Many Oregon children are in crisis, and this is exacerbated by the fragile system that supports and cares for them.
In an economy that has been pummeled by the pandemic, rising costs of living and inflation, parents, families, and child care workers are not seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. In the last two years, cracks in the system have only continued to spread, bringing deeply rooted, systemic inequities to the surface.
With workforce shortages, low wages, lack of career pathways, and…
