Washington County Kids Records

Accession

Identifier: ACC-2024-15

Staff Only

Content Description

Washington County Kids (WCK), an Oregon nonprofit organization whose "mission is to ensure access to quality out of school time programs that equip Washington County children for success," traces its roots to 2009. WCK was first known as the Children's Opportunity Fund Initiative (COFI) in 2009; affiliated with the 501(3)(c) nonprofit "Impact Northwest" in 2011; renamed itself as the Washington County Kids Fund in 2016; formed its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the name Washington County Kids in 2018; and also formed a spinoff Political Action Committee under the name Friends of Washington County Kids in 2019. Katie Riley, a retired public health administrator and the wife of Oregon Senator Chuck Riley, became the chair/president of WCK in 2012, serving in that role for over a decade. This collection documents Washington County Kids' efforts to improve access to before- and after-school programs; their research into the needs and condition of children in Washington County, Oregon in the 2010s-2024; the group's pursuit of several public funding models through levies and ballot measures; and other forms of political and educational outreach conducted by the organization. The collection includes documentation of their public funding efforts, governance documents, correspondence, meeting notes, polling data, surveys, grant documents, event planning documents, and other material.