DID YOU KNOW?

Poverty is the largest driving force of the "cradle-to-prison pipeline" crisis. In Oregon, a baby is born poor every 54 minutes. A Black baby is born poor every 20 hours.

Among all children in Oregon, 1 in 5 (18.4 percent or 152,142) was poor. For Black children 1 in 3 (33.3 percent or 6,250) was poor. For White, non-Latino children 1 in 7 (14.1 percent or 85,445) was poor.

Early Childhood. Children who do not participate in high-quality early education have higher rates of juvenile delinquency, arrests, and juvenile court petitions.

In the 2004-2005 school year, 12.9% of 3-year-olds and 21.9% of 4-year-olds were enrolled in state-funded preschool programs in Oregon.

In 2005, 8,792 children were enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start in Oregon. Of these, 4.8% were Black, non-Latino; and 65.1% were White, non-Latino. read more>