Our Sponsors

 

Exhibitor Tables 

We will not have an opoprtunity for exhibitor, vendor or resource tables at Shoulder to Shoulder for 2022. Please reach out to us in 2023 for more information if we are able to host an in person conference.

Conference Sponsors

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their efforts and contributions towards this year's conference.

Shoulder to Shoulder is an all-volunteer planned conference without permanent funding sources. The conference planning committee is comprised of statewide community partners from the child welfare and child abuse prevention fields. We rely on community partners and collaborations to operate because we know the need for quality cross-system training and dialogue is high.

2023 STS Committee Sponsors

 

To visit the organization's website, please click on the title.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest

BBBSCNW helps children realize their full potential and build their futures by providing dedicated one-to-one mentors to each child who comes through our door. Our goal is to use the power of life changing mentoring relationships to help youth improve their academic achievement, empower them to make positive life choices, graduate from high school, have higher aspirations, greater confidence, and positive & supportive relationships.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest
Boys and Girls Aid

Building connections for a lifetime to improve the well-being of children. Boys & Girls Aid strives to find lifelong connections for children who face abuse and neglect. Founded in 1885, we continue to help Oregon’s children find permanent homes through adoption, while providing temporary shelter for children in transition.

Boys and Girls Aid
CASA of Clackamas County

CASA of Clackamas County recruits, trains, and supports court appointed special advocates; community volunteers who advocate for the best interest of children in teh foster care system who need safe, permanent homes.

CASA of Clackamas County
Cascadia Training for Professional Development

A non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington dedicated to training and on-going education for professionals in the mental health, counseling, addictions, and adoption fields. Cascadia Training is an NBCC‐Approved Continuing Education Provider (Provider #: 6475). (recognized by NASW Oregon State Chapter)

Cascadia Training for Professional Development
Citizen Review Board

Provides a citizen voice on the safety, stability, and supervision of children in foster care through impartial case review and advocacy.

Citizen Review Board
Friends of the Children Portland

In 1993, Friends of the Children opened its doors with three friends serving 24 children. Today, Friends of the Children – Portland has 50 Friends guiding, supporting and mentoring almost 500 children across the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. Our mission is to provide our most vulnerable children a nurturing and sustained relationship with a professional mentor who teaches positive values and has attainable expectations for each child to become a healthy, productive member of the community.

Friends of the Children Portland
Juvenile and Family Court Programs Division (JFCPD)

A federally funded project to improve court practice in child abuse and neglect cases. The Chief Justice appoints an advisory committee to help the project define priority areas for improvement.

Juvenile and Family Court Programs Division (JFCPD)
Morrison Child & Family Services

A non-profit organization that delivers specialized services to children, from birth through age 18, and families coping with adversity and trauma.

Morrison Child & Family Services
Native American Youth and Family Center

Works to enrich the lives of our Native youth and families through education, community involvement, and culturally specific programming.

Native American Youth and Family Center
Oregon Resource Family Alliance (formerly Oregon Foster Parent Association)

A statewide association operating within the foster, relative, and adoptive community. To improve the quality of the foster care system in Oregon and make Oregon foster homes the best they can be. Allowing each Oregon foster placement to become a home of safety and healing for Oregon's most vulnerable children.

Oregon Resource Family Alliance (formerly Oregon Foster Parent Association)
Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center

Serving Oregon DHS Adoptive, Guardianship, Kinship & Resource/Foster Families, and professionals who support them. ORPARC services are all available at no cost. Services include: Statewide Resources, Training & Education, Consultation, and Specialty Library. ORPARC is a program of the non-profit agency Northwest Resource Associates.

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
Portland State University

Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services
Child Welfare Partnership

A collaboration between Portland State University's School of Social Work and the Oregon Department of Human Services. It is a university-based program that integrates child welfare research, training and graduate education into a unified, coordinated effort to enchance outcomes for families and children involved in the Child Welfare System.

Portland State University