Adelante Mujeres joins forces with other agencies to support the national “Free Them All” campaign to advocate for people who are unjustly detained.

In Oregon, almost 90% of agriculture workers are Latinx but only about 4% of farm business owners are Latinx. Daniela Perez talks about how the Adelante Mujeres farmers markets are working to solve this.

Peter Eickhardt from Great.com interviewed Bridget Cooke, Adelante Mujeres Executive Director & Co-founder, as part of their 'Great.com Talks With...' podcast.

By Bridget Cooke. I heard the threefold verdict of guilty, guilty, guilty this afternoon with a deep sense of relief for George Floyd’s family, for the country and for the world. Joy Reid said it well, “Blaming the dead didn’t work this time….”

Guest blogger, Kaely Summers, interviews Adelante Mujeres staff about their experiences getting the COVID-19 vaccine and talks about why it’s more important than ever to live in solidarity with one another.

From guest blogger Angela V.! “ Since graduating, I can’t help but look at reading as a chore or task. The feeling of impending doom at the thought of being quizzed and not knowing some obscure passage from an assigned reading definitely informed my reading habits, for better or worse.”

This year we are highlighting the front-line responders, health professionals, community volunteers, transport and logistics managers, scientists and more — women who are making critical contributions to address the COVID-19 outbreak we have been living with for almost a year.

“Structures have sustained over-representation of white men who make extremely consequential decisions. Inequality is perpetuated without critical interventions. Adelante intervenes daily by empowering Latinas at every level, and I love it.”

Cheers to the New Year! And cheers to Casa Qui, Adelante Mujeres’s Retail Business Incubator, who turned a month old on January 4th, 2021! Located on the Main Street of Forest Grove, Casa Qui brings a splash of Latin and Mexican culture to the Downtown area.

As we end one of the most difficult years for most of the population in the world, we have the opportunity to start a new year. As I spent the last week reflecting on the last year, I discovered that everyone needed to adapt — to change, and change can’t be easy when the outside circumstances are the ones forcing us to change.

In this unprecedented year, when it feels like communities of color are barely surviving, it’s important to reflect on the moments of good. Despite the circumstances and overwhelming challenges that 2020 brought us all, thanks to allies like you, some pretty amazing things happened at Adelante Mujeres this year.

The Adelante Mujeres Chicas Youth Development Program has been working with students to prepare them for the new adventure they’re about to embark on. The Journey to College workshop series offers bi-weekly workshops on college admissions, financial aid, scholarship writing, and letters of recommendation.

In an effort to amplify the help we can give to Latinx small business owners, Adelante Mujeres has created Casa Qui, a vibrant shop located in the Adelante Mujeres building in downtown Forest Grove. Meet the four women, all Empresas graduates, who are selling in the shop!

Irma works with children at a school in Beaverton. Due to COVID-19, they closed in April for five straight months, and they don't receive pay during the closures. They re-opened in July, but have to close for fourteen days each time there is a COVID case in the building. That's happened three times since they re-opened in July.

Gladis, our school cook, is chopping up juicy pineapples while a pot of posole bubbles on the stove. Colorful meals are being arranged on tiny plates, and small cups are milk are being poured. These meals will feed our youngest students — children in our Early Childhood Education Program.

Truthfully, my personal interest in STEM dwindled significantly after elementary school. Intimidation by the subject matter and lack of access to materials played a huge role in my disinterest in STEM, and unfortunately, many girls have similar experiences to mine. In fact, it’s an unfortunate reality that women of color, specifically Latina women, are severely underrepresented in the fields of STEM.

It’s a tough time to be a small business owner, especially a food-based business owner. But thanks to the creation of four Washington County Business Recovery Centers, small business owners based in Washington County are receiving vital support.

Thanks to funding from Metro and the Oregon Cultural Trust, Adelante Mujeres has created a cultural art exhibit in their building titled Migration is Beautiful // La Migracion es Bella. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to share segments of a few of the Latina stories featured in the exhibit.

“We understand that providing flexible funding is key in allowing Adelante Mujeres to deliver critical resources to our Latinx community.”

Normally, Adelante staff would meet for group cooking sessions and have the opportunity to share ideas, recipes, and tips. But when COVID-19 hit Oregon and in-person classes were no longer a safe option, the Adelante Mujeres team started brainstorming. Eating healthy and access to nutritious food would be more important than ever before. But how would they reach families?