Our Programs

In a city where the median household income for a family of four is $67,900 a year, 61% of households served by Peninsula Children’s Center have incomes less than $18,000 a year, and without Peninsula these families would have no options for quality, affordable care. Through our Early Childhood Education Program and Before and After School Program Peninsula takes care of children in North and Northeast Portland while their parents are at work, in school, or in training.

“While child care enables parents to work and contribute directly to economic stability, quality child care helps prepare the future workforce. High quality child care must be part of a world-class education system that economic development experts believe will attract businesses to the state.

“In addition, investments in high quality child care offer substantial financial returns to the public by reducing future outlays in such areas as criminal justice, remedial education, unemployment, and welfare spending.”

Economic Impact of Oregon’s Child Care Industry: Oregon Employment Department report, June 2005.

We enrich our program and expand our services through community partnerships. In conjunction with Morrison Child & Family Services and an independent Nurse Practitioner, we lead a service delivery model called the Early Childhood Success Partnership. In partnership with the African American Health Coalition we help prevent childhood obesity and start good nutrition and physical exercise habits early through the A Healthy Community Begins with Youth Program.

Peninsula at a glance

• 61% of Peninsula’s children come from families with incomes less than $18,000/yr., and an additional 11% have incomes less than $24,000/yr. Portland’s median household income is $67,900/yr.

• 81% of our families are single-parent households. 32% of households in Multnomah Co. are single-parent.

• Peninsula’s children are: 47% African American; 32% Caucasian; 11% Latino; 3% Native American; 3% Asian; 4% other/unknown.