Come hear Representative Pam Marsh and Former Representative Peter Buckley discuss their work in child care.
Hosted by the Ashland branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) the meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in the United Methodist Church’s Wesley Hall, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. The event is open to the public.
Rep. Pam Marsh focused on childcare issues in the 2023 Legislative Session in Salem; a bill she sponsored, HB 2727, passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law by Gov Tina Kotek. HB 2727 sets up a work group in the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DCLD) to examine ways to expand early learning and care facilities in the childcare desert that is Oregon.
Peter Buckley is Executive Director of Southern Oregon Success (SOS) and works with the Southern Oregon Early Childhood Support Network. The Network revolves around a Family Success Plan process. People who are pregnant, are thinking about becoming pregnant or have children under 5 years old will develop Individualized Family Success Plans. The goal of the Plans is to make sure every child in Jackson and Josephine Counties enters Kindergarten ready to thrive.
Come hear how this innovative program connected 70 families in Spring 2023, with the services and resources offered by doulas, birthing centers, parent mentoring, family nurturing centers and others, with many more being helped since then!
