But we won’t let them take what’s ours - sign the petition today, sign up for emails at friendsofPFA.org, and join Portland DSA! Petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

The PMC takes another step closer to killing Preschool for All, just like they’re coming for PCEF. They want to keep money at the top, and for working families to stay poor or move out of the county because they can’t afford to live here anymore.

This is also the benefit of Preschool for All over other state and federal programs. 10 hour days meet the true needs of working families.

Just stopped by the Multnomah Building and picked up a PFA sign!! So cool to see the county gov giving these out. It is crucial we are vocal about our support for this amazing program!

Anyone who wants a #PFA sign can pick one up at the Multnomah Building front desk, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday. If you want a sign up but cannot pick one up, email me at [email protected]. PFA applications are open the entire month of April. Apply at pfa.multco.us. Link in bio. #MultCoD1

💛 Nobody knows better the true toll of not having the support you need for your family than parents who have been in this situation. For Cody, the experience helped galvanize his support for Preschool For All:

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Fully Fund Preschool for All. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

💸 Programs like Preschool Promise and HeadStart provide invaluable support to the families who qualify, but the cost burden of preschool hits even middle-class families hard and often leads to debt. Casandra is a mom in Montavilla and she tells us what Preschool For All has meant to her:

Yes, child care should be free regardless of what your burger costs.

Yes, there could be fewer preschool age children in the county in the next few years. But more of them will be needing PFA slots as other options are being defunded. This could easily add up to the same need as originally projected in 2020.

Preschool for All's 2026-27 signup window is officially open! We were proud to have Escuelita Esperanza, our preschool program, featured by KGW to share this news. For more info on Preschool for All, go to pfa.multco.us/. See the full interview: www.kgw.com/article/news...

For every $1 free preschool spends, it generates $13 in earnings. Preschool For All gives back to the community far more than it costs and supports the labor workforce beyond mothers. PFA is economic development. PFA applications are open the entire month of April. Apply today at pfa.multco.us

✨ More Preschool For All taxpayer pride! Seeing positive, material impacts close to home creates a draw for our community, allowing it to grow!

PLEASE SHARE: Preschool for All applications for the next school year are now open! 🥳 With more seats available than ever before as the program rapidly expands towards universal coverage, we encourage all interested to apply at pfa.multco.us More info can be found online ⤵️

WE ❤️ IT

ICYMI - applications are open! “Preschool for All eased the financial burden of childcare and allowed us to invest in ourselves,” Helwig said. “While our kids were in preschool, my husband earned his master’s degree, and I went back to school to finish my bachelor’s.”

Hey, @tinakotek.bsky.social Check this out. Turns out that pre-school for all children - especially full-day - is an excellent economic development strategy. Way better than tax breaks or subsidies for billionaires. And it makes people's lives better. Imagine that.

Applications are now open for Preschool for All!

universal, public education is both bread and roses. an absolute, unquestionable good.

it is beautiful and wonderful that the richest kids in the city can be in a school with the poorest kids in the city, because it teaches everyone in that classroom that they are both people worthy of love and respect and dignity. that they are protected and bound by the same laws.

zero income limits is good because it means people on “the bubble“ dont have to worry— there is no bubble!— but also because it means kids in these programs get to know all kinds of kids in multnomah county. that’s beautiful!

"King pointed to Preschool for All as an example of the kind of local program that should significantly benefit the city’s economy in time, and she believes the program should be expanded further." 👏We couldn't agree more! If you do too, sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

🤗 Applications are OPEN! You don't have to rush. Take your time and consider the best options for your family before 4/30. Funding for over 7,400 seats is available so the odds of scoring a free, high-quality spot have never been better. 📈 pfa.multco.us ✨Onward to full universality!✨

that makes sense. That simply does not work. Preschool for All will put money in the pocket of every parent of a 3 and 4 year old in the county, and every early childhood educator that will finally make a living wage. That’s how we get true affordability and success for Portland. (3/3)

Candice introduced the term “Kindergarten rich” – that working families whose kids start kindergarten and are for the first time not paying for childcare or preschool feel rich in comparison. When you consider that the monthly payment is often like a second mortgage or rent, at a minimum, (2/3)

Sign up for PFA. An amazing and game changing resource. ❤️

🤩 Real leaders see how Preschool for All ties together our community with benefits across jurisdictions. City Councilors can help us reach universality in many meaningful ways! Don't trust anyone who says otherwise, and donate to Mitch here!

TOMORROW: Applications open for the 2026-27 Preschool for All school year! There are only two requirements: ✅ Children must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1 ✅ Have a parent or legal guardian living in Multnomah County There are no income limits! Apply online: pfa.multco.us

We're on your side. As a coalition that often talks about "women" (as paid or unpaid workers, as caregivers, and as community activists) we'd like to make one thing clear: trans women are women. We won't let the bigots divide us. 🏳️‍⚧️✨

✨Time to introduce a true Preschool for All champion - @mitchgreen.bsky.social! In his time in office, Mitch has thoroughly debunked the myth that free preschool forces rich people to leave. As an economist he knows that young families are worth investing in! 🌱💰💛 📢 LET'S GET MITCH REELECTED!✨

We do! The application for 2026-7 Preschool for All opens TOMORROW at 10am! Sign up here to be notified with instructions for how to apply. (We wish we had a program for younger kids in place so you wouldn't have to wait until September, and hopefully one day we will!) Good luck Polka Dot Flower! 💛

I would love to pay this tax some day! That’s the real Portland Dream.😎

The tax that funds Preschool For All is a powerful way for those who are already in a good position to pay it forward. This creates a virtuous cycle: more people are given the kinds of opportunities that put them in a better financial position, and able to help even more families get there!💫

Correction: please contact Gov. Kotek and ask her to support Preschool for All. The way the voters enacted it: no shortcuts, no caving to conservative special interest groups.

“Family-friendly, future-focused and community-building” is right! We’re so proud of what we’re building here in Multnomah County! 🏗️👷‍♀️🚸

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Preschool For All is a community-built program, aiming to be the best in the nation. This means there’s been lessons along the way! To know if the right changes have been made we check back in with the preschool providers who are tasked with carrying out the important mission:

Applications for Multnomah County’s Preschool For All program open Wednesday, April 1, with more than 7,000 seats available.

For families like Jonathan’s, paying the tax that supports Preschool For All is a no-brainer. The savings are immediate and impactful:

Why the continued obsession with child care costing 7% of income?? Why can't we let it go??

🌱Our community is happy to contribute to the greater good! Who would know better than a tax preparer? Jenna shares her observations:

"When our children are thriving, our community thrives," said Danisa McLean, the Preschool and Early Learning Division Director. "We know that Preschool for All puts money back into the pockets of Multnomah County families." Watch: youtu.be/DGtEJ5IgFa8

Wow it’s almost like we NEED FREE PRESCHOOL FOR ALL

"For many parents in Multnomah County, Preschool for All has been a "lifesaver" "It's been huge, it really has been life changing," Helwig said." "We would never have been able to afford preschool at all for both of our children; the daycare preschool bill would have been more than our mortgage."

ICYMI ☺️

🌱Our community is happy to contribute to the greater good! Who would know better than a tax preparer? Jenna shares her observations:

Andrew Hoan looking for barriers to women participating in the workplace in Portland

PMC's idea of what specifically is to be done to, you know, help women in the workforce:

💛 Preschool For All is helping families like Desmond’s stay and grow in Portland, the city they love. The savings get spent close to home, and helps our local businesses thrive - just like the kids do in preschool!

Incredible to put reports out like this and decry the lack of progress for women in the workforce while simultaneously working 24/7 to kill Preschool for All. Wait, did I say incredible? Oops, I meant SHAMEFUL.