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A tribute to Carmen Ford Phillips, the only daughter of Kenneth Ford and Hallie Ford and former family representative on The Ford Family Foundation Board of Directors.

Jennifer Lindsey has lived and worked in many places, but when she moved back to Oregon a decade ago, it felt like a homecoming. The new communications director for the Foundation, Jennifer is responsible for all internal and external communication efforts.

Richard Reeves, author of “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It”, talked about declining male enrollment and other complex and concerning trends before a packed auditorium at Umpqua Community College.

We’re thrilled to introduce Christi Boyter as the new Alumni Engagement Coordinator at The Ford Family Foundation! With a wealth of experience in education, Christi is perfectly suited for this role.

Veteran policy strategist Tim Inman joins the Foundation as its first Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer. Tim will support policy agenda development and implementation, as well as external engagement and communications.

Research from Oregon Voices elevates perspectives from across the state on how the lack of living wage jobs and economic opportunity impacts Oregonians’ financial well-being. These concerns came charged with solutions to address the state’s growing wealth inequality.

A recently released brief from the Oregon Voices research team explores Oregonians’ attitudes towards the quality of education in their hometowns.

Over nearly a decade, The Ford Family Foundation has supported a growing movement to coordinate home visiting systems in Oregon. We are now at a pivotal moment.

Discover the inspiring journey of Iván Galicia Sixto, a Linfield University student and Ford Scholar class of 2020, who find his home in teaching language.

Carrie Pipinich joins the Foundation’s Community Economic Development team as its new senior program officer. Based in The Dalles, Carrie comes to us from the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, where she worked for 12 years, most recently as deputy director of economic development.

Le Bailey joins the Postsecondary Success team in Eugene as its first student engagement coordinator. He comes to The Ford Family Foundation from La Grande, where he spent 15 years at Eastern Oregon University as the director of student involvement.

When it comes to health care in Oregon, location is everything. That was the overwhelming takeaway from the Oregon Voices survey, which asked residents from across the state for their personal experiences with a variety of critical issues.

The first research brief from the Oregon Voices survey highlights the housing issue in the words of the people who are living through it.

Field coordinators are at the heart of The Ford Family Foundation’s Community Building Approach. These locally based team members serve as resources and agents for change in their community, whether that community is a rural region or a specific population.

This week we celebrated the retirement of Anne Kubisch and welcomed Kara Carlisle as the third president and CEO of The Ford Family Foundation.

New funding opportunities from the federal government are adding urgency to an old concern — that rural Oregon continues to leave dollars on the table through unclaimed federal grant program funding.

As The Ford Family Foundation navigated the tumultuous events of the last two years, our staff and Board took a hard look at how we can be the most effective stewards of the generous gifts from Kenneth Ford and Hallie Ford.

Welcome to the issue archive for Community Vitality, a storytelling publication published by The Ford Family Foundation from 2000 through 2021.