Update from Candice R. Vickers, Executive Director We continue to grow as a team and an organization in accordance with our vision that centers the voices of mothers and caregivers. I am excited to announce that Kaitlin Gaffney has accepted the position of Development Director, and Nichi Linder is now our Grant Writer and Database… Read more »
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Growth and Change on Our Team
Update from Candice R. Vickers, Executive Director I’m delighted to announce that Courtney Veronneau has accepted a promotion and will become our new Deputy Director of Movement Building! As senior political director and a vital part of our team since 2020, Courtney has helped us navigate turbulent times with a brilliant and principled strategic approach…. Read more »
In the News: National profile of an Oregon mom
November 2023 Huffington Post: My Salary Changes Week to Week, And As A Single Mom, “It’s Very Difficult To Get Ahead”
In the News: Senator Merkley on addressing the child care crisis
December 2023 Newport News Times: Merkley Monthly: Addressing the child care crisis on the Oregon coast
Our Executive Director Andrea Paluso is off to co-lead the national effort for universal child care!
On July 1, 2022, our Executive Director Andrea Paluso will be starting a new role as the Co-Director of the Child Care for Every Family Network, which is working to build a state-to-national campaign for a universal child care system. A note from Andrea: Leaving Family Forward and The Mother PAC after fourteen years of… Read more »
Oregon es un paso más hacia el cuidado infantil universal.
¡LO HICIMOS! La sesión legislativa de Oregon de 2021 terminó oficialmente y aprobamos la HB 3073 (Cuidado infantil para Oregon), nuestro proyecto de ley prioritario sobre cuidado infantil. Esta es una victoria histórica y histórica y no hubiera sido posible sin USTED. HB 3073 fue un primer paso crítico en la construcción del tipo de… Read more »
Oregon is another step closer to universal childcare.
WE DID IT! Oregon’s 2021 legislative session is officially over and we passed HB 3073 (Child Care for Oregon), our priority bill on child care. This is a historic and landmark victory and wouldn’t have been possible without YOU. HB 3073 was a critical first step in building the type of system we really want… Read more »
This is our movement. This is our moment.
What a year we’ve had! As mothers and caregivers, 2020 has been one of the hardest years of our lives, and yet, at the end of it, we’ve achieved so much. As the board president of Family Forward Action, I’ve never been so in awe of what we can do when we pool our resources… Read more »
Measure 110 aligns with Family Forward’s mission of supporting caregivers and families
Oregonians have the opportunity to make big change across the state by voting YES on Measure 110 by November 3! Your YES VOTE will establish a humane, health-based approach to addiction; something that has impacted all of our families in one way or another. Your YES VOTE could also reduce disparities in drug arrests for… Read more »
Multnomah County is all in! Preschool for All: YES on Measure 26-214!
Family Forward Action and our nonprofit sister organization, Family Forward Oregon, are so proud and excited to share our support for Preschool for All: YES on Measure 26-214. In the middle of a global pandemic that has shattered our child care industry and preschool programs, Preschool for All is a thoughtful local plan for high-quality,… Read more »
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