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BEND \u2013 Never underestimate the power of mothers to change the world. More specifically, never underestimate the power of moms in Bend to change the landscape of childcare \u2013 with the support of a few faith communities \u2013 in central Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parents involved in ReVillage \u2013 a non-profit cooperative childcare consortium in Bend \u2013 are intent on creating affordable childcare in their community and advocating statewide for systemic changes that will grant more families access to childcare. They\u2019ve started by leveraging relationships with community partners, a few churches, and parents themselves to open one play-based, parent-partnered childcare center at First Presbyterian Church serving 15 toddler and preschool-aged children in a low-cost center. Soon, they will open their second site at Bend United Methodist Church with room for an additional 20 young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCommunity really is formed when we engage in intimate, vulnerable work together,\u201d said Rev. Erika Spaet of Storydwelling Church. \u201cIt requires a level of trust I\u2019ve never experienced before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rev. Erika Spaet answers emails while her son plays with toys at the soon-to-open second ReVillage childcare site at Bend United Methodist Church. \/KRISTEN CALDWELL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Spaet has pastored the Greater Northwest Area of The UMC\u2019s new-start faith community Storydwelling since 2017 as a joint venture between her called church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), and the UMC. She describes Storydwelling as a \u201cwide web of relationships\u201d with other young families who worship together, but also form relational circles related to issues such as immigrant and racial justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe story really is one of two denominations investing in the lives and passions of some young leaders in Bend, and those young leaders having the freedom to follow the thread to where a city’s greatest need intersects with their needs as well, alongside their gifts,\u201d Spaet said. \u201cFrom there, a vocation was born!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late 2019, as Spaet was also expecting her first child in early 2020, the conversation about ReVillage started as a relational conversation in a congregant\u2019s living room among a group of women who were either new moms or about to be new moms. They knew the phrase \u201cquality, affordable childcare\u201d is a myth in Bend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every county in Oregon is experiencing a childcare desert for infants through toddlers, meaning there is only 1 childcare slot for at least every 3 children. In Bend, Spaet said that number increases to 1 for every 5 children. The monthly cost for 1 toddler-aged child in the Bend area is $2,000 a month. There are subsidized childcare centers for low-income families in Bend, but very little that truly supports middle-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an impossible situation,\u201d Spaet said. \u201cOur original thought as parents was \u2018let\u2019s just swap care.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they birthed their children into the world, so, too, did members of the Storydwelling Faith Community birth ReVillage into Bend. The name ReVillage comes from the African proverb \u201cit takes a village to raise a child\u201d and the idea among the board members that there\u2019s no such thing as \u201cno one else\u2019s child\u201d in their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have learned how to be a parent in this cooperative,\u201d Spaet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a grant from the Cascadia District Church Extension Society, Spaet and some of her Storydwelling families started their childcare swap. But it was early 2020, and two weeks in \u2013 like so many other community services \u2013 the pandemic forced them to shut down. During the pandemic it became even more evident that full-time care was needed for families in Bend, so Spaet worked with other moms and the Greater Northwest Area\u2019s Innovation Vitality (IV) Team to turn ReVillage into a registered non-profit organization and supported their organizational development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPastor Erika did just what we hope of our innovators,\u201d said Kristina Gonzalez, executive director of innovation and vitality for the GNW Area of The UMC. \u201cShe gathered people together, listened to their hopes and dreams, and helped them to listen to each other. Through faith, they discovered a need in their community and, in faith, set out to address it. ReVillage is the result. John Wesley would be proud of how this new faith community, Storydwelling, puts faith into action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joslyn Walker, a self-described spiritual wanderer who attends Storydwelling, jumped into the conversation as well. As a teacher, her salary never quite covered the cost of childcare in Bend. She needed options and she also wanted to create a childcare community where parents were actively part of caring for the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an absolute need,\u201d Walker said. \u201cIt needed to be accessible for working families. We want to change the game of how we do childcare in central Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of its mission statement, ReVillage believes in advocating for all children. To that end, the non-profit has held community forums and discussions on providing a model of childcare that allows for middle-income parents\u2019 access to quality care. They have partnered with Family Forward Oregon to testify before the state legislature, and they intend to do more work in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becca Ellis is the director of family and children at First Presbyterian Church who said the conversation about a childcare co-op felt very \u201corganic\u201d for her and First Presbyterian Church. The church provides space for local schools and is committed to social justice issues. She\u2019s serving as the interim director of ReVillage right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see our work, really, as conduits of love in the world,\u201d she said. \u201cIf it\u2019s working toward the thriving and flourishing of others, then that\u2019s the work I want to be a part of. I think that\u2019s what my faith is really about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Parents and children mingle together at ReVillage, a non-profit parent childcare co-op aimed at reducing the cost of childcare in Central Oregon.\/KRISTEN CALDWELL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

For ReVillage board member Casey Lamont, it felt good to be partnering with faith communities who also value childcare accessibility as a need in the community and were willing to be part of the conversation. Whether it was First Presbyterian offering space, volunteers from Storydwelling offering their time in the classroom, or classroom supplies from other churches, the ecumenical spirit of this project is inspiring and helps other parents to know they aren\u2019t alone in this work of raising a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the moment you have a kid, you\u2019re like \u2018Oh my God, there\u2019s no instruction manual,\u2019\u201d Lamont said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Lamont, having a childcare center that utilizes parents as part of the child\u2019s growth experience is how she sees her faith lived out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClearly,\u201d said Gonzalez, \u201cthe launch of a new faith community gave the opportunity for new things to happen with new insight and energy. That energy refreshes us all for ministry in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a new parent during a pandemic, Allison Styffe was nervous about the idea of sending her young one into childcare. For one thing, she works part-time, and her part-time salary would never have paid for part-time care. She heard about ReVillage through a mom\u2019s group of hers and was intrigued by the idea she\u2019d get to spend time with her child in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really loved the idea of a co-op,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s really what sold it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She, too, now serves on the board of ReVillage and she loves the organization\u2019s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. She loves that it\u2019s a co-op that honors everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want that for my child,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a pastor and community organizer, Spaet said she feels this is sacred work to be doing. Throughout scripture, Jesus showed up and walked alongside people from all different backgrounds. Having a non-profit co-op that walks alongside families feels the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is exactly what I feel ministry is supposed to be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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