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The 14th annual Washington County Family Caregivers Conference will take place on Friday, November 17, 2017.

The informational session will take place on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 2-4 p.m. at the main Beaverton City Library

Luke-Dorf to host neighborhood meeting regarding land use development application.

Registration is open for a six-week series called Powerful Tools for Caregivers that begins September 7, 2017.

Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services and Tuality Healthcare have been sponsoring Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six-week in-person education program, for many years. This fall, they are offering a class for people who are unable to attend the class in person. Caregivers will be able to participate in the class at home using their own computer and internet connection.

Updated information is available regarding the proposed Clover Court homes near SW 170th and Bany Road in Aloha.

Clover Court Update Number Six

Updated information is available regarding the proposed Clover Court homes near SW 170th and Bany Road.

Updated information is available regarding the proposed Clover Court homes near SW 170th and Bany Road.

The public is invited to a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, from 10-11 a.m., at Washington County’s Veterans Memorial Gateway, located at the corner of NE 34th Avenue and Veterans Drive in Hillsboro.

Updated information is available regarding the proposed Clover Court homes near SW 170th and Bany Road.

May is both Mental Health Awareness Month as well as Older Americans Month. In recognition of these two themes, Washington County Mental Health and Disability, Aging and Veteran Services are hosting a special event with Master Storyteller Paul Iarrobino.

This educational series is designed to help unpaid family caregivers take care of themselves while they are caring for a relative or friend with a chronic illness. Participants will learn how to reduce personal stress, communicate their needs effectively in challenging situations, deal with difficult emotions, and make tough caregiving decisions.

Work to complete an environmental review of the proposed Clover Court homes near SW 170th and Bany Road continues this month with some contractor activity on the site. The Board of Commissioners has not yet scheduled a meeting to decide on a land transfer.

Washington County and the Luke-Dorf nonprofit organization convened a community meeting last month about a proposed six-home development meant to help address chronic homelessness.

Veterans Day Ceremony 2016 on November 11 at 11 a.m.

Register now for the free Family Caregivers Conference on November 18

This educational series is designed to help unpaid family caregivers take care of themselves while they are caring for a relative or friend with a chronic illness.

Washington County has been awarded $3.4 million in Continuum of Care Program grant funds, under the new Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. In partnership, Washington County and non-profits will provide housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness.

Six-week series for caregivers begins at three locations starting in January 2016