Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training certification course that teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions, and help direct an individual to appropriate care. This certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and provides an overview of common treatments.  Evaluations in randomized controlled trials and a quantitative study have found this CPR-like program is effective in improving trainees’ knowledge of mental disorders, reducing stigma, and increasing the amount of help provided to others.

REGISTRATION – Registration needs to occur in order to secure a place in the class.
For more information or to participate in a Mental Health First Aid training in Josephine County call Options for Southern Oregon: 541 476-2373 and ask for Sarah Small or Megan Clark. Cost is $25.00 (cash or check only)– Lunch Included. Scholarships available upon inquiry.  

Medford Open Streets

Open Streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing. With more than 130 documented initiatives in North America, open streets are increasingly common in cities seeking innovative ways to achieve environmental, social, economic, and public health goals.

OUR VISION

People traffic replaces car traffic – and the streets become ‘paved parks’ where people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can come out and improve their physical and mental health.

Medford Open Streets is different than a block party or street fair. It is part of a broad effort to encourage physical activity, and help people meet, make social connections, and re-imagine the City as a place to walk and bike for transportation.

Medford Open Streets will promote healthy active living through a free community event opening the city’s largest public space - its streets - to walk, bike, roll, and discover active transportation while fostering civic pride, stimulating economic development, and showcasing the diverse community, business, and government investments in Medford.

We hope you’ll join us this year and enjoy your City from a different perspective. Come wander at Open Streets and have some fun! You can even bring your dog.

OUR GOALS

• Improve the health of Medford residents

• Increase awareness of sustainable transportation options like walking , biking, and riding transit

• Highlight and create opportunities for local businesses, recirculating money directly into our local economy

• Increase neighborhood livability, vitality, and mobility

WHERE?

Our 1st Medford Open Streets Event will open a Route from Pear Blossom Park to Liberty Park Along Bartlett. Highlighting the connections from Pear Blossom Park and Downtown Medford to the Liberty Park Neighborhood, it will also give the community a chance to learn about the exciting improvements and plans for the Neighborhood. Learn about the Liberty Park Neighborhood Plan.

Medford Open Streets will promote healthy active living through a free community event opening the city’s largest public space - its streets - to walk, bike, roll, and discover active transportation while fostering civic pride, stimulating economic development, and showcasing the diverse community, business, and government investments in Medford. Medford’s 1st Open Streets will highlight the Liberty Park Neighborhood and create an open route from Pear Blossom Park to Liberty Park!

Medford Open Streets invites people to be curious about their city as they discover local businesses, use active transportation, view live performances, create art, and make connections with those around them.

https://www.medfordopenstreets.org/

The multicultural fair is an annual project of Friends of the Multicultural Fair, a group of the city of Medford’s Multicultural Commission. Through the help of many generous sponsors and trusted volunteers, it brings a free, one-day celebration of culture to Medford’s Pear Blossom Park. Entertainment, games and food highlight the event. For more information please visit the event’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/greatermedfordmulticultural/

JOSEPHINE COUNTY RECOVERY FAIR

RECOVERY LIVES HERE!  This is a free, family event with vendors that offer services to folks seeking or  celebrating a clean and sober lifestyle.  Booths will include services, healthcare information, community support as well as fun stuff or the kids. THIS IS A SMOKE FREE EVENT

Walk Date: 09/21/2019
Walk Location: The Commons Park in Downtown Medford - Medford, OR
Check-in/Registration Time: 10:30 am
Walk Begins: 12:00 pm
Raffle: 1:30 PM 
Walk Ends: 2:30 pm

For more information, please contact:
Contact Name: Ashley Cay 
Contact Phone: 541-531-5124 
Contact Email: acay@roguecu.org

Online registration closes at noon (local time) the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Registration is free and open to the public. Walk donations are accepted until December 31st.

Welcome to the Out of the Darkness Southern Oregon Walk

When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.

https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=6005

Children in need of assistance will be able to receive a free back-pack loaded with school supplies (while supplies last). They can also receive free hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Other services include emergency child identification fingerprinting, safety awareness, fire safety demonstrations, ice cream, bounce house, and much more.

This program is only open to residents of Josephine County. Parent or guardian must present a valid government issued photo ID and provide a current utility bill matching the address on the photo ID to be eligible for school supplies. Every child needing to receive a backpack and school supplies must be present with their parent/guardian on the day of the event.
For additional information please visit www.parkwaycc.com or call 541-479-2639

Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone — friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training certification course that teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions, and help direct an individual to appropriate care. This certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and provides an overview of common treatments.  Evaluations in randomized controlled trials and a quantitative study have found this CPR-like program is effective in improving trainees’ knowledge of mental disorders, reducing stigma, and increasing the amount of help provided to others.

REGISTRATION – Registration needs to occur in order to secure a place in the class.
For more information or to participate in a Mental Health First Aid training in Josephine County call Options for Southern Oregon: 541 476-2373 and ask for Sarah Small or Megan Clark. Cost is $25.00 (cash or check only)– Lunch Included. Scholarships available upon inquiry.  

Children in need of assistance will be able to receive a free back-pack loaded with school supplies (while supplies last). They can also receive free hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Other services include emergency child identification fingerprinting, safety awareness, fire safety demonstrations, ice cream, bounce house, and much more.

This program is only open to residents of Josephine County. Parent or guardian must present a valid government issued photo ID and provide a current utility bill matching the address on the photo ID to be eligible for school supplies. Every child needing to receive a backpack and school supplies must be present with their parent/guardian on the day of the event.
For additional information please visit www.parkwaycc.com or call 541-479-2639

Count Her In: Empowering Local Women & Girls

A Community Event Presented by Coalition for Kids

The "Count Her In" event will be held on Sunday, February 11th from 2:00-5:00 pm on the Grants Pass High School grounds. Attendees will first gather in the Performing Arts Center to hear from the Women's Foundation of Oregon about their groundbreaking report on the "8 That Can't Wait" and the "8 to Celebrate" for Women and Girls across our state.