Employment First

Empoyment First Links and County Teams

Employment First, Oregon.gov

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Employment First Outreach and Awareness Strategic Plan 2015-16

Employment First Facebook Page

WISE Oregon Employment First Training and TA webpage

REGION 8 TEAMS:
For information or contacting a team coordinator please contact Lon Thornburg (information on home page)

East Umatilla County Employment First - Contact - Lon Thornburg, TNF; Theresa Knowles, RES;
Last Tuesday of every month - some core meetings and some full meetings. Meets either at CTUIR Tribal Governance building or InterMountain ESD in Pendleton.

West Umatilla County Employment First - Contact - Lon Thornburg, TNF; This team is supporting Hermiston and area including Umatilla, Stanfield and Echo School Districts and county agency support partners. Not regularly meeting at this time.

Morrow County Employment First - Contact - Morrow County School District/TNF Lon Thornburg
No regular meetings at this time  

Union County Employment First - Contact - Theresa Knowles- RES; Summer Dodds, VRC Assistant, La Grande. Second Tuesday Quarterly at 3 PM.  Locations vary.

Baker County Employment First - Contact - Lisa Weichbrodt - Service Coordinator New Directions Third Tuesday of every month at 3 PM. New Directions Offices, Baker City.

Malheur County Employment First - Contact - Don  Galligan, EOSSB PA dgalligan@eossb.org

First Thursday of every month, 11:00 am (note: mountain time), Locations Vary.

Grant County Employment First - Contact - Amber Wright amber@stepforwardactivities.org
 - Step Forward Activities, John Day, Grant County
Second Wednesday, Monthly at 1 PM DHS Offices, John Day.

Wallowa County Employment First - Contact - Jean Pekarek  jean.pekarek@gobhi.net or Tosca Rawls tosca.rawls@gobhi.net 
Quarterly, date varies, Location is Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness -DHS office, Enterprise.

Harney County Employment First -  Monthly meetings, First or second Monday of month at noon - lunch meeting, location varies. Contact - Lon Thornburg, TNF region 8 or Erica Drake, RES.
(See county resource directories for more specific contact information for team leads listed above)