CHILD CARE VOTER PLEDGE
ELECTORAL JUSTICE
Child care is love, labor, and liberation.
Every child deserves care that is safe, joyful, and rooted in community. Every parent deserves to go to work or rest knowing their child is nurtured and protected. And every provider, especially Black, Indigenous, and Immigrant, deserves respect, fair pay, and the resources to do the work that sustains our communities.
But in Oregon today, families are being stretched thin. Parents are forced to make impossible choices. Child care providers, many of them working long hours alone, are underpaid and undervalued. Our system is failing the very people who hold it up.
That’s why we helped found the Child Care for Oregon Coalition: to build a bold, community-led vision for a new system that honors our care workers, uplifts our children, and centers the voices of those most impacted.
We need elected officials who will fight for us, for the parents, providers, and children who have gone unseen for far too long.
Sign the pledge. Let your voice be heard. Let’s demand a child care system that works for all of us.
About Imagine Black and Imagine Black Futures
Imagine Black Futures is a community organization dedicated to empowering the local Black community in Oregon, envisioning alternatives to current systems, and promoting civic participation. Established in 2009, Imagine Black Futures advocates for rights, resources, and recognition for people of African descent. Imagine Black Futures is a 501(c)(3) multi-issue grassroots organization in partnership with our sibling 501(c)(4) organization, Imagine Black.
Imagine Black and Imagine Black Futures are two separate corporate entities that are affiliated to promote a broad range of work. Although overlap exists, certain activities must be done by one organization and not the other.
Imagine Black Futures (formerly known as Portland African American Leadership Forum), is organized as a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Contributions to Imagine Black Futures are tax-deductible.
Imagine Black (formerly known as PAALF Action Fund), is organized as a 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization that may engage in legislative lobbying and certain political activity. Membership dues and other gifts given to support Imagine Black are not tax-deductible.
About Child Care for Oregon
Child Care for Oregon is a coalition of nonprofit organizations, labor unions, community advocates, parents, caregivers and providers working to build a comprehensive child care system in Oregon. Our vision is to build a universal, publicly-funded child care system in Oregon that is equitable, affordable, culturally-relevant, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, safe and community-led.
Please note, the results of this form will be shared with our affiliate organizations and the Child Care for Oregon Coalition. More information about Imagine Black Futures can be found at imagineblack.org. More information about Child Care for Oregon can be found at childcarefororegon.org
CHILD CARE CAMPAIGN PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES
