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1971: The Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Department of Human Resources, an agency providing a spectrum of human services to individuals, families and communities. . Over the years parts of the agency were spun off, becoming the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Employment Department, the Oregon Youth Authority, and the Oregon Housing and Community Services Departm
Aug. 23—NEW ALBANY — A new senior primary care center opened its doors Wednesday in New Albany with vendors, tours and bingo. CenterWell Senior Primary Care, 305 New Albany Plaza, offers a new ...
In 1907, the Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded was created by the Oregon State Legislature. [2] It was established as a quasi-educational institution charged with educating the "feeble-minded" (today known as people with intellectual disability and various other developmental and learning disabilities) and caring for the "idiotic and epileptic."
Linn County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2023 census population estimates, the population was 131,496. [1] The county seat is Albany. [2] The county is named in the honor of Lewis F. Linn, [3] a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country.
Albany (/ ˈ æ l b ə n i / AL-bə-nee) is the county seat of Linn County, [11] Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. [12] Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem.
Around 100 disability protesters were arrested in D.C., and similar protests were led by local ADAPT groups all around the country. Throughout these protests, ADAPT used their Twitter and Facebook feeds to share photos and links to the media to cover the event, which included images of protesters being arrested, to gain and mobilize support ...
The Albany Parks & Recreation is a city agency in Albany, [1] Oregon, United States responsible for maintaining the local city parks as well as organizing cultural events. Its headquarters are at City Hall, 333 Broadalbin Street SW. [2] One goal of the City of Albany is to have all residents live within 2 miles (3 km) of a park.
It operates 13 Developmental Disabilities Services Offices which operate group homes for the individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in its care. Prior to July 2010, the agency was named the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. [2] [3] The agency is based in Albany, New York at 44 Holland Avenue. [4]