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feature | medical scene
In order to grow the next generation in the
medical field, Valley Immediate Care is deeply
invested in several areas of career exploration,
SILHOUETTE such as job shadowing. Internships for high
school students allow a student to work six-
JUICY COUTURE month stints, starting in reception or the call
center, moving to medical assistant, to ex-ray
LA EYEWORKS technician. This assists staff, also reminding
them of where they once were.
COACH
Valley has partnered with WorkSource Rogue
KATE SPADE Valley (formerly the Job Council). The pro-
gram offers diverse career exploration,
MAUI JIM including STEM externships for teachers
down to elementary school level. At career
SMITH highlight events, individuals may participate in
OAKLEY hands-on splinting—on each other.

Living Opportunities serves people with
Eye Exams by Dr. Garry Kappel, OD FCOVD intellectual and developmental disabilities that
limit their job opportunities. Valley’s partner-
ship with them benefits both organizations.
CONTACT LENSES | GLASSES | SUNGLASSES Several LO folks work at the clinic where cur-

530 Crater Lake Avenue rently, eight men and women perform jobs
Medford such as scanning, renaming files, sending out
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www.lassmans.com ronmental services, and general clerical posi-
tions, all paid positions.

Seasonal workers are often underserved and
Wedding forgotten members of our community. Valley
Venue partners with Northwest Seasonal Workers
Date Night Packages Association to provide free or low-cost medi-
cal care as needed. Another avenue of com-
munity involvement is through disaster relief.
Tent Space for Events After the September 2020 fires in our region,
federal resources came in to help, but that
took time. During the critical first 72 hours,
Valley was present with medical relief, a coali-
tion with the public library for Wi-Fi, and field
COVID testing.

Kell says they are always looking ahead for
the next means of serving. Currently, they
are working with a grant through Southern
Z Oregon Education Service District. Three
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The Z
Plan to Stay and Play RELLIK decommissioned school buses have been
turned into transitional housing. A fourth will
HOUSE
968 be retrofitted to become a medical bus where
Located 1/2 mile from historic downtown Jacksonville, enjoy high school students can learn screening and
our elegant yet casual tasting room, grape covered patio, live do hands-on projects.
music and our gourmet food menu. We are a family friendly
winery with beautiful grounds to explore that include a pond, Though we’ve come a long way from the doc-
BnB with fire pit and heated pool, and Alpacas! tor of old who made house calls and served
the community at large, the concept is carried
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Tasting Room Hours: Thursday - Monday 11:30am to 7pm on through many of Valley Immediate Care’s
Rellik House: 1-5 bedrooms available for nightly rental community outreach programs. Helping an
rellikwinery.com at-risk kid move forward, administering vac-
cinations to the community at large, allowing
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