Education

Supporting career and technical education as well as science, technology, engineering and math education, focused on girls, low-income youth, youth of color and/or rural youth.

OCF supports efforts to engage students in art — whether through dance, music, theater or the visual arts — to support the development of cognitive, social and personal competencies.

Through this new initiative, OCF works alongside community leaders throughout the state to help build capacity and leadership, and to scale proven models that improve outcomes for Oregon's Black children birth to post-secondary.

Piloting innovative models for strengthening the child care industry through Shared Services Alliances.

Supporting professional development of the early care and learning workforce with Betty Gray Scholarships for education and training.

Foundations for a Better Oregon (FBO) is a statewide nonprofit organization founded by OCF and four other regional foundations to advance a shared, long-term vision for Oregon’s children and young people.

Our GO Kids initiative works with OCF volunteers statewide to raise awareness of Oregon's "opportunity gap" - created by widening disparities for children based on where they live, their race or family circumstance. Local volunteer networks can tailor solutions for activities that will work in their communities, bringing new resources to existing work.

Bolstering student attendance and academic success among Oregon’s middle school students of color and rural and low-income students.

Parents are their children's first and most important teachers, and all parents can benefit from information and support. OCF invests in programs that strengthen, expand and deliver community-based parenting education services.

Making higher education and training more accessible through scholarships by awarding more than $10 million in scholarships annually.