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How Oregon Families Could Enroll in Children’s Savings Accounts
Imagine you’re a busy parent of an infant child. You just went back to work after a brief parental leave. You get up early every day with your child who isn’t sleeping well. Every morning you get on the bus, put in 8 hours at the office, pick your child up from daycare, bring them […]
Testimony in Support of EITC
House Committee on Revenue February 4, 2016 House Bill 4110 Relating to Taxation Chair Barnhart and members of the Committee, Neighborhood Partnerships’ mission is to create opportunity for Oregonians with low incomes. We believe that communities are stronger and more resilient when more of our neighbors are able to navigate financial bumps in the road […]
How Children’s Savings Accounts Will Reshape Oregon’s Future
Oregon leaders have come together to bring Children Savings Accounts to Oregon. We know that even a small amount of money in an account in a child’s name has transformative potential. Children’s savings accounts have been proven to increase high school graduation rates, college enrollment, and college completion rates. And that’s just the beginning, and […]
Assets & Opportunity Scorecard Underscores Work Ahead for Oregon
The Corporation for Enterprise Development’s (CFED) Assets & Opportunity Scorecard was released on Monday. The news isn’t rosy for Oregon. However, we know that there are steps we can take and that working together we can remove the barriers to opportunity that persist. Oregon Ranks 26th Overall in Financial Security of Residents Here’s the analysis […]