Get ready for our 5th Annual Heart & Sole Fun Run! This high-energy celebration brings together KairosPDX leaders, families, community members and staff for a day of movement, joy, community, and HBCU pride.

Each KairosPDX classroom, named in honor of an HBCU, will be fundraising in the weeks leading up to the run. Families, friends, and community memebrs can support their classroom (or HBCU!) and help fuel the year-round work of KairosPDX.

On race day, October 2nd, we will cheer on our leaders as they run their hearts out, celebrating wellness, community, and the joy of collective movement.

How to Give: Click the link for the HBCU classroom you’d like to support.

Prefer to give by check? Please mail to:

KairosPDX Attn: Development

P.O. Box 12190
Portland, OR 97212

(Be sure to include the classroom name in the memo line if you want to support a specific group!):

Our Story

Our vision is to engage and empower children and families through a liberating education by which each individual is freed to bring their very best to their own goals and dreams. We are crafting a new narrative around children and families of color placing strength, excellence and achievement at the fore.

KairosPDX is reshaping the system that has failed our increasingly diverse youth. Our approach to dismantling structural racism includes policy advocacy, professional development services, and hands-on learning through our flagship community school and family engagement programs. In addition to academic performance, we prioritize cultural, social, and emotional growth, preparing our children for compassionate leadership.

Founded by a diverse group of leaders who understand the pivotal role that education plays as a gateway to opportunity, KairosPDX was birthed in 2012. We know that many came before us, and fought for the right for all kids to learn, to receive a quality education in schools that see their brilliance.

We are faced with a reality that there still exists two worlds, split on socioeconomic and racial lines. We are faced with a persistent achievement gap that perpetuates inequity and the denial of opportunity that so many fought and died for.

We believe we can do better, and that we can provide a model that narrows that gap and develops young people who know they can change the world for good.

Heart & Sole Fun Run 2026

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Team Members