An annual fundraiser for Family Forward Oregon, Dance Like a Mother 2025 is the dance party of the year. This year’s theme is Homecoming Dance Party Fundraiser Extravaganza!
WHEN: Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm
WHERE: Holocene, 1001 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97214
WHY: With recent attacks on our collective futures — from cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to the attempted blows to the Head Start program — the need for collective action has never been greater. The time is now for us to step up and fight back. And that’s just what Family Forward and our community of parents and caregivers is doing!
Once a year, we invite the community to join us in dancing the night away to support our year-round advocacy efforts. Together, we meet the crises our communities are facing — like the ongoing child care crisis — head-on.
And to better embody who we are, we’re working on a rebrand! Family Forward is entering a new era of fierce advocacy, and we want you to be a part of it.
We’ll be showcasing some of our new branding at the dance, so join us for an unforgettable night of music and dancing with guest DJ Mami Miami and emcee Poison Waters! Enjoy refreshing drinks, tasty bites, exciting raffles (including our grand prize, two roundtrip plane tickets, courtesy of Alaska Airlines!), and a photo booth to capture memories. Dress up in your best homecoming attire and help us crown Dance Like a Mother royalty. Get your tickets below to save your spot on the dance floor!
GET YOUR TICKETS
RAFFLE PRIZES
This year’s raffle prizes are AMAZING and packed with wonderful prizes from local donors, businesses, and partners. For just $10 each or six (6) for $50, you could win one of four prize baskets or the grand prize! See details below.
2025 Dance Like a Mother Raffle Grand Prize
Two (2) Round Trip Alaska Airlines Tickets
You could win two (2) roundtrip airline tickets anywhere Alaska Airlines flies!
Alaska Airlines and their regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. As a member of the oneworld global alliance, Alaska guests can travel to more than 900 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world.
- Main Cabin roundtrip vouchers are valued at $1,250 each.
- Vouchers need to be ticketed prior to their expiration date.
- Not valid on Alaska Airlines’ codeshare partners.
- No blackout dates.
- Alaska Airlines is not responsible if the certificate is lost or stolen. Vouchers are not
transferrable and are subject to additional terms and conditions on the applicable Travel
Authorization Form.
Basket 1: The Gather & Glow Basket
Gather. Rest. Restore. Repeat.
- Gift certificate for an in-home wine tasting with Spirit Horse Winery for eight (8) to 12 people and one (1) bottle of wine. 20% of proceeds from purchases made at the in-home tasting go to Family Forward.
- Admission for one (1) for the AWE Experience, courtesy of the Women’s Foundation of Oregon: an evening sauna session to relax and restore on December 11, 2025 at 6pm at SaunaGlo in Portland.
- $85 gift card to Bare Beauty, a Black-owned beauty collective for all bodies in Portland
- One (1) copy of “Little Book of Self Care & Little Journal” by Della Rae from the Self Agency Academy
Approximate Retail Value: $1,780
Basket 2: The Whole Self Basket
For Body, Mind, and Soul.
- Gift certificate to All Bodies Strong, a size-inclusive gym in Portland, for one (1) 60-minute personal training session with a coach and a six-month, one-class/week membership
- One (1) custom 16”x20” pet painting from Family Forward artist, Pawtraits by Ashley
- One (1) personal massager from She Bop Shop, a local sex toy boutique in Portland
- The Meadow Salt Set from The Meadow, a family-owned, independent specialty food shop in Portland
- $25 gift card and gift set from Level Beer, a local brewer in Portland (gift set includes one size large t-shirt, one hat, stickers and keychain)
- $50 gift card to Way of Being, a sustainable, low-waste shop in Portland
- $50 gift card to Betsy and Iya, a local boutique in Portland
- Salsa Variety Four-Pack from Hot Mama Salsa, a local maker of Mexican-style salsa, hot sauce, chili oil, and tortilla chips in Portland
- $30 gift card to Spoke & Word, a local bookstore in Milwaukie
- One (1) custom mug by Family Forward artist, Claynoli
- One (1) copy of “Little Book of Self Care & Little Journal” by Della Rae from the Self Agency Academy
Approximate Retail Value: $1,730
Basket 3: The Radical Joy Basket
Liberated Self-Care, Locally Grown.
- Three (3) life coaching sessions from the Hot Trans Life Coach, Family Forward’s own Nat
- One (1) year of access to ChangeAgent, an ethical alternative artificial intelligence (AI) service
- One (1) 90-Minute Massage from eLOVEated Wellness, a mobile holistic wellness center
- Two (2) one-month fitness memberships and free personal training consultation from NW Women’s Fitness Club, a local fitness center in NW Portland
- $100 gift card and sauce gift set from La Arepa, a Venezuelan restaurant in Portland
- $100 gift card to ¿Por Qué No?, a taqueria in Portland
- One (1) Forest Bathing polishing body scrub and one (1) Love Note CBD bath bomb from Make & Mary, a health and beauty shop in Portland
- One (1) gift box of handmade, luxurious bath bombs and soaps from Bath Affections, a handcrafted gift shop in Tigard
- Two (2) certificates for a tasting at Freeland Spirits, a women-owned distillery in NW Portland
- Gift certificate for two (2) dance classes from TwerkNFab, a Portland-based pop-up
- One (1) custom mug by Family Forward artist, Claynoli
- One (1) 8oz shea butter in a waxprint tote bag from Sumner Street Shea, a Black-owned, woman-operated shop featuring premium unrefined shea butter, grown and harvested from local artisans in Ghana
- One (1) copy of “Little Book of Self Care & Little Journal” by Della Rae from the Self Agency Academy
Approximate Retail Value: $1,795
Basket 4: The PNW Kinship Basket
Memory Making with Family, Friends, and Flavors.
- Gift certificate for one (1) family photo session with Brandi Herrera of Flashback Photography, an indigenous- and woman-owned business in Portland
- Gift certificate for a one-night stay at the Shelburne Hotel in Seaview, WA
- Gift certificate for four (4) for ice skating sessions or summer attractions day wristbands at Alpine Entertainment in Sunriver
- Four (4) passes for a factory tour and build-a-bar experience at Creo Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate shop and factory in Portland
- Gift certificate for an Historic Willamette Falls Kayak Tour for two (2) from eNRG Kayaking, a canoe and kayak club based in Oregon City
- Five (5) passes for yoga classes at Bhkati Yoga Movement Center, a South-Asian-owned, relaxed, cozy yoga center in Portland
- Four (4) passes for wine tasting at Stoller Family Estate in Dayton
- $50 gift card to Portland’s Mexican Coffee, Kilo D’Cofi
Approximate Retail Value: $1,760
*Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at Dance Like a Mother, November 8, 2025. The drawing will take place during the dance. Winner must be present to win. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Dance Like a Mother sponsors make the work we do with community more successful.
Thank you to our amazing partners.
Let’s Dance!
Join us in reminiscing last year’s dance with some pictures, and get your 2025 outfits ready! We can’t wait to celebrate our work with you.
If you’re new to Family Forward, welcome! We’re so glad you’re here. We’re a feminist, antiracist advocacy organization. We’re focused on all things care, including child care and health care. We think everyone deserves affordable access to the care they need, queer and straight families alike.
We’re a movement of parents, caregivers and allies fighting for economic and reproductive justice in Oregon. Tired of being invisible, we’re making noise about the unpaid labor that holds our society together — from diaper changes to hospice care — and demanding change. With intersectional solidarity at our core, we’re building power, challenging systems and crafting policies that put caregivers first. Join our voices to support the workforce behind the workforce.
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Dance like a Mother is welcome to all who are committed to racial, gender, and economic justice. No racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia allowed here. The funds we raise together will support electing people to office that are aligned with our values and will fight for self-identifying moms, parents, caregivers and people of color in Oregon.
