In 2025, we were awarded the following grants or contributions for additional work with families and education professionals in our area. These funds make a meaningful impact in locations that we would be harder-pressed to serve. Thank you to everyone who supports this work!

Peace Initiative Grant at LBCC - $5,000 for Create With Kids 5+ parent-child art workshops! See results here (pending).

Linn County Food Procurement Grant from Linn County Public Health - $3,000 for parent-child cooking workshops using locally-sourced ingredients! Thanks also to our amazing donors: Bose Family Farm, Deep Roots Farm, Gathering Together Farm, and First Alternative Co-Op! See results here.

Benton Community Foundation Grant - $10,000 for partnership programming for parenting book clubs, workshops, and curricula in the most rural areas in Benton County. See results here (pending).

Early Literacy (0-5) funding from the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Early Learning Hub - Contributed funds will support our keynote speakers and learning resources available at our 2026 16th annual Parenting Educator Celebration, and will enable us to reach families, caregivers, k-12 educators, and parenting education professionals in two separate sessions. Results pending.

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