"Our economy depends on child care—but as parents and providers know, Oregon’s child care system is profoundly broken,” said Marchel Marcos, Political, Policy, Advocacy and Civic Engagement (PPACE) Director at APANO Action Fund. “More than 1300+ Oregon families who need child care are stuck on a waitlist with no end in sight. We are meeting with legislators, and organizing moms and caregivers around the state with one goal: universal child care."