Stories

Early Learning

Springing Into Early Learning

Monday, Mar. 20, 2023

Our Early Learning experts took advantage of a somewhat sunny day on March 11th to help put on the Spring Into Learning resource fair organized with MHCC Head Start.

Early Learning

Making STEM Learning Fun and Inclusive

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022

Early learning is vital to children, families and communities. But significant cultural barriers amplify the systemic racism that undergirds our education ecosystem and makes it more difficult for communities of color to succeed and thrive.

Early Learning

STEAM Community Trainer Q+A

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

Building confidence and expertise in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) is integral to a modern education.

A group of masked kids hold books up in front of shelves lined with more books.
Volunteerism

Keeping the Pages Turning

Wednesday, May. 25, 2022

Late last year Serenity White, a pre-K student who attends Portland Public Schools Kelly Head Start, came into the northeast Portland warehouse of the

A group of 13 volunteers from WaFd Bank and United Way Staff members pose with completed STEM kits.
Early Learning

Making STEM Accessible

Monday, Apr. 25, 2022

Without the help of volunteers, some tasks feel impossible to tackle.

Early Learning

Proud to be a Part of Preschool Progress

Friday, Apr. 22, 2022

Check out this informative comic from Sarah Mirk describing how necessary Pre-K education is and how our Early Learning Multnomah County's Parent Accountability Council championed the cause. 

Early Learning

Learning STEMs From Understanding

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022

Promoting wellness and growth in early education while living through unprecedented times has been a trying and difficult task for United Way of Columbia-Willamette’s team at Early Learning Washington

Disaster & Crisis Resilience

Building Brighter Futures Through Childcare

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

Like so many families across our region, Tracy and Jeremy existed in a gray area where they made just enough to be disqualified from many safety net programs, but not enough to be able to pay for all their basic needs like rent, healthcare and especially childcare. 

Culture

United Way Announces Substantial Gift from MacKenzie Scott

Monday, Dec. 21, 2020

The transformational gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will allow United Way of the Columbia-Willamette to further advance racial equity as our community and families continue to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic.  

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