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Chenoa Landry is working to open a new set of doors. Renderings drafted, permits filed, a contractor on site. It is an ordeal. It is also exciting to watch it unfold. Chenoa is Education Mode Lead for the Future Generations Collaborative, which brings together Native-serving and Native-specific organizations, institutions, governments, and community members around a shared commitment to the health and wellbeing of Native people in Portland. SVP Portland entered a multi-year p

Ready to Grow ends with a graduation. The partnership doesn't. Our providers pour their hearts into nurturing and educating our youngest generation every single day, and our commitment is to keep walking right beside them. That means providing learning opportunities after the cohort wraps, designed to keep providers empowered, informed, and connected. This month, twenty early education leaders gathered for an alumni session on artificial intelligence, led by Jordan Plawner, f

The Iraqi Arabic School is a volunteer-led initiative teaching the Arabic language to children from Iraqi, Syrian, Libyan, and Moroccan families. Volunteer teachers and administrators run the classes, online and in person. The families are largely low-income and immigrant households, many of whom could not otherwise access Arabic language education. Co-founder Aras Dezay saw a chance to start that learning even earlier. His goal is a dedicated preschool classroom, and this fa

SVP Portland's Annual Summer Social brought together Investor Partners, Community Partners, staff, and visiting colleagues from SVP International for an evening of connection, conversation, and celebration. Read about the night and what it means to build community right now.

Read about Bala's journey, and the legacy behind the award.

An exciting next chapter is coming into view for Path Home.

Meet the Latest Ready to Grow cohort.

After four years of partnership, Community Action is graduating to SVP's Alumni community.

Escuela Viva graduates to SVP Portland's Alumni community, the result of a partnership grounded in fearlessness, commitment, and a shared belief in what's possible.

SVP Portland may be approaching success on a goal years in the making. Board President Rob Aslett reflects on this, shares highlights from our recent Board retreat, and looks ahead to how we'll explore what comes next together.

On May 29th, SVP Portland celebrated a milestone: the graduation of our first ever Ready to Grow cohort in Spanish — 17 participants representing 16 bilingual preschool programs across Multnomah and Washington County.

When Marty Ramirez retired in July 2025, he didn't slow down — he showed up. Read about his experience volunteering with the Ready to Grow program.

On June 10th, SVP Portland held its first-ever Community Partner Fair at The Center Consultancy. The room was full of people with a shared purpose: to connect, learn from one another, and strengthen the work happening across our community.

SVP India Chairperson Govind Iyer spent three days with our staff and Partners last month; visiting programs, sharing meals, and painting a picture of a network that's grown to nearly 800 Partners across eight Indian cities.

As AEME exits our Community Partner portfolio, and enters our Alumni program, we want to pause and reflect on how far they've come and celebrate what’s next on the horizon.

2025 Annual Report: A Story Worth Celebrating!

We Refreshed Our Mission — Here's What Changed (and Why)

See key takeaways from the 2025 Investor Partner survey.

From financial worry to strategic clarity: Ready To Grow 2025 supported 19 entrepreneurs who are now poised to expand quality preschool access across our region.

Dear SVP Community, As we enter 2026, I’m reflecting not only on what we accomplished together this past year - but on how we showed up in a moment that demanded courage, clarity, and partnership. We are operating in a landscape marked by rising need and shrinking public resources. Many of our Community Partners faced funding losses of 25–50% in 2025, particularly in early learning, where cuts collided with growing demand. And yet, what I witnessed again and again was not ret