Our Featured Supporters
- Ruth Adkins, Portland Public School Board
- Jo Ann (Bowman) Hardesty
- Shirley Craddick, Metro Councilor
- Ryan Deckert, Oregon Business Leader
- Mitch Greenlick, State Representative
- Marc Jolin, Homeless Advocate
- Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Commissioner
- Melissa and Bob Naito
- Steve Novick
- Bobbie Regan, Portland Public School Board
- Loretta Smith, Multnomah County Commissioner





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Shortly after college, I accepted a job as a substitute teacher. I was assigned to a school in the Cabrini Green projects of Chicago - known for their extreme poverty, violence and crime. There I met and worked with kindergarten children who were already left behind. That experience helped shape my values today—that every child deserves an opportunity to succeed in life.