Next month, Concordia University will honor CI President & CEO Swati Adarkar with their Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Award. The award, named for former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh in recognition of his life-long passion for and leadership in...
This week, The Ounce of Prevention Fund named Dana Hepper, our director of policy & advocacy, one of their Early Childhood Advocacy Heroes. In her interview with The Ounce, Hepper describes the long path to passing the Student Success Act, an historic state...
Writing in The Oregonian today, CI's Senior Health Policy & Program Advisor Elena Rivera argues for the importance of programs and services to support early childhood mental health. Research tells us that children who suffer from abuse, neglect or...
News Radio 1240 KQEN reported today on an upcoming visit to the newly opened North Douglas County Family Medicine Clinic. Families participating in our Early Works initiative at Yoncalla Elementary School will visit the clinic on August 1. Umpqua Community Health...
Contact: Rafael Otto | Director of Communications | (503) 219-9034 | rafael@childinst.org Portland, OR — Children’s Institute, an early childhood policy and advocacy organization, has chosen Beaverton and Forest Grove School Districts to participate in the first...
The recently passed Student Success Act includes $400 million in investments in early childhood programs and services. This is big news, and not just for Oregon. Strategies for Children, a Massachusetts organization devoted to increasing funding for children from...
Children's Institute board member Lyn Hennion spoke with KOBI-TV on the importance of early childhood. Ninety percent of a child's brain is developed before they enter kindergarten, yet Oregon lacks an early childhood system to ensure that every child gets what...
By Mari Megias This piece originally appeared in the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Stories. Swati Adarkar, a 1989 graduate of the two-year MPA program at Harvard Kennedy School, wants every child, regardless of family income, to have the best possible start in...
Swati Adarkar was interviewed by KOIN6 news yesterday about Governor Brown's budget proposals for the 2019 legislative session. The full story is available on the KOIN6 website. Featured Comments Another part of the proposal, which would address kindergarten...
Read the full story on Oregonlive. "There's an incredible need, across the board," said Danielle Pacifico-Cogan, director of communications and community engagement at the Children's Institute, a Portland-based non-profit that advocates for young children. This...
