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Strategy Name	Strategy Type(s)	Year	Funding Amount	Funding Source	Features at a Glance
Portland Children’s Levy In 2002, voters first approved a levy to support early childhood education through property taxes. It was renewed in 2008 with the approval of 72 percent of voters, in 2013 with 74 percent, and in 2018 with 83 percent. The levy requests $0.4026 per $1,000 of assessed property value, generating approximately $27 million annually. Funds from the levy support citywide early childhood, after-school, mentoring, child abuse prevention/intervention, foster care, and hunger relief programs. In the 2021-22 grant cycle, the Children’s Levy devoted 27% of its funds, or $7.4 million, to early learning – its largest concentration of investment by far. Learn More: Portland Children's Levy Sources: League of Women Voters of Portland. (n.d.). Renew Portland Children’s Levy for five years. The Oregonian Editorial Board. (2023). Editorial endorsement May 2023: Voters should renew Portland Children’s Levy and seek investment shift. The Oregonian.	Dedicated Funding Streams & Financing Taxes Property Tax	2002	$7.4 million	City Dedicated Funding Stream	A property tax levy that, along with state matching funds, will provide child and family support services	In 2002, voters first approved a levy to support early childhood education through property taxes. It was renewed in 2008 with the approval of 72 percent of voters, in 2013 with 74 percent, and in 2018 with 83 percent. The levy requests $0.4026 per $1,000 of assessed property value, generating approximately $27 million annually. Funds from the levy support citywide early childhood, after-school, mentoring, child abuse prevention/intervention, foster care, and hunger relief programs. In the 2021-22 grant cycle, the Children’s Levy devoted 27% of its funds, or $7.4 million, to early learning – its largest concentration of investment by far. Learn More: Portland Children's Levy Sources: League of Women Voters of Portland. (n.d.). Renew Portland Children’s Levy for five years. The Oregonian Editorial Board. (2023). Editorial endorsement May 2023: Voters should renew Portland Children’s Levy and seek investment shift. The Oregonian.