Wed, Jun 15, 2022
- ACTions
Advocate Leaders to Address Oregon’s Literacy Crisis
Stay Informed and Make a Difference.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
This event is part of the ACT 101 Training Series which consists of 3-big topics featuring 2 workshops in each. Attend all six or pick and choose the workshops that best fit your interests. This free series will support attendees in building skills in advocacy and civic engagement.
On May 17th we held an interactive discussion on the current realities of learning, and teaching to read in our state, and findings shared in Our Children Oregon’s issue brief on Oregon’s literacy crisis, prepared in collaboration with Decoding Dyslexia Oregon. This conversation included pandemic-related impacts on young learners and what it will take to solve long-standing disparities in literacy rates.
Panelists:
On April 26th we had a conversation on the state of Oregon’s Child Welfare system and what’s at stake with recent threats to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Data on current Child Welfare trends were shared and then we dived deep into the realities of Child Welfare for Tribal communities and how we can act together to support our Indigenous communities. Panelists include Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez of District 43 and Dr. Sarah Kastelic, Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association.
On Wednesday, March 16th we held a conversation and Q&A breaking down the events of this past short session and the wins for the 2022 Children’s Agenda. We explored what it took to advance progress for children and families, why it matters, and what comes next. Panelists included Courtney Helstein from Family Forward, Isa Peña from Innovation Law Lab, and Leslie Gregory from Right to Health (also a member of the Health Equity Task Force). Ivy Major-McDowall, Policy and Advocacy Manager at Our Children Oregon served as moderator.
This virtual event will include a discussion of the recently released issue brief Oregon’s Child Care Conundrum. Panelists included Courtney Helstein, Political Director, Family Forward Oregon and Jessica Rosengreen, Child Care Resource & Referral of Washington County, Community Action and there was plenty of opportunity for Q&A.
Join Our Children Oregon’s ACT Collective and our partner, Consejo Hispano, for an informational webinar on the Child Tax Credit (CTC). This one-hour virtual event will feature panelists and a Q&A to discuss data and research on the CTC, why it matters for Oregon families, and how to access it.
Join us to hear what Oregonians identified as barriers to their civic participation, the solutions they are calling for, and learn how some organizations in Oregon are working to make civic engagement and activism more accessible to families with children. This virtual event currently includes panelists from the Oregon Values & Belief Center, Families for Climate, Politisit, and the Oregon Food Bank.
Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A around the recently released issue brief, Safe, Supported, and Cherished: Child Welfare System Reform in Oregon, and efforts underway to reform child welfare in Oregon. Panelists include Rebecca Jones Gaston, Oregon’s child welfare director; Jeff Todahl, director of 90 by 30 Reduce Child Abuse; and Peggy Ting, MSW, a former OCO intern alumna and lead author of the issue brief.
Help make Oregon a place where All Children Thrive by staying active and alerted when we need your help making a difference.