Welcome to the July 2025 Resources for the IDD Community!
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Celebrating Inclusion, Connection & Independence All Month Long
Whether you’re a self-advocate, caregiver, family member, or community partner, our July Resource is your go-to space for events, opportunities, and support designed to empower, connect, and uplift. This month, we’re celebrating freedom, choice, and connection, with programs and events built around community, creativity, and care.
🌟 Feature Program: BYOC (Bring Your Own Caregiver)
Care hits different when it comes from someone who already knows your smile and your rhythm. That’s why we created the BYOC program, a unique opportunity to turn a trusted family member, friend, or neighbor into a paid Direct Support Professional (DSP).
✅ Competitive pay
✅ Full-time benefits (for 30+ hrs/week): health, vision, dental, PTO, and 401k
✅ Simple and flexible onboarding
Learn more: BYOC Application
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📚 Events Hosted by Empowered Services: Creativity, Community, and Summer Fun!
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🎨 Empowered Library Events:
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July 11 – Build Your Own Birdhouse
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August 8 – Under the Sea Sensory Bottles
It’s going to be a whale of a good time!
🎳 Weekly Bowling Meetups:
Looking for a fun way to connect with others while staying active? Join us at Empowered Services for weekly bowling events! Whether you’re an experienced bowler or just looking for some friendly competition, these events are a great opportunity to bond, have fun, and make lasting memories with your community.
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Tuesdays | 3-4pm | Sherwood Langers – $4
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Wednesdays | 3:30-4:30pm | Wilsonville Bullwinkles – $5
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Fridays | 3:30-4:30pm | The Rec in Keizer – $4
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July Disc Golf Days – Let’s Play!
Get outside, get moving, and join us for two fun-filled mornings of Disc Golf this July! Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned player, these events are all about fun, friendship, and fresh air.
📅 Event Dates & Locations:
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July 2nd | 10 AM – 12 PM
Memorial Park
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July 25th | 10 AM – 12 PM
Community Disc Golf
20500 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062
We’ll supply the discs, just bring water, a snack, and your best aim!
No experience needed. Just come ready to have a great time.
👉 Let’s toss, laugh, and connect, see you there!
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Empowered Services Annual Picnic 🍔
Date: August 12th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Wilsonville Memorial Park
Get ready for a day packed with fun, food, and celebration as we gather for our favorite summer tradition, the Empowered Services Annual Picnic!
🌭 BBQ Lunch – Our very own CEO, John, will be behind the grill serving up delicious hot dogs and hamburgers!
🎲 Games & Prizes – Play games, earn tickets, and enter to win exciting raffle prizes!
🎨 Crafts Station – Feeling creative? We’ve got fun craft activities just for you.
🎁 Raffle Fun – The more you play, the more tickets you earn. How lucky are you feeling?
Let’s come together to embrace the carefree spirit of summer, make memories, and celebrate our amazing community.
👉 RSVP to your County Coordinator today, and don’t forget your smile and picnic spirit!
We can’t wait to see you there!
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📚 Other Summer Events and Resources for the IDD Community
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🎶 Free Summer Concerts
Check out The Rec’s free concert series:
🔗 welcometotherec.com/series
🏕 Bustin’ Barriers Summer Camp
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Have you registered for Camp?
Make unforgettable memories this summer at Bustin’ Barriers Camp, with sessions available in July and August for K–12 and transition-age youth.
Bustin’ Barriers is offering 4 camps this summer (two in July and two in August) with two sessions each day, based on age. Although some camps are full, other camps have available slots and fun awaits.
Here are the details:
• Based upon age, we’re offering separate sessions for younger kids (K-5) and older campers (middle school, high school and transition program students)
o The morning sessions run from 9 AM to Noon (for K-5 campers)
o The afternoon sessions run from 1 PM to 4 PM (middle school, high school and transition age campers)
🗓 Camp Dates & Locations:
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July 14-18 & 21-25 | Jackson Middle School, SW Portland.
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August 4-8 & 11-15 | Holy Family School, SE Portland.
💲Cost: $175 per camp (Scholarships available – up to 2 per camper)
🕘 Morning sessions: Grades K-5 | 🕐 Afternoon: Middle/High/Transition
We always look forward to camp. Old friends gather, new friends are made and it’s an opportunity to have fun and make memories.
👉 Click to Register here!
Parents and Guardians – please remember to fill out the Physical Clearance Form too. It provides contact information as well as helps us get to know your child. Thank you.
📩 Questions? Please contact Sarah Roberts, Operations Director at 503-502-0521
All kids deserve the opportunity to be active and have fun
Visit us for more information: info@bustinbarriers.org / bustinbarriers.org
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💌 Stay Connected
We’re here to support you all summer long, and beyond!
📬 Click to Subscribe to our July newsletter.
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🌐 Visit our Resource Blog for monthly updates, tips & tools
Together, we’re building a more inclusive, vibrant, and empowered Oregon. See you at the events!
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