Annual Impact Meeting
2026-01-15 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for our annual open meeting to hear about AFO’s impact in 2025 and what we have in store for 2026.
We encourage you to come ready to share your input as we shape our community-informed work, from advocacy to programming.
Now fully virtual, we welcome folks living and working throughout the state of Oregon to participate and be a part of deepening our impact in Oregon. Come to listen, share, and celebrate with fellow supporters of AFO!
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Thursday, January 15
4:30-5:30pm
Zoom
Free to attend

Leading with Cultural Humility: Tools for Building Trust and Connection
2026-02-03 16:00 - 18:00
This workshop facilitated by Jessica Lynn Taylor, CEO of Leadership Training Initiative, is intended to help prepare participants to feel more comfortable interacting with a variety of people from different backgrounds and ages. All are welcome. The workshop will focus on skills for cultural humility, trauma-informed engagement, and practical presentation strategies to honor a diversity of lived experiences as well as create psychological safety.
The Architecture Foundation of Oregon (AFO) centers education and access for youth at the heart of our programming. We are excited to offer opportunities for design professionals, educators, youth organizers, and more to receive training on trauma-informed practices and social/emotional learning.
AFO believes that all adults working with youth have a responsibility to not create harm, to give youth space to express their true selves, to look to them as experts, and to center them in our teaching and learning. AFO understands that these are skills that require ongoing learning and will help us be more empathetic and effective teachers, mentors and leaders.
PLEASE NOTE: All current AFO volunteers, board members, committee members, and 2025-26 Architects in Schools and Formation Mentorship participants have free access to this workshop. Please contact candice@af-oregon.org if you are a current volunteer and have not received the Zoom link.
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Tuesday, February 3
4:00-6:00pm
Zoom
$20 (Limited scholarships available – contact candice@af-oregon.org if you would like to request a scholarship)

Design Advocacy Outreach Group (DAO-G)
2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted by AFO and AIA Oregon, the Design Advocacy Outreach Group (DAO-G) meets quarterly with the mission of increasing student access to architecture, engineering, construction, and design (AECD) fields in the state of Oregon. As a group of local partners who are aligned around this shared mission, DAO-G meetings are a time for us to harness this network to share opportunities for students, volunteer needs, resources, outreach efforts, and more.
Wondering if you’re the right fit? If you identify with any of these statements, we encourage you to join our efforts!

You are passionate about increasing student access and participation in AECD fields – particularly for those who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented in the field
You are seeking opportunities to volunteer with and/or contribute to AECD programs for students (Kindergarten – Higher Ed)
You are a youth program provider or organization seeking to connect with potential volunteer professionals and spread the word about your program
You are an educator looking for opportunities to share with students interested in AECD fields
You represent a community group or company that is aligned with our shared mission

2026 Meeting Schedule:

Tuesday, March 10, 12-1pm, Zoom
Tuesday, June 2, 12-1pm, Zoom
Tuesday, September 1, 12-1pm, Zoom
Tuesday, December 1, 12-1pm, Zoom

Visit the DAO-G Miro board for a recap of our discussions.
Questions? Contact Candice Agahan, AFO Director of Community Engagement, candice@af-oregon.org, 503-542-3823
Submit the form below to join DAO-G
Fill out my LGL Form!
