Press Releases
Press Releases announcing major milestones related to the work of All Hands Raised.
Thank you for attending our 21st Birthday Bash!
Thank you to all who attended our Shine On 21st Birthday Bash! 700 guests packed into the Moda Center to support the work of All Hands Raised to champion education, equity and excellence inside and outside of the classroom – a mission that…
Real-time FAFSA Completion Rates Now Available to Drive Improvement
More than ever, young people need postsecondary education and training in order to thrive in the economy. One of the strongest predictors that a student will enroll in college is whether they complete the federal financial aid application known as…
Rock the Vote! New Season’s Bag it Forward Program
New Seasons Market launched a new Bag it Forward program in February of 2016, which gives customers an opportunity to donate their reusable bag credits (5¢ each) to a non-profit organization. Customers can choose from one of three beneficiaries…
Record Number of Leaders to Visit Schools Throughout County for 15th Annual Principal for Almost a Day–Lunch Program Features Community Impact on Improving Attendance
Nearly 140 Leaders to Visit More Than 115 Schools and District Offices throughout Multnomah County Portland, OR (10/14/15) – Tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, more than 140 business executives, civic leaders, and non-profit CEOs will walk in the…
Ninth Grade Counts Update
Do you remember the summer before you started high school? What interests, questions or anxieties filled your mind? A collaborative effort of dozens of partners worked this summer to help answer those questions and get students ready for high school…
Registration for 2015 Ninth Grade Counts Open! Get the Guide and Find Registration Information.
The 2015 Guide to Summer Transition Programs for Incoming Ninth Graders in Portland and Multnomah County is now available. Paper copies were released to all partner school districts this week in order to help Academic Priority eighth graders get a…
Registering by June 1st Gets Kindergartners Ready for School
Registering by June 1st Gets Kindergartners Ready for School On-time registration eases the transition for families and teachers Portland, Ore.— (4/20/15) Registering for kindergarten before June 1 is one of the easiest ways to put children on a…
All Hands Raised Releases Chapter 02 Highlighting the Collective Impact Work Focused on the More Than 225,000 Children and Youth Living in Multnomah County
AHR Partnership Improving the Way Adults Come Together to Help Kids Succeed from Birth to Career Last week, All Hands Raised (AHR) released its Chapter 02 publication highlighting the accomplishments, challenges and impactful practices happening…
All Hands Raised Releases Chapter 02
In 2010, we started writing a new story for kids in Multnomah County. Chapter 01, that was released in Summer of 2013 was the first chapter in our shared work and helped to explain how this community was organized to adapt a local cradle to career…
Community Leaders Matched with School Leaders for All Hands Raised’s Annual Principal for Almost a Day
Keynote Luncheon Panel to Discuss the Challenges of Equipping our Students for Careers in Oregon Tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd, more than 100 leaders representing the private, public and nonprofit sectors will travel throughout Portland and…
