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Our Mission

Stand for Children Leadership Center’s mission is to develop leaders who use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive.

Stand for Children Leadership Center exists because children in communities across America have no power to influence our democratic system to meet their fundamental needs. We help ordinary people become effective citizen leaders who use our democratic process to improve the lives of children.

We train leaders to do three critical things:

   - Recruit people with similar values. 
   - Identify effective, achievable solutions to
     problems facing their community’s children.
   - Educate decision makers and voters to achieve
     these solutions. 

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Where Do Children Stand?

Today, for the first time in our nation’s history, the next generation will likely fare worse than their parents – unless we intervene. Global competition and automation have led to the loss of tens of millions of U.S. jobs in the past generation. For children to succeed in today's fast changing world, we must equip them to be proficient in core academic subjects, effective communicators and team players, capable of learning quickly.

View indicators of investment in education and student achievement for Oregon, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Washington.

Beat the Odds

Join us at the Oregon Zoo Ballroom for our Beat the Odds Scholarship Awards Program and Fundraising Luncheon on Wednesday, November 12th from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate the accomplishments of three college-bound seniors who beat the odds by succeeding in high school despite daunting obstacles.  Learn more about Beat the Odds.   

Stand for Children wishes to thank the following business and civic leaders for their generous sponsorship of this event:


Beat the Odds

Learn more about our 2008 "Beat the Odds" Scholarship Awards Program and Fundraising Luncheon. 

Last year, over 300 business and civic leaders honored 3 Oregon high school seniors who beat the odds. Congratulations to Quincy, Alyssa, and Nawwal, our 2007 scholarship recipients.

 
Issue Areas

Visit our Issue Areas section for info on issues like the No Child Left Behind Act, workshop materials from our Massachusetts Statewide Summit and Oregon Conference, and more.