2025 Year in Review

2025 has been difficult, with many heavy moments, but at Adelante Mujeres we hold on to what is most powerful: our unity and our courage. The energy of hope and the deep belief in our collective strength is what sustains us. We celebrate the moments of joy and powerful impact we’ve made this year as we empowered Latinas, children, and immigrant communities in Oregon.

What we are celebrating 

 

2025 Best Nonprofit to Work for in Oregon & Best Green Workplaces in Oregon by Oregon Business! 

 

300 people attended Fiesta of Hope! 

  • Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award from the Forest Grove/Cornelius Chamber of Commerce 

  • Featured by KGW-TV, The Oregonian, Portland Business Journal, OPB, JAM’N 107.5, Bustos Media, Nonprofit Quarterly, PDX Parent, Hillsboro and Forest Grove News Times 


How Adelante Mujeres showed up for our community 

Early Childhood

Education 

  • 90 kids participated in preschool graduations 

  • We held our 2nd Annual Children’s Farmer’s Market, where kids explored healthy choices and shopped for fresh produce. 

 

CHICAS

  • We served about 700 Chicas youth in our after-school sessions at 28 schools throughout Washington County.   

  • 96 youth attended our Summer Camps in 2025 

  • We had 332—223 youths and 109 adults—attend Experiencia Ecológica events this year. Family fun! 

  • In 2025, 27 Chicas graduated high school—100% of our 12th graders! 

 

Adult Education

  • We had the largest GED graduation in the past ten years, with 9 graduates! 

  • So far in 2025, 43 students completed the Digital Skills for Life (DS4L) program and 28 students trained on Google Sheets. 

 

Family Engagement

  • Families discovered new ways to communicate and understand each other at our Fortaleciendo Familias workshops. 

  • We host monthly behavioral health workshops and offer access to informative webinars.


Leadership

  • We were officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Access Programs! Our attorney and accredited representatives now provide vital immigration legal services to our community for free. 

  • 9 participants graduated from the Washington County Civic Leadership Training Program. 

  • May Day 2025 uplifted the voices of workers, and we demanded social justice. 

  • We became regional leads for Washington County Rapid Response (with Centro Cutural). 

 

Esperanza Health & Wellness 

  • Beyond Trauma workshops continue to transform generational trauma through education, awareness, and community support. 

  • The Rockefeller Foundation funded ProduceRX. 

  • We hosted “Cultivando Salud y Bienestar” every month at the Farmers Markets 

 

Microenterprise 

  • More than 3500 people go to our Farmers Markets every week! 

  • We officially launched Juniper Community Garden, including an educational yurt. 

  • We celebrated the 5th anniversary of Casa Qui! 

  • 17 inspiring entrepreneurs graduated from the first 2025 edition of Empresas 101 


Our staff are united in our commitment to providing life-changing programs that offer education and empowerment opportunities to Latine women and families. At Adelante Mujeres, we are strong and determined, and we are here to stay. 

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