Stories

Making Back-to-School Fun with Bienestar
With back-to-school season in full swing, families across the state are preparing…
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Refuting Disaster Capitalism
At United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, we value those who are closest to the…
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Supporting Early Learning Requires Efforts Year-Round
Summer is officially here after a long rainy season, but that doesn’t mean United…
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
For the first time in over two years, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette held an…
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Keeping the Pages Turning
Late last year Serenity White, a pre-K student who attends Portland Public Schools…
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Staff Spotlight - Alex Feliciano
Learn more about our Building Services Manager, Alex Feliciano, in this Staff…
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Culturally Relevant Communication Creates Common Ground
Cultural relevancy is a term we use regularly at United Way of the Columbia-…
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Making STEM Accessible
Without the help of volunteers, some tasks feel impossible to tackle. Our team at…
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Proud to be a Part of Preschool Progress
Check out this informative comic from Sarah Mirk describing how necessary Pre-K…
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Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Latino Community
Mental health is wholly intertwined with community health, an aspect that the…
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Healing in a Like-Minded Space
My name is Veyda, and I am an AmeriCorps member in the Confluence Environmental…
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Highlighting Indigenous Impact
There can be an unnerving sense of invisibility experienced by cultures that do not…
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