Starting Strong works to support families to read aloud to their children and engage in other simple but powerful activities so every child can be prepared to succeed in school.

Portland Works for Kids brings the community together to make quality child care a reality for our children and families.

Starting Strong promotes early academic success by advancing initiatives for school readiness, grade-level reading, school attendance and summer learning.

We promote healthy child development because when children are successful in their earliest years, they are more likely to become proficient readers by the end of third grade.