The recent investigation into Preschool Promise funding decisions and practices by the Early Learning Division (ELD) found that less than 1% of funding could be defined as alleged waste, and there were no findings of fraud. While the investigation may have an attention-grabbing headline, it misses the larger story. Most notably, the pandemic highlighted the… Read more »
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Oregon’s 83rd Legislative Session Comes to a Close — Lawmakers Cut $65M from DELC & Community Defended Multnomah County Preschool For All
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 »
Oregon Senate Bill 5514 – Estos recortes no solo son una mala política, sino también un fracaso moral
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 »
Oregon Senate Bill 5514 is Not Just Bad Policy — It’s a Moral Failure
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 »
RELEASE: Child Care Advocates Celebrate Representative Janelle Bynum’s Inauguration to Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
As a child care champion committed to supporting Oregon families, Family Forward Oregon and the Children’s Institute are eager to partner with the incoming Congresswoman. WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, January 3, 2025, amongst more than 60 fellow newcomers to Congress, Janelle Bynum was sworn in to represent Oregon’s 5th Congressional District as the state’s… Read more »
We Care, We Vote: Childcare Providers, Parents and Advocates to GOTV on Community Change Action National Childcare Voter Day of Action Oct 23
MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Hart, srhart@communitychange.org, 540-470-0480 We Care, We Vote: Childcare Providers, Parents and Advocates to GOTV on Community Change Action National Childcare Voter Day of Action Oct 23 Next Wednesday, our network of providers and parents will come together in key cities and states across the country to show the strength of childcare voters and… Read more »
The First Parent Cohort Comes to a Close
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 »
RELEASE: Caregivers and Providers Joined Congresswoman Andrea Salinas for a Roundtable to Discuss the Real-Life Impacts of Oregon’s Child Care Crisis
Parents and advocates shared concerns and challenges with the Congresswoman who vowed to champion mandatory investments in child care at the federal level SALEM, OR — On Wednesday, July 17, more than a dozen parents, caregivers, and advocates gathered at Saint Mark Lutheran Church in downtown Salem. Family Forward Oregon Executive Director, Candice Vickers, kicked… Read more »
National Child Care Innovation Summit Recap
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 »
National Day Without Child Care 2024
“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 »