Summer is officially here after a long rainy season, but that doesn’t mean United Way of Columbia-Willamette’s Early Learning programs get to take a break!
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.
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
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.
Early Learning Washington County Hub (ELWC), a partnership between United Way of the Columbia-Willamette and Washington County Health and Human Services, was awarded a $112,000 equity grant from Healthshare.
The grant will focus on two key impact areas around early learning and family supports...
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.
This year saw an unprecedented number of challenges across our region. Here are some critical moments of 2020 that your generosity and support helped make possible.
As a Lead Community Researcher, Carolina shares her experiences going door-to-door to better understand how the Albina Rockwood Promise Neighborhood Initiative (ARPNI) can serve kids and families.
When her mother fell ill, MyLin fell behind in class and off-track to graduate. That's when our Successful Families initiative and coordinators stepped in to help her succeed.
Read about how our Successful Families initiative is demonstrating that culturally responsive and culturally specific partnerships can drive measurable change in student, school and family outcomes.
How do children learn, grow and succeed? By giving little ones the chance to play, explore and discover new tools that will encourage learning, we're not only investing in today's kids, but investing in the future of our communities.
With help from United Way, Washington County Cooperative Library Services has launched a new series of multilingual storytimes in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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