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Portland Children’s Levy launches funding round and aligns with county ‘Preschool for All’ slots
Summary
Director Lisa Pellegrino told council the levy — approved repeatedly by voters since 2002 — funds dozens of community organizations and is running a competitive funding round for the new levy period. Parks will operate a Multnomah County Preschool for All program at nine community centers next year, staff said.
Lisa Pellegrino, director of the Portland Children’s Levy, briefed City Council on Jan. 16 about the levy’s work, its current funding round and a new relationship with Multnomah County’s Preschool for All initiative.
Pellegrino said the levy is a voter‑approved local option first passed in 2002 and renewed by voters multiple times; staff budgeted about $23.7 million in tax receipts for the current fiscal year and had roughly $10 million in carryover to cover grant obligations. The levy funds…
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