About The Movement
A few words about us
We – and we hope this includes you! – are individuals, organizations, and communities throughout Central Oregon that believe that by working together and learning together we can do a better job of building resiliency so people will thrive despite challenges in their lives.
Partners
- A Community Thread
- A Smile for Kids (ASK)
- AirLink Critical Care Transport
- Ali Cammelletti
- Anne Van Duse, Friends of the Children
- Bend Park & Recreation District
- Better Together
- Bethlehem Inn
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon
- Bob and Clella Thomas
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend
- Brenda Mingus
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- Camp Victory Fitness Studio
- Camp Fire Central Oregon
- Carrie Douglass, Bend LaPine School Board Member
- Cascade Lakes Relay Foundation
- Central Oregon Community College – Early Childhood Education
- Central Oregon Health Council
- Central Oregon Veterans Ranch
- The Child Center
- A Circle of Friends
- Courtney Gallant, Bethlehem Inn
- Creach Consulting, LLC
- Dee Thies, Community Member
- Delphine Lumen, Community Member
- Department of Human Services / Child Welfare, District 10
- Deschutes Children’s Foundation
- Deschutes Public Library
- Divya Sharma, MD, Central Oregon IPA
- Early Learning Hub of Central Oregon
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Deschutes County Health Services
- Ensworth Elementary School
- The Environmental Center
- Erin O’Donnell
- FACT for Oregon
- Family Resource Center of Central Oregon
- Friends of the Children Central Oregon
- Genevieve Bouche, Community Member
- Hard Works Painting, LLC
- Healthy Beginnings
- Healthy Families of the High Desert
- Heart of Oregon Corps
- Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library
- High Desert ESD Regional PreK-3rd Initiative
- Hueya,Inc.
- In Our Backyard
- Inspire Early Learning Centers
- Rev. Jill Gwen, Jill Gwen Consulting & GO SOULAR
- Jayel Haden, HR Director, High Desert ESD
- Julie Craig, Bend-LaPine Schools Board Member
- Karen Brown, Edwin Brown Education Center
- KIDS Center
- Kristen Wiest, OSU Cascades Grad Student
- Dr. Kyle Ahlf, Peak Wellness Services
- LaPine Middle School
- Latino Community Association
- Linda McCoy, Central Oregon Health Council
- Mary Fleischman, community member
- Meah Cukrov, OSU-Cascades student
- MindSights
- Mosaic Medical
- MountainStar Relief Nursery
- Nick Acosta, community member
- Oregon State University – Cascades
- PacificSource Health Plans
- Pamela Seidel, community member
- Rachel Cardwell
- Rachel Haakenson
- Rusk Coaching & Consulting
- Rimrock Trails Treatment Services
- Samara Learning Center
- Sarah Guilfoy, Trauma Informed Care Trainer
- Sarah Wiener
- Saving Grace
- Shakti Rising Oregon
- Shon Keely
- Sue Boettner, Bend Park & Recreation District
- Tammy Baney, Deschutes County Commissioner
- Tim Honzel
- United Way of Deschutes County
- Uncommon Health Solutions
- Warm Springs Native Aspirations Coalition
- Westside Church
- This Could Be You!
Steering Committee
- Katie Condit, Better Together, High Desert ESD
- Donna Mills, Central Oregon Health Council
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Deschutes County
- Brenda Comini, Early Learning Hub, High Desert ESD
- Kim Hatfield, Friends of the Children
- Shelly Smith, KidsCenter
- Elaine Knobbs-Seasholtz, Mosaic Medical
- Kate Wells, PacificSource
- Stephanie Sundborg, Trauma Informed Oregon
- Ken Wilhelm, United Way of Deschutes County
Working Together
Partners work to meet the unique needs of their communities. A backbone staff supports partners as they build a shared agenda, measure for impact, and learn from each other. A Steering Committee representing Central Oregon communities guides the work of the backbone staff. Each year, all partners are encouraged to gather together in person at least once to share progress and learn together.
Our first All Partner Learning Community gathering was held on March 30, 2018 with representatives from Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes Counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The room was full of energy as partners learned about what each other was doing, discussed how we might work together for greater impact, and thought about who was not in the room and how we might be both more enticing and welcoming.
The TRACEs kick-off event was held May 23, 2017 where over 100 organizations were represented. Sarah Enos Watamura was the keynote speaker.
TRACES 101: Community Conversations. In response to requests, local communities and organizations are hosting conversations to spread the word about adversity and resilience, find out what’s already happening, think about how to work and learn together. If you are interested in hosting a conversation, let us know via the form at the bottom of this page!
TRACEs Central Oregon
We envision a region where every community has the strengths, social supports and community resources needed for every individual to thrive.