The Contingent

My colleague, Akilah Webster, absolutely slayed this interview sharing about our newest expansion of The Contingent Indiana. For my Hoosier friends, get involved today! wishtv.com/community/comm…

Today, The Contingent is proud to launch Every Child Indiana! Partnering with the State of Indiana, we will deploy our innovative “Air Game” community mobilization solution to recruit foster parents and volunteers across Indiana. Leads will be sent to both the Department of Child Services and over 30 member organizations from South Bend to Bloomington and everywhere in between. If you know of any Hoosiers interested in serving their neighbors, send them to: everychildindiana.org

Today, we launch Every Child Indiana! 30+ organizations and the State of Indiana have gone “all IN” to link arms and reimagine how we find an ideal placement for every child in foster care. Led by The Contingent Indiana Executive Director, Akilah Webster, and a team of geniuses at our National HQ, our team has assumed responsibility for foster family recruitment for Indiana. Know of any Hoosiers wanting to get INvolved? Check out: everychildindiana.org All IN!

The Contingent is on a quest to empower leaders and close the wealth gap. Our strategy is diversifying our service array to help provide opportunities for the leaders we serve to land opportunity jobs. oregonlive.com/education/2023…

The Contingent is committed to empowering leaders. After months of meticulous planning and dedicated behind-the-scenes effort, we are thrilled to finally unveil a project that’s been in the works in Oregon. Care to take a guess? Flip on notifications and be among the first to hear the news! #Staytuned #pdx #oregon #swwashington

The future of The Contingent is going to be powered by a radical four-prong commitment to: 1. Digital strategy and marketing 2. Technology 3. Community Experience (CX) 4. Research and Evaluation These four functions come together to shape what we call the Community Collider. I am thrilled to announce that we have brought on a new Chief Innovation Officer, Steven McIntosh, to run it. It’s gonna get crazy, folks. The future is tech-driven, and the future is bright!

In 2005, The Contingent took action to launch the Act Six scholarship to send underrepresented students to private colleges and universities. In 2015, The Contingent took action to launch Emerging Leaders Internship—which is Oregon’s largest internship for college students of color. In 2020, The Contingent took action to launch The Oregon Cares Fund to provide cash grants to Oregon’s Black community, which was disproportionally impacted by COVID-19 In 2021, The Contingent took action to launch SINE (Survival is Not Enough) to close the wealth gap in Oregon. In August 2023, The Contingent will take action again, and we will be announcing another major investment to ensure the leaders of Oregon reflect the people who live here. We respect the rules of our democracy, but we will not stop taking action to ensure communities of color experience increased social mobility. Oregon’s higher education ecosystem is a critical delivery system to getting that done. Now is not a time to waver or fear. Now is a time for action.

What started with a focus on Oregon has now become an obsession to share our learnings across the United States. #msdynttrid=WDtjjcJVMx1Lx6tQBMSKXk7Jso3RpOXQw2ilk4F_MAg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">kgw.com/article/featur…

This morning, 100+ of the best and brightest Oregon college students begin their internship journey with @EmergingLdrsPDX Thank you to our company partners and the team at The @ORContingent as we empower these rising leaders to lead Oregon in the days ahead.

We went all in with @msftnonprofits a few years ago, and it has changed everything. Our investment in the Microsoft stack is what has enabled us to go national. Take a peek under the hood! customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/16…

Wondering what the need looks like for more foster families in Douglas County? Take a listen! (@EveryChildOR) kqennewsradio.com/2023/04/12/mor…

Neighbors loving neighbors in Linn and Benton counties! klcc.org/human-interest…

From Home Screens to Foster Homes This is what we do… arkansasbusiness.com/article/143664…

The @ORContingent’s Digital Methods Impact Foster Care Nationally portlandtribune.com/opinion/guest_…

We are all in this together! arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/…

From Oregon to Arkansas arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/…

Today we launch Every Child Arkansas! everychildarkansas.org

Each year, nearly 1,000 youth in the state of Oregon age out of the foster care system. Launch Boxes provide a few basic necessities as these young adults transition out on their own for the first time. Get involved and learn more at everychildoregon.org/pdx/

Every Child has different types of opportunities to check out from volunteering to exploring foster care to visitation room make-overs. Check out the Events page on our website to learn more.⁠ ⁠ everychildoregon.org/events/

Every Child has events in your community! If you would like to learn more about volunteering or attend an explore fostering event, it is easy to do on the website! Search by location or event type and choose the right event for you. everychildoregon.org/events/