Dear Community, I’m writing with a heavy heart after learning that federal border control agents opened fire in Portland, putting our neighbors, our families, and our children in danger. This is not the first time, as we saw just yesterday in Minneapolis with the murder of Renee Good. What’s worse, we know it won’t be… Read more »

SEATTLE – A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attacks on Head Start, halting the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) ban on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well as mass office closures and layoffs at the Office of Head Start. These administrative actions had disrupted programs nationwide and hindered their… Read more »

Below is an adaptation of words from Family Forward Political Director, Marchel Kaleikini, given on November 14, 2025 at the swearing-in of Representative Lamar Wise. At Family Forward, we believe fiercely and unapologetically that every Oregonian deserves access to affordable care at every stage of life. That means accessible childcare for our families and caregivers,… Read more »

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 »

El 12 de septiembre, nos enteramos que un tribunal de apelaciones permitió que la administración de Trump bloqueara los fondos de Medicaid para Planned Parenthood mientras continúan con desafíos legales adicionales. Es desalentador ver que el tribunal de apelaciones permita que los esfuerzos de la administración de Trump bloqueen la financiación de Medicaid para Planned… 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 »

Lo siguiente es una actualización sobre la demanda presentada en abril con la ACLU para proteger el acceso a Head Start para todas las familias. Un juez otorga una orden judicial preliminar que bloquea una directiva del HHS que busca limitar el acceso a Head Start según el estatus migratorio. SEATTLE – En un triunfo… Read more »

Después de meses de rechazo público, los comisionados del condado de Multnomah eran muy conscientes de la desaprobación de la comunidad respecto a las revisiones propuestas para la financiación del programa Preescolar para Todos. La propuesta de indexación de impuestos de un comisionado en particular habría diezmado la financiación del programa, forzando al programa a… 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 »