Forum Reflections & Resources
Reflections from February’s Forum: Regional Resiliency: Planning for a Successful Future
Resiliency means much more than just surviving the shocks: forest fires, earthquakes, drought or the occasional damaging storm. This forum focused on the inevitable, yet uncertain challenges and priorities our community faces; and the planning and framework opportunities we can help influence [...]
Reflections from January’s Forum: Kids & Care- Central Oregon’s Childcare Crisis
Our area's population continues to grow at a staggering rate, and with minimal growth in child care providers, we have become a child care desert. Our speakers at January’s forum showed statistics, uncovered the why, and provided ideas to address our childcare [...]
Reflections from December’s Forum: What if a Felon Lives Next Door?
Despite a general downward trend in America's crime rate, the number of incarcerated individuals continues to climb. December's forum provided different perspectives from former inmates and a Deschutes County Adult Parole & Probation officer on the importance of second chances to our [...]
Reflections from November’s Forum: Politics, Sex & Religion: How to have difficult conversations without being difficult
We paused. We leaned in. We shared. We connected. Thanks for showing up for Politics, Sex & Religion—how to have difficult conversations without being difficult. Seems like this conversation struck a chord, with powerful new awareness and insights. It’s good to be [...]
Reflections from August’s Forum: Are Our Kids Ready for the Future?
At August’s forum, we learned that there are eight school districts serving 34,000 kids in Central Oregon. Forum moderator Dr. Shirley Metcalf of COCC lead a lively discussing with Shay Mikalson, superintendent from Bend-LaPine School District, Mike McIntosh, superintendent from Redmond School [...]
