatherbug or you can get there from the Career Tech website too.
Friday, February 26, 2010
One Door Closed and Others Opened for Preschoolers in Lincoln County
Lincoln City, OR…When the door closed for the final time at Walt’s Hillside Honeytree Preschool in Lincoln City other doors opened for preschool programs in Lincoln County. One of those opening doors benefitted Community Services Consortium’s Lincoln County Head Start Program, thanks to the Honeytree School board members.Liz Young, president of the Walt’s Hillside Honeytree School Board, and fellow board members Mary Jane Munger and Robyn Myers were determined to use the money from the sale of the school building and property to reach as many children as possible. They chose to use the money for programs serving preschool aged children or early childhood programs.
“The board ruled that the money from the sale would go to a 501 (c)3 nonprofit,” said Liz Young. “We wanted to help as many children get preschool in Lincoln County as we could. We felt by splitting the money among programs, we reached more children in our Lincoln county communities.”
CSC’s Lincoln County Head Start was one of the programs to receive a donation. Suzanne Miller, Director of the CSC Lincoln County Head Start Program and Martha Lyon, Executive Director of CSC accepted a donation of $31,445 from the Honey Tree board members at a luncheon held February 18th in Lincoln City.
“Thank you to Walt’s Hillside Honeytree School Board for the generous contribution of $31,445 to help support the classrooms of Head Start, Lincoln County,” said Susanne Miller. “We are grateful for this appreciation of the work that Head Start does to assist children and families in our county to better prepare for their successful futures. We can only succeed with this kind of patronage from our community partners. From the hearts of our children and families, we send our deepest gratitude.”
Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive developmental services for America's low-income, pre-school children ages three to five and social services for their families. The child focused programs are aimed at increasing the school readiness of young children. Head Start provides services in the areas of education and early childhood development; medical, dental, and mental health; nutrition; and parent involvement.
CSC Head Start of Lincoln County serves 160 children and their families in Toledo, Lincoln City and Newport. For more information, please call Toledo: 336-5113, Lincoln City: 996-3028, or Newport: 574-7690.
CSC Weatherization Training Program Spring Schedule
CSC Weatherization Training Center is located at240 SW Washington ST, Corvallis, OR 97333
CSCWxTraining@Communityservices.us
Course: Lane Community College: Weatherization/Energy Auditor Lab (closed enrollment)
Cost: Contracted Sessions: February 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 & March 1, 2, & 3, 2010
Customized training includes full use of training facility, limited field work and 2 Weatherization Training Staff each day. 2 cohorts of 14 students will be served for a total of 28 students.
Course: Performance Tested Comfort Systems PTCS – Duct Sealing Certification
Cost: $450 Session: March 8-10, 2010 (open enrollment)
Description: The PTCS Duct Seal training class covers several aspects of the PTCS program including:
• Pressure diagnostics in the building to identify leakage to the outside
• The use of testing equipment like the duct blaster, blower door, and manometer
• Proper techniques for securing and sealing ductwork, including mechanical fastening, Panduit straps, and the use of mastic.
• Program specific requirements to qualify for utility incentives and tax credits
Technicians who successfully complete the course will become PTCS Certified and will be eligible to participate in various regional programs sponsored by Bonneville Power Administration, Energy Trust of Oregon, local utilities, and the Oregon Dept of Energy. For more information visit www.ptcsnw.com
Course: BPI – Building Analyst & Resnet HERS Testing Certifications (closed enrollment)
Cost: Contracted Session: March 15-19, 2010
Customized training for local contractor and in-service training for CSC Weatherization Trainers.
Course: BPI – Building Analyst & Envelope Professional Dual Certification Class (open enrollment)
Cost: $4,250 Session: March 22nd-April 9th
Description: Building Performance Institute (BPI) certification is the nationally approved training standard of the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program of the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (DOE and EPA). Locally, the Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO) is a participant in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program.
Building Analyst Professional – course content:
• Fundamentals of Building Science • BPI Standards and Project Specifications
• Fundamentals of Buildings and their Systems • Analyzing Building Systems
• Measurement and Verification of Building • Professional Ethics, Conduct & Communications Performance
Envelope Professional – course content:
• Building Science (Intermediate) • BPI Standards and Project Specifications
• Envelope Systems and their interactions with (Intermediate)
other Systems • Optimizing Envelopes and their interactions
• Measurement and Verification of Building with Building Systems
Performance (Intermediate) • Professional Ethics, Conduct & Communications
Course: Pre-apprenticeship Program with Corvallis School District (closed enrollment)
Cost: NA Session: April 19-23, 2010
Customized one-week introduction to weatherization and green jobs with the Corvallis School District.
To request additional information or to register for any open enrolment class, please email CSCWxTraining@Communityservices.us.
Scholarships & Tuition Waivers are available to WorkSource Oregon participants who are registered with Community Services Consortium.
Learning exchange: Newport Head Start demonstrates to Taiwanese
The article, written by Newport NewsTimes reporter Monique Cohen, originally appeared in the February 10, 2010, edition.
A group of 14 exchange students and faculty from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan recently visited the Community Services Consortium Head Start center in Newport as part of their two-week studies while at Oregon State University.
OSU Associate Professor Sharon Rosenkoetter, who teaches in the Human Development and Family Sciences department, accompanied the group. Rosenkoetter also directs the Study Abroad in Taiwan Program, which gives OSU students an opportunity to take classes while living in Taiwan and learning more about their culture over a 10-week program.
Suzanne Miller, CSC Head Start director, and Jan Morden, education, disabilities, mental health coordinator, gave students a tour of the building and grounds before everyone gathered together to learn about Head Start. Taiwan doesn’t have a program similar to Head Start, so the visiting group was eager to learn more and had plenty of questions. Miller explained that the Head Start program is more than 40 years old and is for 3 to 4-year-old children from low-income households. She stressed that Head Start isn’t a preschool or a daycare.
“The heart of Head Start is holistic. We’re really taking care of the whole child. This isn’t just a school. School is one part, but we also take care of the social and emotional needs of the child,” she said. Head Start currently operates eight classes in three Lincoln County locations, Newport, Toledo and Lincoln City. Children attend class three days a week, and an average classroom size is about 20 students. Every aspect of the child’s needs are evaluated. “We make sure they have dental screenings and health screenings, and we do hearing and vision tests,” Miller said.
“However, I think what is also key is the parental involvement. We really involve the parents.” Each month parents attend meetings, and they are involved in the policy council - one of Head Start’s governing bodies - so they have a say in hiring and changes to the program. Head Start teacher advocates visit parents and the children during monthly home visits. Morden said Head Start also works with special needs students, and part of her job is to make sure the children receive the services they require. Head Start is federally funded and also receives state government grants. This year, CSC Head Start received government stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which it is using to help with staff training and new educational requirements for teachers.
Miller shared with the students the results of long-term studies of Head Start that children from the program have increased high school graduation rates, fewer grade repetitions and better emotional development. It also helps move families out of poverty.
One student asked Miller about the future of Head Start and whether she saw the program growing. “I think because the forecast is kind of gloomy for the near future, financially, it means that more families are going to need Head Start’s kind of help,” said Miller. “Right now, we really want to serve more of Lincoln County. For us to get the word out there is so important to let families know we’re here. We’re helping lift those families and those children up so they can become partners with others in building a better world.”
CSC Head Start is currently recruiting new students for next year. Contact any CSC Head Start location for an application.
A group of 14 exchange students and faculty from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan recently visited the Community Services Consortium Head Start center in Newport as part of their two-week studies while at Oregon State University.
OSU Associate Professor Sharon Rosenkoetter, who teaches in the Human Development and Family Sciences department, accompanied the group. Rosenkoetter also directs the Study Abroad in Taiwan Program, which gives OSU students an opportunity to take classes while living in Taiwan and learning more about their culture over a 10-week program.
Suzanne Miller, CSC Head Start director, and Jan Morden, education, disabilities, mental health coordinator, gave students a tour of the building and grounds before everyone gathered together to learn about Head Start. Taiwan doesn’t have a program similar to Head Start, so the visiting group was eager to learn more and had plenty of questions. Miller explained that the Head Start program is more than 40 years old and is for 3 to 4-year-old children from low-income households. She stressed that Head Start isn’t a preschool or a daycare.
“The heart of Head Start is holistic. We’re really taking care of the whole child. This isn’t just a school. School is one part, but we also take care of the social and emotional needs of the child,” she said. Head Start currently operates eight classes in three Lincoln County locations, Newport, Toledo and Lincoln City. Children attend class three days a week, and an average classroom size is about 20 students. Every aspect of the child’s needs are evaluated. “We make sure they have dental screenings and health screenings, and we do hearing and vision tests,” Miller said.
“However, I think what is also key is the parental involvement. We really involve the parents.” Each month parents attend meetings, and they are involved in the policy council - one of Head Start’s governing bodies - so they have a say in hiring and changes to the program. Head Start teacher advocates visit parents and the children during monthly home visits. Morden said Head Start also works with special needs students, and part of her job is to make sure the children receive the services they require. Head Start is federally funded and also receives state government grants. This year, CSC Head Start received government stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which it is using to help with staff training and new educational requirements for teachers.
Miller shared with the students the results of long-term studies of Head Start that children from the program have increased high school graduation rates, fewer grade repetitions and better emotional development. It also helps move families out of poverty.
One student asked Miller about the future of Head Start and whether she saw the program growing. “I think because the forecast is kind of gloomy for the near future, financially, it means that more families are going to need Head Start’s kind of help,” said Miller. “Right now, we really want to serve more of Lincoln County. For us to get the word out there is so important to let families know we’re here. We’re helping lift those families and those children up so they can become partners with others in building a better world.”
CSC Head Start is currently recruiting new students for next year. Contact any CSC Head Start location for an application.
Paring energy costs through efficiency
This article, written by Steve Lathrop of the Albany Democrat-Herald, was published Monday, February 22, 2010.
Stephanie Green and Paul Deatherage are on the move a lot. They might be in Lincoln County one day, in east Linn County the next, and back in Benton County the day after.
Green and Deatherage provide low-income families in all three counties with what is becoming popular money-saving information. Through the Community Services Consortium’s Emergency Services Department, they are educating families on energy efficiency.
“It’s a money-saving perspective that we take,” says Green, the energy education coordinator. “We point out the environmental advantages, but our emphasis is to help people cut costs.”
Green, in her first year with the CSC, is taking the lead on a new program that she says is off to a good start.
She conducts free Energy Conservation Workshops at CSC sites in Albany, Lebanon, Corvallis and Newport, pointing out ways families can lower their energy expenses. “It’s new, but it’s busy. I had 140 people in January workshops,” Green said. “I do three or four workshops at each site every month.”
About 20 people are on hand each session. Most come to the workshops through referrals from the CSC’s Energy Assistance Office. That was the case with Cheri Staker of Albany.
“I knew I needed to get some weatherization and I was sent here. I think it’s going to show me the right way to do things,” Staker said.
Workshops help speed up a process that used to feature one home visit at a time for on-side audits and to provide instruction.
Deatherage still conducts the free home visits and remains busy, but some of the pressure has been lifted because of the workshops.
“The addition of the workshops along with the audit allows us to reach more people,” he said. “I’m able to get the information to those who can’t get to workshops ... the elderly and disabled.” He is able to handle three visits a day, and inspections provide a thorough energy-efficiency analysis.
Workshops include a free kit with energy-saving materials to help attendees get jump-started. Kits include caulk and a caulking gun, spray foam, energy-efficient light bulbs, and thermometers to measure water and refrigerator temperatures.
Home inspections, which are available to workshop participants as well, offer additional weatherization materials. “I have more materials in my truck that are more custom to the clients' needs,” Deatherage said. “And if they need help installing the materials, I can offer that as well.”
Homeowners who have taken the workshop or had an audit can usually qualify for CSC’s free weatherization program, which brings an in-house crew to completely weatherize a home. Funding for the job costs comes from federal and state grants.
Stephanie Green and Paul Deatherage are on the move a lot. They might be in Lincoln County one day, in east Linn County the next, and back in Benton County the day after.
Green and Deatherage provide low-income families in all three counties with what is becoming popular money-saving information. Through the Community Services Consortium’s Emergency Services Department, they are educating families on energy efficiency.
“It’s a money-saving perspective that we take,” says Green, the energy education coordinator. “We point out the environmental advantages, but our emphasis is to help people cut costs.”
Green, in her first year with the CSC, is taking the lead on a new program that she says is off to a good start.
She conducts free Energy Conservation Workshops at CSC sites in Albany, Lebanon, Corvallis and Newport, pointing out ways families can lower their energy expenses. “It’s new, but it’s busy. I had 140 people in January workshops,” Green said. “I do three or four workshops at each site every month.”
About 20 people are on hand each session. Most come to the workshops through referrals from the CSC’s Energy Assistance Office. That was the case with Cheri Staker of Albany.
“I knew I needed to get some weatherization and I was sent here. I think it’s going to show me the right way to do things,” Staker said.
Workshops help speed up a process that used to feature one home visit at a time for on-side audits and to provide instruction.
Deatherage still conducts the free home visits and remains busy, but some of the pressure has been lifted because of the workshops.
“The addition of the workshops along with the audit allows us to reach more people,” he said. “I’m able to get the information to those who can’t get to workshops ... the elderly and disabled.” He is able to handle three visits a day, and inspections provide a thorough energy-efficiency analysis.
Workshops include a free kit with energy-saving materials to help attendees get jump-started. Kits include caulk and a caulking gun, spray foam, energy-efficient light bulbs, and thermometers to measure water and refrigerator temperatures.
Home inspections, which are available to workshop participants as well, offer additional weatherization materials. “I have more materials in my truck that are more custom to the clients' needs,” Deatherage said. “And if they need help installing the materials, I can offer that as well.”
Homeowners who have taken the workshop or had an audit can usually qualify for CSC’s free weatherization program, which brings an in-house crew to completely weatherize a home. Funding for the job costs comes from federal and state grants.
2010 Legislative Accomplishments for Head Start
"Children are the most worthwhile assets in which Oregon can invest. When the private and the public sectors work in tandem to ensure every young person has the opportunity to thrive, our state will see a high return on our investment. My colleagues and I in the Legislature affirmed this value this month by funding $1 million in new money for the Early Head Start program, while protecting Head Start from any budget cuts through the 2009-2011 biennium.
Without the tremendous and invaluable assistance Head Start and Family Stepping Stones provide, Oregon’s youth would surely suffer. One of the foremost responsibilities of government is to maintain the best services and support possible for the next generation.
As a father and a legislator, I know first-hand the wonderful progress that can be made when a child’s potential, which may begin as a mere whisper, is supported and cultivated until it becomes a great roar. We must invest in the future, and we must invest in our children. We have done just that during the 2010 Legislative Session, and our success today is a stepping stone on the path to developing tomorrow’s leaders.
It is an honor to represent you in the Oregon House of Representatives."
Managing a Successful Volunteer Program
Are you a volunteer coordinator, volunteer program manager, or someone who recruits or works with volunteers? Do you want to increase the effectiveness of your program’s use of volunteers? Would you like to recruit and retain quality volunteers, and motivate them to excel? LBvision Volunteer Center, a part of CSC's RSVP program, offers this training series at minimal cost, as a service to our local nonprofits.A 10-week course in professional development for nonprofit staff that
work directly with volunteers. This course is offered by LBvision Volunteer Center, a program of CSC’s RSVP Program.
Training will focus on strategies to build competence in volunteer management. Session Topics
4/1: Advocating for Your Volunteer Program: Erin Barnhart, Volunteer Initiatives, Idealist.org- Portland, Director
4/8: Designing Volunteer Positions & Volunteer Motivation: Tifani Erpelding, AmeriCorps *VISTA Program Coordinator, CSC
4/15: Recruitment: Beth Fox, RSVP/LBvision Director, CSC
4/22: Interviewing Volunteers: Tifani Erpelding, AmeriCorps *VISTA Program Coordinator, CSC
4/29: Training Volunteers & Risk Management: Tifani Erpelding, AmeriCorps *VISTA Program Coordinator, CSC
5/6: Volunteer Retention & Recognition: Beth Fox, RSVP/LBvision Director, CSC
5/13: Supervision & Delegation: Deb Curtis, Corvallis Parks and Recreation, Youth Volunteer Corps Program Director
5/20: Mutual Performance Reviews/Handling Performance Problems: Glenis Chapin, Marion County Volunteer Services Coordinator
5/27: Program Evaluation: Glenis Chapin, Marion County Volunteer Services Coordinator
6/3: Latest Topics in Volunteer Management : Social Networking,
Marketing your program and more: Kate Budd, Volunteerism Program Coordinator, Oregon Volunteers
Workshop Series Fee: $75 for 10 sessions; LBvision members receive discount $20 for 10 sessions
Dates: Every Thursday, April 1st through June 3rd Time: 1pm - 3pm
CSC Conference Room at Two Rivers Market, 250 Broadalbin SW, Albany, OR 97321
Registration Deadline: Mail check to LBvision by March 25, 2010
For information call: (541) 812-0849
Contact RSVP at:
Linn Office: 250 Broadalbin SW, Ste. 2A Albany, OR 541-812-0849
Benton Office: 545 SW 2nd Street, Ste. A, Corvallis, OR 541-753-9197
Sponsored by Community Services Consortium, RSVP has operated locally for over 30 years as a nonprofit volunteer resource.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tale of the Watery Grave Marker
Left to right, Community Services Consortium workers Dave Petts, Marcus Eveler and Dallas Hanthorn and Benton county employee Shane Galloway carry a grave marker found in Crystal Lake to a waiting ATV on Thursday morning. The marker belongs to Richard C. Johnson, who died in 1870. (Andy Cripe | Gazette-Times) Story courtesy of Corvallis Gazette-Times By Rachel Beck, Gazette-Times reporter | Posted: Friday, February 5, 2010 7:00 am.
It sounds like one of those misty recollections from childhood, one straddling the line of certainty between reality and dream: When he was 12 years old, Tim Smartt saw a tombstone sticking out of the murky waters of Crystal Lake.
"I was really creeped out," remembered Smartt, now 37.
But as it goes with childhood memories, he soon forgot all about it.
Thursday, the memory was revived - and a link was reconnected with Corvallis' early history. But that's getting ahead of the story.
A few weeks ago, Smartt, his son Isaac, and his friend Walden Burt were exploring the area around the slough, which borders pioneer Crystal Lake Cemetery. Smartt flashed back to his eerie boyhood experience and wondered if it was possible that the grave marker he remembered was still in the water. After chopping through brambles to the water, to his surprise, he found something sticking out of the water.
Smartt and Burt returned with a rowboat to get a closer look. In the eerie, swampy lake, it stood: a moss-covered marble grave obelisk, about 3 feet high, missing its decorative top.
"It was pretty spooky, actually," Smartt said.
Smartt wanted to find out to which grave in the cemetery the marker belonged. He called the Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Department, which took ownership of Crystal Lake Cemetery in 2001. For the 141 years before then, the Corvallis Masonic Lodge No. 14 had operated the cemetery, which was established in 1860.
Thursday morning, county employees and a crew from the Community Services Consortium came out to remove the obelisk from Crystal Lake. While workers prepared to move the marble obelisk, which stood exposed in the shallow lake, Smartt and Isaac wandered across the lake bed. Suddenly Smartt gave a yell: They'd just discovered the grave marker that probably went with the obelisk.
Once the mud was cleaned off, excitement grew. The striated white marble square, about 18 inches high, wide and tall, read "Richard C. Johnson, M.D. Born Mar. 29, 1831, died July 26, 1870."
"This was a surprise," said Al Kitzman, Benton County parks superintendent, as he inspected the find.The marker was about 40 feet from the obelisk; a concrete block, which might be the base for both pieces, was another 20 feet or so up the west side of the embankment that borders the cemetery. "It probably came down here the same time the obelisk came down here," Kitzman said. "How that obelisk got way over there is a mystery."
It took several people to lift the obelisk, which weighed a few hundred pounds, into an ATV trailer. To move the inscribed marker, metal rods were strapped into an "X" atop the stone, so four people could grasp the rods and carry it to the ATV. Both pieces were taken to a county storage area for further inspection.
By the end of the day, more about Dr. Richard C. Johnson also had emerged.
Mary Gallagher, collections manager at the Benton County Historical Society, said documents show Johnson was born in Missouri. In 1863, he married Florence Avery, the daughter of Corvallis founder J.C. Avery. The couple had four children: Robert, Ethel, George and Esther.
Gallagher said an 1860 census form lists Johnson's occupation as "druggist."
In "History of Corvallis, 1846-1900," Bruce Martin writes that by 1861, a Dr. R.C. Johnson had opened an office in the city.
So how did his tombstone end up in Crystal Lake?
Smartt was concerned the stones had been taken from a grave by vandals, or washed down the embankment in a flood. He wondered if the doctor had been lying in an unmarked grave for decades.
But Judy Juntenen said that Johnson does have a headstone. Juntenen, a former research librarian for the historic society who has surveyed the cemetery, was able to check records Thursday and discover that Johnson now shares a marker with his wife, Florence.
Florence remarried after Johnson's death, and her marker has a different last name, but she apparently chose to be buried with Johnson. Her family, the Averys, also are buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Juntenen thinks the marker must have been replaced sometime after Florence died in 1928. It's possible the old tombstone was just thrown down the embankment as a quick and easy means of disposal.
"It's in really remarkably good condition," she said. "There are fractures on the shaft, but that's not terribly unusual considering that it's probably been down there for some time."
She has just started researching Johnson and said she plans to continue trying to find where the long-missing piece of marble fits into the Avery family history.
Posted in Local on Friday, February 5, 2010 7:00 am Updated: 11:45 pm.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CSC Receives Healthy Kids Outreach and Enrollment Grant
Community Services Consortium (CSC) has announced the beginning of their Healthy Kids Outreach and Enrollment Campaign to educate the community about the Healthy Kids Program and to get more children enrolled in health coverage. CSC received this grant from the Department of Human Services as part of their statewide focus on increasing enrollment in health coverage for children. “It is estimated that around 8,000 children across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties that are between 0-18 could be eligible for a part of the Healthy Kids program. We have a lot of families to reach and a lot of kids to get enrolled in a short amount of time,” states Tifani Erpelding, CSC’s Healthy Kids Program Coordinator for Linn and Benton Counties. “We are excited to begin working with our local partners to get this message out and to give kids the healthy chance they deserve.”
Healthy Kids is free or low-cost health care coverage for children and eligibility is mostly based on income. Recently the income guidelines were increased to allow more children to qualify. For example, a family of four with an income less than $66,000 may be eligible for low-cost coverage. Families are encouraged to apply even if they think they might not be eligible or if they weren’t eligible in the past.
Healthy Kids is free or low-cost health care coverage for children and eligibility is mostly based on income. Recently the income guidelines were increased to allow more children to qualify. For example, a family of four with an income less than $66,000 may be eligible for low-cost coverage. Families are encouraged to apply even if they think they might not be eligible or if they weren’t eligible in the past.
For more information about scheduling a presentation or partnering with CSC or if you would like help with your Healthy Kids Application please contact Tifani Erpelding at 541-758-2641 in Linn and Benton Counties and Susan Stewart at 541-265-8505 in Lincoln County. Information about the program can also be found on the CSC website at www.communityservices.us.
The Linn, Benton and Lincoln Workforce Investment Board Receives Grant for Weatherization Training
Corvallis, OR— The Linn, Benton, Lincoln Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has received a $450,000 grant from the Federal Department of Labor to recruit dislocated workers and youth to enter training in the weatherization and home retrofit industries. The grant money is part of the State Energy Sector Partnership grants, made through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as part of a $500 million nation-wide initiative to promote economic growth by preparing workers for careers in the energy efficiency industries.
“Community Services Consortium (CSC) will provide the training in collaboration with two local community colleges, the Oregon Energy Coordinators Association, and Northwest Energy Education Institute,” said Steve Bekofsky, Director of Linn, Benton, Lincoln Workforce Investment Board. “We are excited to work with Community Services Consortium and project team members to train for jobs in a high-growth industry.
One hundred seventy five individuals will be recruited for training in the weatherization and home retrofit industries. The training results in a number of certifications and prepares workers for occupations in energy efficiency and renewable energy such as Weatherization; Energy Auditors; Energy Analyst; HVAC; Air Sealing/Duct Sealing; Energy Education; General Construction/Carpenter; New Construction/Remodeling; Insulation; Window Installers; Roofers; and Painters.
One hundred seventy five individuals will be recruited for training in the weatherization and home retrofit industries. The training results in a number of certifications and prepares workers for occupations in energy efficiency and renewable energy such as Weatherization; Energy Auditors; Energy Analyst; HVAC; Air Sealing/Duct Sealing; Energy Education; General Construction/Carpenter; New Construction/Remodeling; Insulation; Window Installers; Roofers; and Painters.
“Our Weatherization Training Program has accomplished a great deal in less than one year of operation,” said Clay Martin, CSC Workforce & Education Director. “We are looking forward to working with all of our partners on this new project.”
The Workforce Investment Board will be forming a “Green Jobs Council” to monitor this project. Potential members of the Green Jobs Council include: Linn-Benton Community College, the Oregon Employment Department, Albany Millersburg Economic Development, Economic Development Alliance, Lane Community College, Oregon Energy Coordinators Association Training and Technical Assistance Committee, and the Oregon Southern Idaho Laborers-Employers Training Trust.
The Linn, Benton, Lincoln Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a public-private, business-led organization dedicated to providing and maintaining a high quality workforce in the region. The WIB’s membership includes representatives of private business, state agencies, local government, community organizations and organized labor. The WIB oversees the WorkSource Centers and contracts with Community Services Consortium to provide services to adult job seekers, dislocated workers and youth aged 14-24. Additional information about the WIB can be found at: http://www.region4wib.org.
The Linn, Benton, Lincoln Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a public-private, business-led organization dedicated to providing and maintaining a high quality workforce in the region. The WIB’s membership includes representatives of private business, state agencies, local government, community organizations and organized labor. The WIB oversees the WorkSource Centers and contracts with Community Services Consortium to provide services to adult job seekers, dislocated workers and youth aged 14-24. Additional information about the WIB can be found at: http://www.region4wib.org.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A company shares its profits
Sheridan Long, (far right) of Happy Earth Produce Delivery presents a share of her company profits to Susan James, (middle)Volunteer and Gleaning Coordinator of Linn Benton Food Share and Martha Lyon (left), Executive Director of Community Services Consortium (CSC).Sheridan Long, a ten-year-old seventh grader at Oregon Connections Academy (ORCA), runs a seasonal business called Happy Earth Produce Delivery in Corvallis. Ten percent of her profit is earmarked for Linn-Benton Food Share.
“I wanted to give some of my profit to a charity, and 10 percent is a good round number,” said Sheridan. “I am working with food, and I thought of giving food to other people who need it. Next year, when I expand, I will have even more money to donate.”
“Sheridan, We appreciate your donation,” said Lyon. “We want you to come to see us at CSC when you are ready to intern, or work or volunteer. You are a great example of the enterprising, caring and bright young person we look for.”
Susan James outlined many of the opportunities young people have to volunteer at CSC and Linn Benton Food Share including at Food Share’s warehouse in Tangent on the last Thursday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Some of Sheridan’s clients donated extra for her contribution to Food Share. Her total donation for the 2009 season was $40 dollars. Happy Earth Produce Delivery helps people eat healthier. Baskets of fresh produce - at least two pounds - from offerings at local farms and farmer’s markets are tailored for and deliverd right to people's doorsteps along with recipes and tips to go with the contents.
Renters Education Program
Community Services Consortium is offering the Second Chance Renter Rehabilitation Program for low-income people who are unable to obtain housing due to poor credit and/or a poor rental history.
The Second Chance Program is designed to help people gain the skills, strategies, and self-confidence they need to obtain and maintain housing. The next session offered will be at CSC’s Albany office at 250 SW Broadalbin, Suite 2A from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the following days:
February 22nd: How to be a Good Tenant
February 24th: Goal Setting
March 1st: Conflict Resolution
March 3rd: Landlord/Tenant Issues
March 8th: Money Management
March 10th: Energy Education
Participants who attend all six classes will receive a Certificate of Completion. For more information, or to register, please call Cindy Pratt at (541)758-2798.
The Second Chance Program is designed to help people gain the skills, strategies, and self-confidence they need to obtain and maintain housing. The next session offered will be at CSC’s Albany office at 250 SW Broadalbin, Suite 2A from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the following days:
February 22nd: How to be a Good Tenant
February 24th: Goal Setting
March 1st: Conflict Resolution
March 3rd: Landlord/Tenant Issues
March 8th: Money Management
March 10th: Energy Education
Participants who attend all six classes will receive a Certificate of Completion. For more information, or to register, please call Cindy Pratt at (541)758-2798.
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