Our Services
What programs & services do we offer?
Education
Prenatal to 3rd grade (P3) program provides early education programming to help fill educational gaps in kindergarten readiness through third grade.
Early Kindergarten Transition (EKT) is a school-based summer program working to advance early success in school. We serve three different school districts by providing after school programming and mentoring to support students in building core skills and academic concepts.
Education Reengagement services support to young adults ages 14-21, who are at risk of leaving school before earning their high school diploma. Family Advocates work alongside families to help reduce barriers and stressors in the home and promote self-sufficiency so that students can learn, and families can thrive.
Unica (Un Nuevo Inicio para Concluir el Abuso)
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survivor Support
The state’s first bilingual/bicultural Domestic & Sexual Violence Survivor Support Program offering a 24/7 support line. UNICA serves ALL survivors of abuse with a full host of services, including:
- Crisis intervention and urgent response
- Case management and housing stabilization
- Legal and medical accompaniment and advocacy
- Psychoeducation and peer support groups
- Mental health services
- Child and family services
- Primary prevention programming and school-based youth prevention program PAS (Prevención del Agresión Sexual) that helps teach youth how to establish healthy relationships and learn about consent.
Community Wellness
- Aging Services provides culturally responsive and person-centered services like culturally specific meals, activities, and case management. This program also provides referrals to internal and external services, and navigation assistance.
- Food Justice Services provide universal access to nutritious food, nutrition education, and restoration of culturally specific connection to land and food. We offer bi-weekly food pantries at East Gresham Elementary and Floyd Light Middle Schools, as well as monthly Food Markets at Highland and Wilkes Elementary Schools.
- Mobile Health Van Services provide accessible healthcare for our community with comprehensive medical care, dental cleaning, as well as other resources.
Economic Sustainability
Family Stability Services support families with limited income, who have children under the age of 18, to stabilize their housing situation and set goals and actions to improve their earning potential.
Eviction Prevention & Legal Support provides legal assistance to help with housing discrimination, supportive housing advocacy, and education on tenant’s rights.
Emergency Rental Assistance provides emergency rent assistance to prevent households from experiencing evictions and homelessness.
Housing Navigation, Placement, and Retention Services helps participants navigate the housing system by locating and securing permanent housing and assisting them in overcoming any barriers they may be experiencing.
Energy Assistance provides financial assistance for utilities (gas and electricity) to households with low incomes in Multnomah County.