Season 1, Episode 34: Dec. 22, 2025

With calendars creaking and inboxes begging for mercy, this week’s episode captures that unmistakable end-of-year ODHS energy — part urgency, part care, part quiet humor holding it all together. From critical SNAP updates to stories of community support, steady leadership, and holiday generosity, this episode closes out the year the way ODHS does best: informed, grounded, and still showing up for one another. And yes — we finish with a Writer’s Round-Up that might feel very familiar to anyone still on one last meeting.

What’s Inside

Deadline: ODHS

• SNAP food benefit and work-rule changes now in effect statewide as of Dec. 1

FACT of the Week

• Clear, vetted federal updates translated into practical guidance for ODHS staff

Seasonal Stories: Communities in Action

• Mi Gente ERG Thanksgiving Dinner

• OREM Resilience Grant
  

Writer’s Round-Up

• It’s time for a bit (Clement Clarke) Moore Christmas

Credits

Host: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe — Communications

Produced by: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe

Contact: [email protected]