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Parents and local workforce groups urge county action on preschool eligibility and homelessness supports
Summary
Public commenters urged the Board to adopt a 'flex window' for Preschool for All eligibility so summer‑born children are not penalized by a Sept. 1 cutoff, and workforce providers asked the county to sustain funding for Summer Works and employment supports tied to homelessness response.
Multiple members of the public used the non‑agenda public‑comment period to press the board on early‑childhood policy and services that affect families and people experiencing homelessness.
Andrew Scott, who identified himself as a parent of two in Portland, asked the board to direct legal and policy staff to review a proposed code amendment to address what he called a “birth‑month penalty” in PFA eligibility tied to a Sept. 1 age cutoff. “The fix is a flex window, giving parents of…
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