Oregon’s Kitchen Table creates public engagement opportunities to allow Oregonians to weigh in on policy questions posed by elected officials and public managers. Oregon’s Kitchen Table has been used at the state, local and regional levels to gather feedback from a wide variety of Oregonians on a range of topics, including state budgeting priorities, county budgeting, kindergarten readiness, school boundaries, regional economic development priorities, and values and beliefs.
Baker County Health Care
In August 2023, after several months of uncertainty, St. Alphonsus Hospital ended acute care services at St. Alphonsus Hospital. This includes its Intensive Care Unit and Baker City birthing center. Now, Baker County officials and other community leaders are considering possible ideas for providing health care and public health services.
Baker County is partnering with Oregon’s Kitchen Table to hear from people who live in Baker County about health care needs. We also want to hear what you and others in the county might want for health care services now and in the future. You can find out about ways to share what you think here.
Your input will help the County make decisions about ideas for providing health care and public health services in Baker County.
Birth Through Five Literacy Plan
In 2023 the Oregon Legislature passed a bill called the Early Literacy Success Initiative. This law directed the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) to develop a Birth Through Five Literacy Plan. The plan will offer ways for partners, program staff, and community groups to support families to help children ages birth through five develop language, early writing, and listening skills.
DELC is partnering with Oregon’s Kitchen Table to hear from people across the state about this topic. Share what you think here.
If you work for an early learning partner, program, or provider, or a community group supporting families with children ages birth through five, join us for a community conversation.
- October 17th, 9:00 - 10:30am: https://tinyurl.com/oct17-literacy
- October 22nd, 4:00 - 5:30pm: https://tinyurl.com/oct22-literacy
- October 30th, 12:00 - 1:30pm: https://tinyurl.com/oct30-literacy
- 6 de noviembre (en español), 6:30 - 8pm: https://tinyurl.com/15nov-charla