Together We Are Greater Than

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER STUDENTS FROM POVERTY-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER. WORKING ALONGSIDE PARENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GREATER THAN SEEKS TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN OREGON FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. WE VIEW EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF RACIAL EQUITY, WHICH GUIDES OUR DECISION-MAKING, RELATIONSHIPS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. OUR WORK IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS: OUR PROGRAMS AIM TO ADVANCE A RACIALLY JUST FUTURE FOR LEARNING BECAUSE EQUITABLE EDUCATION IS A RIGHT, WE ARE INTENT ON MOVING FROM A SYSTEM OF HOLDING POWER OVER COMMUNITY TO HOLDING POWER WITH COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO RACIAL EQUITY AND THE RESTRUCTURING OF SYSTEMS THAT CREATE INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.

WHILE THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDED BOTH FULLY IN-PERSON LEARNING AND RESUMPTION OF AFTER-SCHOOL AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES POST-PANDEMIC, THE YEAR WAS STILL MARKED WITH EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES FOR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE WELL-DOCUMENTED "UNFINISHED LEARNING" FOR ALL STUDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC WAS AND IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED IN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OUR SITES IN ROCKWOOD AND IN DOWNTOWN HILLSBORO. THANKFULLY, GREATER THAN'S MODEL IS ONE THAT PUTS A PREMIUM ON RESPONSIVENESS AND ADAPTABILITY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, OUR STAFF DID A TREMENDOUS JOB OF PIVOTING AND MODIFYING APPROACHES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND VIA A WIDE ARRAY OF MORE TARGETED, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS. WITH THE COMBINATION OF BEING BACK TO NORMAL SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL/ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND OUR TARGETED APPROACHES TO PROGRAMMING, WE SAW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN KEY STUDENT PROGRESS MEASURES, INCLUDING ATTENDANCE AND MATH SCORES, BOTH OF WHICH WERE HIT ESPECIALLY HARD IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. VISIT WWW.GREATER-THAN.ORG FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO MAXIMIZING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.