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Youth & Family Services
Youth and Family Services (YFS) is a program of Neighborhood
House, Inc.
YFS is committed to building a stronger community. We work
with youth, their families, the schools, and community groups
to provide support and encouragement as people make positive
changes in their lives because:
Strong Families = Better Communities
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7688 SW Capitol Highway
Portland OR 97219
Phone: 503-244-2292
Fax: 503-245-8101
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Services:
YFS offers a variety of services for youth and families
(please click on the services that you are interested in):
Information & Referral
SUN Community Schools (Schools
Uniting Neighborhoods)
Mentorship Programs
Youth Career Exploration
Project and Case Management
Recreation/Summer
Camp
Getting Involved:
Throughout the year YFS hosts several Community Events.
Our programs are funded by Multnomah County, United Way,
City of Portland and private grants.
There are many opportunities to be a part of YFS. Your
positive input and energies are always cherished and welcomed!
Below are some YFS opportunities...
Volunteer Participation - Tutoring & Mentoring
Donations
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SUN Community School
Neighborhood House is the lead agency for three SUN Schools
on the west side of Portland:
Robert Gray Middle School
Jackson Middle School (funded by the Children's Investment
Fund - City of Portland)
Markham Elementary
At SUN Schools, we coordinate and provide educational,
recreational and social services, creating full-service
community centers that help youth and families succeed.
We offer:
- Homework help, tutoring, academic classes, art, sports,
music and other activities.
- Mentoring
- Safe, supportive places before and after school
- Educational classes for adults (parent education)
- Cultural and community events
- Access to social services/basic needs such as food boxes,
energy assistance, counseling, etc.
We also offer two summer camps at both Markham and Robert
Gray!
For more information, contact:
Linda White, Robert Gray SUN School Coordinator - (503)
452-3765 or lwhite@nhweb.org
Emily Neve, Markham SUN School Coordinator- (503) 544-6433 or eneve@nhweb.org
John Mashek, Jackson SUN School Coordinator - (503) 544-6009
or jmashek@nhweb.org
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Mentorship Program
Our overall purpose is to assist young people in reaching
their full potential through one-to-one relationships with
positive role models. To this end, we offer three different
mentoring program options:
West Side Connections is a community-based mentoring
program serving young people ages 7 through 14 who attend
selected schools in SW Portland. Youth are individually
matched with carefully screened adult volunteers, usually
of the same gender. Volunteer mentors get together with
their matched young person for at least 8 to 12 hours per
month for a minimum of one year. The volunteer shares low
or no cost activities with the youth while offering friendship,
support and guidance. The program coordinator supervises
and supports each mentoring relationship, maintaining regular
contact with the mentor and the youth's family.
Lunch Buddies matches elementary aged students,
one-to-one, with caring volunteers (16 years of age and
older) for weekly visits during the child's lunch and recess
period at school. The volunteer talks, listens and shares
activities with the student on the playground, in the library
or in a designated classroom. The goal is to provide friendship,
support and encouragement toward enhancing the child's self-esteem,
social skills and overall school performance.
Web-Mentors is an innovative approach to mentoring
which pairs carefully screened adult volunteers from our
community with students attending local elementary and middle
schools in grades 5 to 8. Mentoring partners communitcate
primarily via email and also meet face-to-face four to six
times during the school year for group activities. Student
emailing is supervised by program staff and is supplemented
with instruction in Web etiquette and effective on-line
communitcation. All emails are screened for appropriate
content before they reach their destination. This program
offers an appealing option for busy volunteers who are unable
to commit to a traditional mentoring model and for students
with an affinity for computers.
For more information about these programs, or to receive
an application packet, please contact John Grueschow, Mentoring
Program Coordinator at 503-244-2292
or jgrueschow@nhweb.org.
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Youth Career Exploration Project
and Case Management
The Youth Career Exploration Project is a program for middle
school students from immigrant families residing in southwest
Portland and attending Robert Gray or Jackson Middle Schools.
The program is aimed at helping students: 1) discover career
options, 2) focus their interests and establish realistic
goals, and 3) begin drawing connections between school and
employment success. The Career Explorations Project includes
career discovery activities that will increase student's
real-life understanding of the job world, Career Day events
at the middle schools, and work site and university tours
for the youth. The Career Exploration Project also provides
intensive case management services to students and their
families to increase academic performance, attendance and
family involvement.
If you are interested in hosting a group of students at
your work site, or would like more program information,
please contact Cassie Sorensen, Youth Advocate/Career Explorations
Coordinator at 503-781-7890, or csorensen@nhweb.org.
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