News and Stories

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.

SelectBooks offers two-book bundle during Child Abuse Prevention Month. These books, “My Body Belongs to Me” and the accompanying parent’s guide, address boundaries, safety and consent.

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

For visual artist Lisa Jarrett, art is about much more than making objects. It is about exploring identity, forging connections, creating community and providing opportunities.

Join us on February 2, 2024 from 12-1:00PST for a Q&A with the authors of a recent article on rural community building.

Prior to forming A Greater Applegate, the area’s leading community building organization, the complicated overlap of geography and government agencies challenged residents’ sense of a shared identity and made advocating for their needs difficult.

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.

Ford Scholar Will Miller connected with his history to create his future and now works at NAYA, the Native American Youth and Family Center.

Over the course of ten years, Yoncalla School District leaders and community members, especially parents of young children, have walked side-by-side reinventing the elementary school’s approach to family and child support.

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