Friendship Connections ShamRock N' Bowl (Corvallis)
2025-03-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Highland Bowling Alley, 2123 NW 9th Ave., Corvallis, OR, 97330
Join us at Highland Bowl in Corvallis for a St. Patrick’s Day themed bowling and pizza party! Reach out to your personal agent for more information and to RSVP, as spots are limited! This event is scheduled for Thursday, March 13th.

Shamrock Bingo
2025-03-17 13:00 - 15:00 | OR
Seymour Center 3745 Portland Rd. NE STE 130, Salem, OR, United States

Snacks for everyone, prizes for Bingo winners!
Open to individuals served by ISN. No direct support provided.

Marion County Support and Services Fair
2025-03-18 14:00 - 18:00 | Oregon State Fairgrounds Columbia Hall, 2330 17th St. NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
Come to Columbia Hall, located in the Oregon State Fairgrounds, for a resource fair. There will be information from a variety of community partners, a concession stand if you’d like to purchase food, and a raffle! Spanish and ASL interpretation will be available. This event is free and open to everyone. Check out the flyer here!

Yamhill County IDD Listening Session
2025-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 | McMinnville Library – Carnegie Room, 225 NW Adams St, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and prizes!
Please RSVP by March 12th to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by scanning the QR code on the flyer here, visiting the online registration form here or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.

Yamhill County Community Resource Fair
2025-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | McMinnville High School Cafeteria, 615 NE 15th ST, McMinnville, OR, United States
Yamhill County Community Resource Fair for individuals experiencing intellectual/developmental disabilities. Adults and students of all ages are welcome. Come learn about resources for a variety of things including employment services, case management, mental health, transportation, and community inclusion. This event is free. There will be snacks, swag, and prizes!

Polk County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Independence Library Meeting Room, 175 Monmouth St., Independence, OR, 97351, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be snacks and prizes!
Please RSVP by March 21st to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by visiting the online registration form here or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.

Free Monthly Cooking Class - Columbia County
2025-04-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Columbia Pacific Food Bank, 1421 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States
Free Monthly Cooking Classes for Columbia County DD Community
Provided by Columbia Pacific Food Bank and ISN
Cooking Instructor: Corey Englehardt
When: Second Tuesday of each month 5-7 pm
Where: 1421 Columbia Blvd, St. Helens
What you will learn:

How to follow recipes
Food safety
How to use cooking utensils
How to use cooking equipment
How to store food properly
Cultural cuisine

Contact ISN PA Pepsi at placamp@goisn.org to RSVP!

Benton County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Corvallis Library – Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and prizes! Please RSVP by to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by scanning the QR code on the flyer HERE, visiting the online registration form HERE or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.

Lincoln County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Depoe Bay Community Hall, 220 SE Bay St., Depoe Bay, OR, United States

Central School District 2025 Transition Fair
2025-04-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Polk County Resource Center, 1407 Monmouth Independence HWY, Monmouth, 97361, United States
Come gather information from various community organizations and programs to support adult students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. There will be information about the Ella Curran Food Bank, migrant/homeless/foster programs, Central School District after school program, Polk County crisis van, Community Services Consortium, supported living and work supports, and MORE!
What is a Transition Fair? This event helps adult students gather information and access supporting services. These services will help students in independent living options, as well as employment and secondary education. Families can connect with various community organizations and programs to help successfully reach their ultimate individual goals.
If you have questions contact Marie at mhardwick@central.k12.or.us

Marion County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Salem Library – Anderson A Room, 585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and prizes! Please RSVP by to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by scanning the QR code on the flyer HERE, visiting the online registration form HERE, or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the Salem Public Library.

Resource Fair for People with IDD (Salem)
2025-04-19 09:00 - 14:00 | Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St. SE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
Resource Fair for People with IDD
A family friendly event with community resources for those living with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). Masks will be available. There will be Spanish and ASL interpretation available. There will be a quiet sensory room for those who need a break.
The event will include:

Community resources and services
Free lunch options
Kid-friendly activities and free children’s books

For more information contact: information@fhco.org

Clatsop County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Judge Guy Boyington Builidng -East Room, 857 Commercial St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and prizes! Please RSVP by to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by visiting the online registration form HERE or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.

Columbia County IDD Listening Session
2025-04-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Columbia Center – Auditorium, 375 S 18th St., St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and raffle prizes!
Please RSVP by to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed. RSVP by visiting the online registration form HERE or by contacting Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org.

Tillamook County IDD Listening Session
2025-05-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Tillamook County Library – Copeland and Hatfield Rooms, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
*Update* Unfortunately this event has been canceled. While we won’t be meeting as planned, we would still love to hear from you. Please contact Michaela at 971-304-5584 or mpoling@goisn.org to share your thoughts.
ISN would like to learn more about your experience with intellectual and developmental disability services, any gaps in services, and how your needs are or are not being met. Please join us for a listening session so we can hear from you! There will be lunch and raffle prizes!
Please RSVP by to help us plan for food and accommodate any language interpretation services needed.

May the Fourth Be With You Party (Mt. Angel)
2025-05-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Benedictine Sisters Monastery, 840 S. Main St., Mt. Angel, OR, 97362, United States
Join us for our annual May the Fourth Be With You party! There will be games, prizes, food, and more! Costumes are encouraged. This event is open to all ISN individuals and their families.

Community Conversations with ODDS (Virtual)
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join ODDS leadership on Zoom to share your feedback. All are welcome to attend these virtual meetings. Each month will have a different topic or focus. They meet every first Wednesday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. No registration required.
Date: May 7
Time: noon to 1 p.m.
How to attend: Use this link to open the Zoom meeting.
May 7th’s meeting will introduce the new Partnership and Accessibility Resource Unit. The staff on this team will help ODDS improve how ODDS engages with self-advocates, partners and the community. This team will start leading the monthly listening sessions.
They also invite you to send your questions or feedback ahead of time using the feedback form.

You can fill it out in Arabic, English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Deadline: Please send your questions by 8 a.m. on the Monday before the meeting.
You don’t have to submit a question to attend the meeting. You can also ask new questions during the meeting.
If they can’t answer your question during the meeting, a staff member will get back to you via email.
If you want privacy, you can also ask us to respond by email.

Best Buddies Friendship Walk (Hillsboro)
2025-05-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Hidden Creek Park West, 225 NE 53rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR, 97124, United States
ISN will be participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk! The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). You can view our team page here!

Free Monthly Cooking Classes (St. Helens)
2025-05-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Columbia Pacific Food Bank, 1421 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States

ODHS Legislative Session Updates (Virtual)
2025-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Update from ODHS: “Meeting cancellation notice: Today’s ODHS Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS) legislative session update is cancelled. This meeting was scheduled for noon today. We will provide the next update on May 28 at noon. We look forward to updating you in two weeks.”
The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session is January 21 through June 29. ODHS (Oregon Department of Human Services) will host regular meetings to update the I/DD community.

Dates: January 22, February 12, February 26, March 12, March 26, April 9, April 23, May 14, May 28, June 11 and June 25
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
To attend: Register in advance using this link. After you register, Zoom will send you a confirmation email. It will have directions to join the meetings.

ODHS wants everyone to feel welcome and safe. They will provide free support for you to participate. This includes American Sign Language, Spanish interpreter and live captioning. For other languages or supports, call 503-945-5811 or email dd.directorsoffice@odhs.oregon.gov. Please submit your request 48 hours before the meeting you will attend.

ISN Policy Oversight Group Annual Conference (Warren)
2025-05-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Grace Baptist Church, 58690 Ross Rd, Warren, OR, 977053, United States
May 15, 2025 | 10am – 3:30pm | Grace Baptist Church: 58690 Ross Rd, Warren, OR 97053
This event will include prizes, resource tables, arts and crafts, lunch, games, and workshops about a variety of topics including:

Self-advocacy
Parent Support Panel
Cooking Safety
Relationships & Boundaries
PSW Tips and Tricks

Please RSVP by May 8 to (503) 485-5967
Support for individuals is not provided.

Mental Health Fair and NAMI Walk (St. Helens)
2025-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 | McCormick Park, 475 S 18th St., St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States
Join Columbia County Mental Health (CCMH) and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for a walk to promote open discussions and support for mental health. There will be a number of advocates, professionals, and other agency booths at the event to help you learn more about resources in your area. There will also be face painting, henna, a petting zoo, and a costume contest!
If you’re interested in participating in the walk, register here: https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=1818

SPARC Profile Power (St. Helens)
2025-05-20 15:30 - 16:30 | St. Helens Community Center, 2625 Gable Rd., St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States
Columbia County SPARC is hosting “Profile Power”, an event to support creating your own one-page profile and goals. This focused session helps individuals with IDD develop essential planning tools: a One-page profile summarizing who you are and what’s important to you, and a Goal Sheet outlining your dreams. The Profile Power event is not just about creating documents; it is about building a foundation for effective communication and personal growth. Participants will be guided through each step of the process, with support from trained facilitators who understand the unique challenges faced by individuals with IDD. The collaborative environment encourages sharing and learning from one another, fostering a sense of community and mutual support.
Learn more and RSVP at https://www.ccadvocacycommunity.org/event-details/sparc-profile-power

Coastal Self-Advocacy Group Meeting (virtual)
2025-05-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Join Sammy’s Place for the NEW Coastal Self-Advocacy zoom meeting! This meeting is every 3rd Tuesday from 4:40-5:30 pm, first time visitors need to register: https://forms.gle/FqSUreWVuD1mwBst5.
This meeting is for individuals and families with IDD.

Policy Oversight Group (POG) Meeting (Monmouth and Virtual)
2025-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 | ISN Polk Office, 238 Jackson ST E, Monmouth, OR, 97361
Join us in person for this quarter’s policy oversight group meeting! Contact your personal agent by May 20th to order your lunch if you plan to join us! There will be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person.
All ISN individuals, their families, and their supports are welcome to attend, whether this is your first time, or you join us every time! For more information about the POG, visit the POG link on our website here.

Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Advisory Committee Town Hall (Virtual)
2025-05-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
The Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Committee (ODHHS) serve and act as a voice for the various Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities in Oregon. They provide feedback to ODHS. The Committee wants to hear more about the community’s needs — and how they can better support you and invite you to their Virtual Town Hall.

This is your chance to:

Learn about the committee’s mission
Share your experiences and insights
Help shape future services
Get tips and resources

ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided.

Thursday, May 22nd | 6:00–7:30 PM
Register here https://tinyurl.com/ODHHS-TownHall

Raising Self-Advocates Dinner (Salem)
2025-05-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Willamette Heritage Center Dye House, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
Join Creating Opportunities for a dinner conversation with a panel of extraordinary advocates at our Raising Self-Advocates Dinner! The panel of self-advocates will discuss their experiences growing up with a disability. Other discussion topics will include parenting teens, analyzing a pre-adulting checklist, the importance of nurturing your child’s advocacy skills at any age, and strategies to help you through life’s “ups and downs”.
This in-person event will be hosted at the Willamette Heritage Center Dye House on Thursday, May 22nd from 6PM – 8PM. Catered dinner provided. To register, please visit their website linked here.

ASO's 3rd Annual Autism Walk (Salem)
2025-05-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Salem Riverfront Park, 200 Water St. NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
Autism Society of Oregon (ASO) is holding their third annual autism walk in Salem. This will be a family-friendly, Autism-friendly event celebrating Autistic people and the Autism community, with proceeds to benefit ASO’s programs in the Salem Area! There will be a number of resource tables, including ISN, and opportunities to connect with others in the community. Registration this year is free! To register visit https://charity.pledgeit.org/c/8B5AxxOuTF
Registration includes: the Autism Walk; 25+ Resource Tables; Costume Booth; Face Painter; Art Activities; and more! The Walk is a 1/2 mile loop, accessible to all.
Fun Starts 10am ~ Walk at 11am ~ Carousel opens at 11am

ISN Offices Closed for Memorial Day
2025-05-26 | OR

ODHS Legislative Session Updates (Virtual)
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session is January 21 through June 29. ODHS (Oregon Department of Human Services) will host regular meetings to update the I/DD community.

Dates: January 22, February 12, February 26, March 12, March 26, April 9, April 23, May 14, May 28, June 11 and June 25
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
To attend: Register in advance using this link. After you register, Zoom will send you a confirmation email. It will have directions to join the meetings.

ODHS wants everyone to feel welcome and safe. They will provide free support for you to participate. This includes American Sign Language, Spanish interpreter and live captioning. For other languages or supports, call 503-945-5811 or email dd.directorsoffice@odhs.oregon.gov. Please submit your request 48 hours before the meeting you will attend.
