About The FGC

Striving to generate a healthy, healing, and growing Indigenous community, The Future Generations Collaborative centers traditional values and collaboration in the prevention of FASD, and provide lifelong support to community members who have been impacted by FASD, through multi-generational educational programming, community driven engagement, Indigenized evaluation and research, and innovative policy shifts. 

The Future Generations Collaborative operates in greater Multnomah County on stolen and occupied Chinook and Clackamas communities' land. 

The FGC operates on Collective Impact - the belief and understanding that we are all in this together and stronger when we are able to build on our collective wisdom and strengths. Our partners are individuals, families, communities, organizations, agencies, governmental entities, and children. Together we work on several projects to care for our community. 

Using the balance of the medicine wheel we operate in four modes: education, engagement, policy, and evaluation. Lead by our mode leads (experts in their respective fields), the various modes work with our partners, and Elders and Natural Helpers (specially trained community members) to respond to community need, and live out our mission while reaching for our vision. 

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Engagement Mode

This mode is lead by the Native Wellness Institute Executive Director, Jillene Joseph.

Latest Projects Include: 

Education Mode

This mode is lead by SPIRIT's founder, and early intervention and education specialist, Suzie Kuerschner.  

Projects Include:

Policy Mode

This mode is lead by Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center's Health Equity Coordinator, Natalyn Begay. 

Projects Include:

Evaluation Mode 

This mode is lead by Raven Harmon. 

Projects Include:

FGC Partners 

Native Wellness Institute 

SPIRITS

The Native American Youth and Family Center

Native American Rehabilitation Association 

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Educational Department and Portland Offices

7 Waters Canoe Family

Strong Men - Strong Communities

OHSU-PSU Public Health Department & Indigenous Public Health Track

PSU Native American Student and Community Center 

Bison Coffee House 

Multnomah County Public Health Department

Oregon State University 

Indigenous Food Sovereignty Project & Black Food Sovereignty Project 

Portland State University Native American Student and Community Center