Dianna Hansen, Founder and Executive Director of the Central Oregon Disabilities Support Network, talks about the origin of the organization, services provided, avenues to access services, funding, and the wide range of community and national supporters.
The Next Generation of Community Leaders with Michael Baker from the Boys and Girls Club of Bend
Michael Baker, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Bend, shares his enthusiasm for youth development programs. www.bgcBend.org
Cascade Culinary Institute with Brian Kerr
This episode is a conversation with Program Director Brian Kerr about Cascade Culinary Institute’s holiday pie and side offerings available to the community, the available Associate of Applied Science Degree, the wide range of classes offered, and the value of serving on their Advisory Committee. cascadeculinary.com
The Central Oregon Health Council's Regional Health Improvement Plan
Gwen Jones, Community Director for the Central Oregon Health Council, explains the role of the four-year Regional Health Improvement Plan in charting the next four year course in addressing Central Oregon's collective health care challenges.
Getting Creative With Bend's Open Arts Center
Founders of the Open Arts Center, Claire Brislin and Maija Kellner-Rhode, tell us how this organization provides a safe space for teens and adults to explore their creative sides.
Council on Aging - Serving Seniors in Central Oregon
This conversation with Executive Director Cassie Regimbal and Caring Connections Program Manager Jamie Lacore from the Council on Aging has a focus of caring for seniors in Central Oregon. Their goal is to keep seniors in our community safe, fed and connected. Those needing help with food, counseling, pet care, connection, and other challenges can be served by the Council on Aging. The contact number is (541) 678-5483. The web site is councilonaging.org.
Fill All Pantries with Kristin Points from High Desert Food & Farm Alliance
Fill Your Pantry is a community bulk-buying farmers market held annually in the fall at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. The event typically accepts SNAP benefits for payment, but with the current funding freeze, Central Oregonians haven’t received their benefits for November. Kristin Points - Executive Director of the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance - talks about the current Fill All Pantries fundraiser that was started as a response to the SNAP benefits freeze.
Stephen A. Forrester on "Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator"
Stephen Forrester discusses his book about Richard Neuberger, a consequential but often-forgotten figure in Oregon political history.
Conversation with Executive Director of the Deschutes Children Foundation, Cassie MacQueen
This conversation with Executive Director Cassie MacQueen, from the Deschutes Childrens Foundation focuses on the impact of federal reductions in needed funds to care for those in need in Central Oregon. The Deschutes Children Foundation partners with many other non-profits to serve community members including FAN (Family Access Network), local Food Banks including NeighborImpact, and THRIVE.
Creative Wellness with HUE's Dr. Maya Heck and Nicola Carpinelli
Since 2022, Hearts Unknown Education (HUE) has offered free art classes for youth in a space free of judgment and where they know there is hope for the future. Nicola Carpinelli is Executive Director and co-founder. Dr. Maya Heck is an adult, child, and adolescent board-certified psychiatrist at St. Charles Health System and a member of HUE’s Board of Directors. They talk about the programming HUE offers for youth at their art space on Franklin Avenue, as well as their upcoming fundraiser - Art from the Heart. ilovehue.org
Bend Burlesque Company with Ivy Devine
A conversation with Bend Burlesque Company owner and performer, Ivy Devine. Claire Merydith and Ms. Devine explore the history of burlesque including the beginning of the Company in Bend ten years ago. Burlesque offers unique and various avenues of creative expression and is appropriate for all - women, men, trans, gay, lesbian. Bend Burlesque offers shows, story interpretation, dance and song.
Visibility is Civic Duty with Mila Shelehoff, Yuliia Hryhorenko, Olena Vasylenko, and Anna Donoghue
Yuliia Hryhorenko and Olena Vasylenko relocated their families to Central Oregon two years ago so that their children could be safe from war. They moved here through Uniting for Ukraine (U4U), a US government humanitarian parole program that allowed private US citizens to sponsor and help support Ukrainian refugees.
They are joined by Mila Shelehoff, Executive Director of Art Sprouts and Founder of Bend For Ukraine, a community initiative supporting Ukrainian families resettling in Central Oregon. Anna Donoghue also joins as translator.
Mila Shelehoff’s article The Quiet Trail: Oregon’s Hidden Humanitarian Crisis and information about upcoming events can be found at artsprouts.org
Around the Bend Farms Programs with Ben Marsh and Josh Lesco
Ben Marsh, Co-founder and CEO, and Josh Lesco, Lead Farm Manager, of Around the Bend Farms, share about the development of ABF an the programs they have developed to help alleviate food insecurity in Central Oregon and particularly at Warm Springs.
Serenity Lane - Levels of Care using a medical model for alcohol and substance use disorders
Glenn Deveney, Regional Director of Outpatient Services for the Bend office of Serenity Lane, discusses the prevalence of alcohol and substance use disorders, the toll on the individual / families / employers & coworkers, levels of care focused on the whole person, and Serenity Lane's ongoing supports in conjuntion with an individual's support system,
Dusty and Stacia --- Not'cho Grandma's Bingo and the YouNI Movement
Dusty and Stacia talk about the work they do to support nonprofits in the community. They also openly share their personal stories of self-exploration of who they want to be in this world and how they connect with each other and others. They have also started a movement...YOUNI...to create opportunities where "we all can show up authentically and feel safe, celebrated and supported and experience JOY!" Information available at younimovement.com.
Transportation and Parking with Bend City Councilor Mike Riley
This general update on the issues currently facing the Bend City Council has a focus on parking and continuing construction, including road projects. Contact City Council at council@bendoregon.gov.
New Deschutes County Sheriff Ty Rupert
New Sheriff Ty Rupert shares how he is working to change the atmosphere for staff at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
Camp Fire Central Oregon - The Autumn Faire - Celebrating Youth and Families
Kecia Kubota, Executive Director for Camp Fire Central Oregon, reviews the status of its programs across Central Oregon, summer participation numbers, the upcoming 4th Annual Autumn Family Faire - and the vital element of Spark in the lives of youth. campfireco.org
The Central Oregon Tool Library with John Heylin
John Heylin shares about the tool library he has set up at the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Bend.
Think Wild 2025 - A year of Newsworthy Events
Sally Compton, Executive Director for Think Wild, goes over rescues, rehabs, and releases back to the wild for a variety of wildlife and looks ahead to the Chili Cookoff Fundraiser. www.thinkwildco.org