Here is the May 2012 newsletter

Check out City Commissioner Dan Saltzman's Comcast "Newsmakers" segment

January 2012 Newsletter

Upcoming opening on PCL Allocation Committee

Demographic breakdown of children served, 2009-10

City Council honors PCL investments as part of "Foster Care Awareness Month"
On May 11th, City Council heard testimony from our grantees: Boys and Girls Aid and Youth, Rights & Justice: Attorneys at Law, as well as DHS. See the resolution here

City Council honors PCL investments as part of "National Child Abuse Prevention Month"
On April 13th, City Council heard testimony from our grantees from VOA and Catholic Charities, along with some parents who have successfully used their services. See the resolution here

Hitting the big screen
Saturday Academy teamed up with some awesome kids in this new video featuring their stop-animation course. Click on this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6TnHe2jqS0

Everything has a place!
Check out what some of the kids at Boys and Girls Clubs have been up to

New Name for CHIF
We've changed our name to the Portland Children's Levy. Read about it here.

"Playbook" on how public-funded children's programs are passed.
The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County in Florida put together this primer, including advice from those who successfully passed levies there and here in Portland.

RFIs Available Now
Requests for Investments can be downloaded from our website. Click here for more info.

We listened!
Input from more than 20 policy groups on needs/trends/prioritiesin our funding areas. Click here for results.

December 11th Public Input Summary
The Allocation Committee met several times in Fall 2008, taking public comment about important funding decisions. One meeting was purely for gathering community input. Click here for the recap.