OCPP policy analyst Janet Bauer speaks with KMUZ's Marc Albert about food insecurity in Oregon and the threat that the
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What is the state of the program by which Oregon reaches out to children living in families that have fallen
Every child in Oregon deserves a fair shot in life, no matter the heft of a parent’s paycheck.
In Oregon, we talk about how important it is for our children to have a high quality education — important
Oregon families that fall on hard times get far less cash assistance today than they did decades ago. Children in
Life will get even harder for thousands of Oregon’s poorest children if lawmakers fail to fill the state's revenue gap.
Poor children don’t have a megaphone. They can’t create a dark money-funded group to pay for TV ads that attack
Life would become even harder for thousands of Oregon’s poorest children if lawmakers fail to fill a budget gap.
Last year, 21,000 school children in Oregon experienced homelessness. The same fate befell another 1,900 pre-school kids.
Oregon families that fall on hard times get far less cash assistance today than they did decades ago. Children in
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