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February 28, 2013
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Ford Family Foundation invests $200,000 to give Douglas County youth good experiences

A Douglas County program to give at-risk students life-shaping experiences has received a $200,000 grant from the Ford Family Foundation. The Roseburg-based foundation this week announced the grant to expand a Douglas County Commission on Children and Families program called Build Our Kids. Commission Director Gillian Wesenberg said Build Our Kids is based on research by the Minneapolis-based Search Institute, which lists 40 “assets” that make a difference in a child’s future. The assets include positive adult role models, caring neighborhoods and schools, a sense of purpose and student service projects. Wesenberg said many at-risk kids have too few positive …

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