An annual fundraiser for our sister organization, Family Forward Oregon, Dance Like a Mother 2025 is the dance party of the year. This year’s theme is Homecoming Dance Party Fundraiser Extravaganza! WHEN: Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 6:30pm – 9:30pmWHERE: Holocene, 1001 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97214WHY: With recent attacks on our collective futures — from cuts… Read more »
On September 12, we learned that an appeals court allowed the Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while additional legal challenges carry on. It is disheartening to see the appeals court enable the Trump administration’s efforts to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, and we are deeply concerned by this administration’s continued… Read more »
After months of public pushback, Multnomah County Commissioners were well aware of the community’s disapproval of the proposed revisions to the Preschool for All program funding. The proposed tax indexing from one commissioner in particular would have decimated the program’s funding, forcing the program to close entirely. So we showed up. We made noise. And… Read more »
The 2025 legislative session sine die was late Friday night June 27, 2025 with no notable wins for Oregon’s care economy despite our super democratic majority and turnout by community and advocates. Our top priorities for the 2025 legislative session focused on these main pillars: 1.) access and affordability; 2.) the child care workforce; and… Read more »
En Family Forward celebramos Juneteenth. Honramos nuestra interseccionalidad. Celebramos nuestros logros y reconocemos el trabajo colectivo que aún tenemos por delante para desmantelar los sistemas de opresión que siguen afectándonos hoy en día. Juneteenth y el Mes del Orgullo nos enseñan que podemos ser muchas cosas al mismo tiempo. No importa cómo te identifiques, hay… Read more »
At Family Forward, we celebrate Juneteenth. We honor our intersectionality. We commemorate our wins and recognize the collective work before us to dismantle the systems of oppression that we continue to live in today. What Juneteenth and Pride show us is that we can be so many things at the same time. And no matter… Read more »
On September 14th, the Child Care for Oregon coalition gathered at the Beaverton library to celebrate the successful completion of our first pilot parent cohort! We started out the evening by tuning in to Family Values at Work‘s “Caring Out Loud” storytelling event, which focused on shifting the narrative around caregiving. We recognized the participating parents’ dedication and… Read more »
Photo courtesy of U.S. Chamber of Commerce On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosted the “first-of-its-kind National Child Care Innovation Summit.” The summit brought together leaders from the public and private sector to discuss the vital role of child… Read more »
“Child care workers earn an average of $13.22 an hour. Early childhood education and care (birth through kindergarten), is so underfunded that many families who need care are unable to access it, and some early educators leave the field because they can’t make a livable wage. This leaves families, providers and businesses vulnerable. That’s why… Read more »
Senate passes $171M for Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) program March 7, 2024 – Family Forward’s Executive Director Candice Vickers celebrated the Oregon Legislature’s investment of $171 million in Employment-Related Day Care (ERDC). More than 16,000 Oregon families rely on ERDC in order to work, go to school, and pay their bills. “Employment-Related Day Care… Read more »
Recent Comments