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What to Know About Direct Payments & Child Tax Credits from the American Rescue Plan Act / Lo que debe saber sobre los pagos directos y los créditos fiscales por hijos de la Ley del Plan de Rescate Americano
Expanded Child Tax Credit Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Child Tax Credit has now been expanded to reach more families–even if you’ve made little to no income in the past year. For tax year 2021, the amount of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is increased to a maximum of $3,600 per child […]
Resources for Unemployment / Los Recursos para el desempleo.
Do you qualify for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits because your child’s school or child care facility is closed? PUA is an unemployment benefits program that was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recently passed American Rescue Plan Act extended this benefit through September 6, 2021. Workers can qualify for this unemployment insurance […]
Child Care Resources for Providers / Recursos de cuidado infantil para proveedores
Child Care Resources for Providers We are seeing historic investments in child care for the first time in decades. It’s a lot to navigate and process! Especially when providers have been struggling to get by for so long. Earlier this year, the American Rescue Plan Act included $40 billion for child care that is currently […]
Child Care Resources for Parents / Recursos de cuidado infantil para padres
What does the American Rescue Plan Act mean for your family?
Our 2021 Legislative Priorities
How we respond to this crisis matters. The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the many cracks in our systems that Family Forward Oregon has been working to address for years. Mothers and caregivers—especially those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)—have been disproportionately impacted by the mishandling of our response thus far. We […]
We’re Hiring!
Title: Political Director Reports to: Executive Director Location: Portland, OR Salary: $65,000 – $80,000 Type: Full time Deadline: June 19, 2020. See here for application instructions. Position Summary: The Political Director will be responsible for managing our day-to-day issue campaigns and electoral work. This includes developing and implementing big picture strategies on our campaigns as well […]
Oregon’s Unmet Child Care Needs
We are so excited to unveil a project we’ve been working on: Today, we released “Oregon’s Unmet Child Care Needs. It’s time to invest: Our future depends on it,” a research report co-authored by Mary King, Professor of Economics Emerita, Portland State University, and Lisa Dodson, Research Professor of Sociology, Boston College. Why do we […]
On your ballot: Abortion access
Do you believe that healthcare is a right, and that everyone should be able to make their own decisions about whether or when to become a parent, regardless of how much money they make or how they’re insured? We do. Family Forward is dedicated to fighting for the economic security of all Oregon women — […]
Oregon families are being torn apart. We can stop it.
We believe everyone should have a fair shot, regardless of their gender, the color of their skin, or the place they were born. But in the upcoming election, our values will be on the line. Your November ballot will include a ballot measure backed by extremist hate groups with ties to white supremacist funders. Measure […]
2018 General Election: Ballot Measures
The 2018 General Election is just around the corner, and this year’s election is just as important as ever. From reproductive justice and racial profiling to fair housing and tax changes, there’s a lot at stake. Below are our positions on the measures you’ll see on your November ballot: Measure 102: YES Allows local governments […]
Why we’re no longer hosting When Work Works
Over the past seven years we have been hosting an annual awards process and ceremony to celebrate employers with nationally-ranked flexibility policies. We have had the good fortune through that process of getting to know many small and large employers throughout Oregon who are working hard to build truly family-supportive workplaces. Many of these employers […]