SALEM, OR – During the month of November, Marion County Board of Commissioners renewed their commitment to the annual Project Joy Toy Drive, a partnership that meant to provide support for foster, adoptive, guardianship, and relative care families by reducing financial burdens.
“Last year, our employees supported 30 families and nearly 180 children, purchasing over 300 gifts ranging from toys and clothes to diapers and hygiene products,” said Kathy Bolen, a Workforce Development Coordinator with the county. “Together, we raised more than $8,000 to brighten the holidays for Marion County kids.”
The program is also intended to remind children that they are loved, and Riley Warren, a high school senior and former foster youth now serving as the voice for teens on Project Joy’s board, told the commissioners it works…