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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

Every year, SVP Portland recognizes a handful of Investor Partners who have stepped up, hyped up, leaned in, put their shoulders to the wheel …and somehow made it all look easy. They raised their hands (often more than once), asked the thoughtful questions, did the unglamorous work, and showed up when it mattered most. In short, they embodied the best of SVP Portland—generous with their resources, sharp with their thinking, and always ready to move the work forward together.

We are excited to continue our collaborative Equitable Early Education Grant for its third year, leveraging the resources of both SVP Portland and Black United Fund of Oregon (BUF-OR) to have a larger impact on organizations serving Oregon and SW Washington. This collaboration aims to increase access to high-quality early learning for children facing the greatest number of barriers to accessing preschool. As SVP's Director of Community Impact, Carolina Castañeda del Río, put

The story of partnership between KairosPDX and SVP Portland started more than a decade ago. SVP was among the early supporters of KairosPDX’s vision to transform education for Black children. Through a customized capacity-building accelerator, SVP worked closely with KairosPDX’s team to strengthen their strategy, infrastructure, and operations - helping lay the groundwork for an organization that would evolve into a leader of culturally-sustaining education. During that early

We asked Investor Partner Bibiche Geuskens why she joined SVP Portland, what she’s worked on, and what makes the experience meaningful to her. Here’s what she had to say. Why did you join SVP? “I wanted to find a meaningful way to get involved and give back to the community, while also learning more about the nonprofit world. SVP’s focus on early learning really resonated with me. I believe that having a strong foundation early in life shapes everything that comes after, and

After a very busy year for owner Laura Paz-Whitmore - and amidst significant challenges posed by the political climate threatening smooth operations - SVP Community Partner Casita Azul is celebrating a major milestone: the opening of a beautiful, expanded campus in Washington County. The new facility adds more than 70 preschool seats, with an official grand opening on Friday, November 7th. Event details and an RSVP link can be found below. SVP Portland’s partnership with Casi

SVP Portland’s Ready to Grow program is in full bloom this fall, with 19 local early learning providers moving steadily toward graduation. These businesses range from in-home to center-based, collectively serving more than 568 children across the region and employing over 100 teachers. Program sizes vary widely - from smaller programs serving five children to larger centers supporting up to 146. The diversity of these programs reflects the diversity of families they serve, hi