Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Portland’s Kerr Early Intervention Program

  April 3, 2008 in Features The Kerr Early Intervention Program is a therapeutic preschool in Portland where teachers work with 3- to 5-year-olds at risk of being kicked out of kindergarten because of emotional or …

• Portland’s Children Relief Nursery

  April 3, 2008 in Features The Children’s Relief Nursery in Portland started in a church basement and grew to a stand-alone center offering classes for children birth to age 4 who have social, emotional or …

• Portland’s after-school mentoring program

  April 3, 2008 in Features The taxpayer-funded STEP UP program in Portland Public Schools targets 8th and 9th graders who are at risk of dropping out. Groups of kids are paired with adult advocates who …