Meet Carlos, a graduating high school senior who has participated in Portland Tennis & Education programs since he was a young child. Learn how PT&E has impacted Carlos and his family. PT&E is a small grants partner of the Portland Children’s Levy and offers after school programming. For more information on Portland Tennis & Education,…
Meet Pedro, the first wheelchair scholar athlete in the after school program at Portland Tennis & Education. PT&E is a small grants partner of the Portland Children’s Levy and is working to better serve children with disabilities. For more information on Portland Tennis & Education, visit https://www.ptande.org/
Meet some of the students who participate in @BRAVOYouthOrchestras at César Chávez School and George Middle School and learn about the program’s impact on their lives. BRAVO is an after school grantee partner of the Portland Children’s Levy. Learn more about BRAVO: https://oregonbravo.org/
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our new Hunger Relief partners at Familias en Acción adapted their culturally specific education program to meet the need in the community. Rebeca Márquez created a network of Food Promotores to support Latino families experiencing economic stress gain access to food resources such as SNAP, WIC, food banks, food…
Have you ever wondered what the Portland Children’s Levy does? Check out this short video explaining how the Levy is investing in our future.
Felicia Tripp Fulsom is the county-appointed member and has a long history of community involvement in equity, children, and housing issues. On a recent trip to check out Camp Fire Columbia’s Creatives of Color Conference, we paused for a minute to get to know Felicia a little better.
We had so much fun getting to know the artists who collaborated with students from Expresiones to create an outdoor mural at Hacienda CDC’s Salon Comunal building at 6856 NE Killingsworth St. We asked the artists from Ideal Pdx about their favorite part of working with children from the Levy-supported after-school program. Take a look…
LifeWorks NW’s Children’s Relief Nursery is one of 15 child abuse prevention and intervention programs supported by the Levy. Watch Charlie, Colby, and Annie’s story and SHARE if you agree that children thrive when parents gain parenting skills and support. Learn more about LifeWorks NW https://www.lifeworksnw.org/
De el programa Nińos Morrison y Servicios de Familia (Morrison Child & Family Services) conozca a Hilda Matias y Cristina del programa de preparación para la escuela Listos Para Aprender en las visitas culturalmente especificas. Véa y COMPARTA su apoyo a los educadores bilingües y biculturales para los padres, que ofrecen visitas educacionales en las…
Check out this video featuring a PCL-funded summer camp. Remie and the crew took us on a field trip to enjoy some summer ☀️ & 🌊. LearnLinks is a year-round #afterschool program for youth in grades K-8 living in HumanSolutions’ affordable housing communities. Learn more about LearnLinks: http://humansolutions.org
Earlier this year, we met Olivia and her College Possible Portland mentor, Davita. College Possible makes college admission and success a reality for low-income students through intensive coaching and support and is 1 of 7 PCL-funded mentoring programs. For more information on College Possible visit http://www.collegepossible.org/
“It makes me feel spiritual inside.” Watch high school student, Tatum, share how important @NAYAFam’s Sibling Family Visit Night is to her family. The monthly, PCL-funded event provides cultural enrichment services for Native American youth in #fostercare.
Village Market is a neighborhood market with a commitment to affordable, fresh and local food for all people. The Portland Children’s Levy supports their “Free Fruit for Kids” program as well a 30% discount on fruit & vegetables for all SNAP customers.
The Portland Children’s Levy invests in fifteen Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention programs citywide. Volunteers of America Oregon’s Family Relief Nursery offers much-needed respite to overwhelmed parents, and creates an environment where families of all backgrounds are able to thrive.
Big thanks to the team at Meals on Wheels People for all their work to address food insecurity in our community. The “Meals 4 Kids” program delivers around 3,400 meals every week to children and caregivers with barriers accessing other sources of emergency food throughout the city.
This month we are focusing on our investments in hunger relief programs. Thank you to the Oregon Food Bank for inviting us to hear about the connection between food, health and learning at its school-based pantry in Earl Boyles Elementary.
The Portland Children’s Levy funding is crucial for our foster-care program.” Thanks to Friends of the Children – Portland for helping us kickoff #NationalMentoringMonth with a video about its intensive, long‐term, one‐to‐one mentoring services for kids in foster care.
Watch and Share this video to spread the love for this awesome, Portland Children’s Levy-funded after-school program. Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest is one of our 23 after-school investments and their mission is to empower girls to succeed and be strong, smart and bold.
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