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  • Mainspring (formerly FISH) - Various Combined Services  + ('''(Food/Clothing/Hygiene/Transit/Senior p'''(Food/Clothing/Hygiene/Transit/Senior programs/Referrals)''' ''3500 NE 82nd Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97220''</br>#''https://mainspringpdx.org/''</br></br>'''Food Program''' Mainspring operates a food pantry for qualifying children, families, and seniors. The grocery store model pantry is open to anyone with a stated need Mondays through Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. No referral is necessary. Participants can access the food program one time per month. The first Thursday of the month is senior food day for pre-registered seniors 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Case Managers or seniors can contact Kyle at (503) 233-5533 ext. 101 for more information about their Senior Commodities Supplemental Food (CSFP) federal food program and for applications. Special arrangements by appointment (503) 233-5533.</br></br>'''Senior Program''' Mainspring provides USDA senior food boxes and 2lbs of cheese through the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) one time per month. To qualify for this program participants must be at least 60 years of age or older and have a total monthly income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level.</br></br>Currently Mainspring delivers 800 senior food boxes per month. There is an active waiting list. To sign up for this program call (503) 233-5533 ext. 100 or ext. 101.</br></br></br>'''Clothing Program''' Mainspring operates a clothing pantry for children, families, and seniors in need. The clothing pantry is open Mondays through Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. No referral is necessary. Participants can access the clothing pantry one time per month. Clothing and shoes are donated, and available sizes and types vary in availability.</br></br></br>'''Transit Assistance Program''' Some programs at Mainspring are based on available funding. Currently, Mainspring offers transit assistance through TriMet bus tickets and monthly bus passes for individuals currently employed or actively seeking employment. Funding is limited and not all in need will be able to access this program. Referrals can be provided to other programs or agencies.be provided to other programs or agencies.)
  • Rose Haven - Various Combined Services  + ('''(Food/Clothing/Showers/Laundry/Bus Tick'''(Food/Clothing/Showers/Laundry/Bus Tickets/Baby Supplies/Computer Lab and Device''' '''Charging)''' ''627 NW 18th Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon''</br>#''https://rosehaven.org/''</br></br>Rose Haven is the only day shelter and community center specifically serving women, children, and gender-diverse people in Portland. As night shelters are at capacity, our low-barrier drop-in model bridges the gaps in services. For many women and children, we are the first step in asking for help and starting to heal.</br></br>Rose Haven provides the following services:</br>* Nutritious Meals</br>* Showers & Restrooms</br>* Clothing & Outdoor Gear</br>* Secure Mailboxes</br>* Bus Tickets</br>* Laundry</br>* Computer Lab & Device Charging</br>* Baby & Kids Supplies</br></br>Guest Service Hours: ''Mondays and Fridays: 9 a.m.–noon'' ''Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m.–noon; 1–4 p.m.'' ''Wednesdays: 9 a.m.–noon; 1–4 p.m. Family Afternoons (For guests with registered minor'' ''children only)'' See their guest calendar for all services, activities, and events, ''https://rosehaven.org/guest-'' ''calendar/''and events, ''https://rosehaven.org/guest-'' ''calendar/'')
  • Find Help Multiple Services - Various Combined Services  + ('''(Food/Housing/Goods/Transit/Health/Mone'''(Food/Housing/Goods/Transit/Health/Money/Care/Education/Work/Legal Services)''' ''https://www.findhelp.org/goods/clothing--portland-or''</br></br>The FindHelp website provides a list of programs that assist with food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work, and legal services.care, education, work, and legal services.)
  • Our House of Portland - Various Combined Services  + ('''(Food/Hygiene/HIV Healthcare)''' ''http'''(Food/Hygiene/HIV Healthcare)''' ''http://www.ourhouseofportland.org/programs/''</br></br>Programs include:</br></br>'''Esther’s Pantry''' Provides food and personal care items to low-income people living with HIV. The pantry allows clients to select the food they want, from well-stocked shelves, rather than being handed a pre-packed box of food. ''Location: 10202 SE 32nd Avenue, Suite 601'' ''Milwaukie, Oregon 97222''</br>#''Hours of operation:'' ''Monday 1–4 p.m.'' ''Tuesday 2–5 p.m.'' ''Thursday 2–5 p.m.''</br></br>'''Tod’s Corner''' is a free thrift store that is available to low-income individuals living with HIV. Clients must get a referral from their case manager to gain access. Each client may visit once a month.</br></br>''Location: 10202 SE 32nd Avenue, Suite 502'' ''Milwaukie, Oregon 97222''</br>#''Hours of operation:'' ''Monday 1–4 p.m.'' ''Tuesday 2–5 p.m.'' ''Thursday 2–5 p.m.''''Tuesday 2–5 p.m.'' ''Thursday 2–5 p.m.'')
  • Club Hope - Various Combined Services  + ('''(Shower/Laundry/Basic Needs)''' ''100 S'''(Shower/Laundry/Basic Needs)''' ''100 SE Cleveland Street'' ''Gresham, Oregon 97030''</br></br>Club Hope is operated by Bridges to Change. It is open Monday–Friday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with showers and laundry available until 3 p.m. Basic needs, peer mentors and support groups are available at the club. To access the Club Hope calendar: ''https://bridgestochange.com/immediate-care/#calendar-527'' .</br></br>There is a shelter there, it is a day center, regulars at Club Hope have priority to get into this program – must have substance abuse issue and average 30–60, self-referral or community partner.30–60, self-referral or community partner.)
  • Youth Support Services - Community And Other Support Services  + ('''(see also Demographically and Culturally Specific Services/Transitional Age Youth)''')
  • Janus Youth Homeless Youth Services - Transitional Aged Youth Programs  + ('''Access Center''' : The single point of '''Access Center''' : The single point of entry for homeless youth ages 14 to 24 seeking services through Portland’s Homeless Youth Continuum, the Center screens over 700 youth each year providing engagement, intake, screening and community referrals.</br></br>Youth seeking services have immediate access to basic needs and safe shelter off the streets. Screenings can be accommodated 365 days of the year between the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m.</br></br>'''Porch Light Shelter''' : Portland’s only 30-bed crisis shelter for homeless youth ages 15 to 23 in need of immediate shelter, Porch Light provides nourishing meals, shower and laundry facilities and 15 nights of safe shelter each month for youth working to secure permanent housing. Filled to capacity every night, over 500 youth are sheltered yearly.</br></br>'''Streetlight Shelter''' : With shelter capacity for 30 young people nightly, Street Light provides safe shelter and a range of supportive services for youth ages 15 to 23 who are actively engaged in exiting street life. Youth are able to have a “standing reservation” at the shelter for up to four months.</br></br>'''Bridge House:''' Safe, supervised home environment for 7 youths ages 16 to 22 experiencing homelessness. Bridge House also serves pregnant or parenting youth with children under the age of two.</br></br>'''Lifeworks Northwest Transition Age Youth (TAY) and Transition Age Youth''' '''Intensive Services (TAYIS)'''</br></br>Serves clients between 16 to 24 with severe mental illness. Focus of treatment is client centered and strengths-based. Treatment services include individual/group skills training, supported employment/education, supported housing, life skills, and psychiatric treatment.</br></br>'''Lifeworks Northwest STRIDE'''</br></br>Connects 14 to 25 year olds to services that support well-being and independence. The program’s target population is youth experiencing homelessness, identify as part of the LGBTQ community, are transitioning out of foster care or residential treatment, and those who have been screened out of EASA programs. Services include peer support, case management, outreach, and engagement.</br></br>'''Multnomah Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA)''' ''https://multco.us/mhas/easa''</br></br>EASA is a two-year outreach and treatment program for young people ages 12 to 25 who reside in Multnomah County, who have experienced a first episode of psychosis within the last year, and whose symptoms are not caused by a medical condition or substance abuse. The mission of EASA is to keep young people with the early signs of psychosis on their typical life paths, by building community awareness and offering easily accessible, effective treatment and support through a network of educated community members & highly skilled clinicians using the most current evidence-based practices.</br></br>EASA’s team offer low-dose medication and medication monitoring; individual and group counseling; multi-family groups; occupational therapy; family education and support, vocational training, life-skills coaching, 24/7 crisis services, links to community resources, education about psychosis, and peer support services.on about psychosis, and peer support services.)
  • Janus Youth Homeless Youth Services - Housing  + ('''Access Center:''' The single point of e'''Access Center:''' The single point of entry for homeless youth ages 14 to 24 seeking services through Portland’s Homeless Youth Continuum, the Center screens over 700 youth each year providing engagement, intake, screening and community referrals. Youth seeking services have immediate access to basic needs and safe shelter off the streets. Screenings can be accommodated 365 days of the year between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm.</br></br>'''Porch Light Shelter:''' Portland’s only 30-bed crisis shelter for homeless youth ages 15 to 23 in need of immediate shelter, Porch Light provides nourishing meals, shower and laundry facilities and 15 nights of safe shelter each month for youth working to secure permanent housing. Filled to capacity every night, over 500 youth are sheltered yearly.</br></br>'''Streetlight Shelter:''' With shelter capacity for 30 young people nightly, Street Light provides safe shelter and a range of supportive services for youth ages 15 to 23 who are actively engaged in exiting street life. Youth are able to have a “standing reservation” at the shelter for up to four months.ion” at the shelter for up to four months.)
  • Multnomah County Aging And Disabilities Services - Disabilities  + ('''Aging, Disability and Veterans Services'''Aging, Disability and Veterans Services Branch''' ''421 SW Oak St, Ste 510'' ''Portland, OR 97204'' ''ADRC Helpline: (503) 988-3646'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-3656'' ''adrc@multco.us''</br></br></br>'''Mid-County Office''' ''10615 SE Cherry Blossom Dr'' ''Portland, OR 97216'' ''Main: (503) 988-5480'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-3490''</br></br>The Mid-County Offices serves older people, and people with disabilities living in Multnomah County east of 82nd Avenue and west of 162nd Avenue.</br></br>'''Southeast Office''' ''4610 SE Belmont St, 2nd Floor'' ''Portland, OR 97215'' ''Main: (503) 988-3660'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-3784''</br></br>The Southeast Office serves older people, and people with disabilities living in Multnomah County south of Burnside, east of Willamette River, and west of 82nd Avenue.</br></br>'''East Area Office''' ''600 NE 8th St, Rm 100'' ''Gresham, OR 97030'' ''Main: (503) 988-3840'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-5676''</br></br>The East Area Office serves older people, and people with disabilities living in Multnomah County on or east of 162nd Avenue.</br></br>'''North/Northeast Office''' ''5325 NE Martin Luther King Blvd'' ''Portland, OR 97211'' ''Main: (503) 988-5470'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-5430''</br></br>The North/Northeast Office serves older people, and people with disabilities living in Multnomah County north of Burnside, east of the Willamette River and west of 82nd Avenue.</br></br>'''West Area Office''' ''209 SW 4th Ave, 1st Floor'' ''Portland, OR 97204'' ''Main: (503) 988-5460'' ''Telephone Relay Service (TRS): 711'' ''Fax: (503) 988-3560''</br></br>The West Area Office serves older people, and people with disabilities living in Multnomah County west of the Willamette River.nomah County west of the Willamette River.)
  • Moral Reconation Therapy - Mental Health  + ('''Allies in Change''' #''Allies@AlliesinC'''Allies in Change'''</br>#''Allies@AlliesinChange.org''</br></br></br>This is a non-profit social activist organization and psychological services center. Allies in Change offers both individual and group counseling for adults seeking help with a</br></br>variety of issues, including anger management. They offer free and low-cost trainings to those interested in understanding domestic violence and managing stress.</br></br>'''Crestview Recovery''' ''6025 SE Belmont St'' ''Portland, OR 97215''</br>#Crestview Recovery supports men and women struggling with addiction, depression, and other mental health challenges. Admissions process will help determine best fit for treatment, and their clinics offer Moral Reconation Therapy.</br></br>'''Cascadia''' ''2415 SE 43rd'' ''Portland, Oregon 97206''</br>#Cascadia offers a culturally specific program in Moral Reconation Therapy for African American men.</br></br>'''Drug Detox Centers Portland'''</br>#Drug Detox Centers Portland can connect individuals to Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) providers in Portland.</br></br>'''Emergence Addiction and Behavior Therapies'''</br>#'''' ''http://www.4emergence.com/evidence-based-practice/moral-reconation-therapy''</br></br></br>Emergence offers therapy to juvenile and adult criminal offenders using a cognitive- behavioral therapeutic approach in group settings. Individuals work through a 16 step process focusing on seven basic treatment issues . Meetings are held once to twice a week for 3 to 6 months.</br></br></br>'''Reentry Enhancement Coordination Program (REC)''' ''Volunteers of America Oregon''</br></br>'''Going Home II''' ''P.O. Box 11938'' ''Portland, OR 97211''</br>#''goinghometwo@gmail.com''</br></br>Their Transition and Re-entry program works with incarcerated and recently released individuals to support their transition back into community. The offer weekly classes in correctional facilities, which includes MRT and mentorship.</br></br>'''LifeWorks NW''' ''14600 NW Cornell Road'' ''Portland, Oregon 97229''</br>#Lifeworks offers Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) once a week for 4-6 months. Clients also can participate in weekly group sessions and a monthly individual session to address criminogenic risk factors.</br></br>'''Modus Vivendi, LLC''' ''1000 NE 122nd Avenue, Suite B12'' ''Portland, Oregon 97290''</br>#Modus Vivendi has services in Russian and Spanish. A culturally specific program in Moral Reconation Therapy is available for Eastern Europeans.herapy is available for Eastern Europeans.)
  • Constructing Hope - Employment And Education  + ('''Apprenticeship''' ''405 NE Church St.'''Apprenticeship'''</br></br> ''405 NE Church St.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97211''</br>''https://www.constructinghope.org/''</br></br>Constructing Hope offers a no-cost, 10-week construction skill and life skills pre- apprenticeship training program for underserved men and women. Upon graduation, Constructing Hope provides career placement services for their graduates to assist them in obtaining constructions apprenticeships, pathway jobs leading to apprenticeship, and other employment. Through construction apprenticeships, Constructing Hope graduates are able to secure good paying jobs in careers that can be mastered without a college degree. Constructing Hope also provides career advancement support services.</br></br>Their '''Building Equity Program''' is Constructing Hope’s response to the disparities formerly incarcerated students and graduates endure in housing, employment, financial assistance, and more. The program works with current students and graduates to clear their criminal records and assist them with obtaining an Oregon Drivers License (new or reinstated). The Building Equity Program partners with a network of pro bono attorneys to remove the disparities from their students’ lives by preparing the necessary paperwork to set aside (expunge) their arrest and conviction records.unge) their arrest and conviction records.)
  • Oregon Tradeswomen - Employment And Education  + ('''Apprenticeship''' ''454 SE 187th Ave.''''Apprenticeship'''</br></br>''454 SE 187th Ave.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97233'' ''https://oregontradeswomen.org/''</br></br>Oregon Tradeswomen is non-profit organization promoting success for women in the trades through education, leadership, and mentorship. Through its programs and annual Career Fair, Oregon Tradeswomen works to:</br>* Recruit, train, place, and retain women in the electrical, mechanical, highway, and utility trades.</br>* Address broader issues of economic opportunity, access to apprenticeship training, and workforce development.</br></br>Oregon Tradeswomen’s '''Pathways to Success''' program offers a '''Trades and''' '''Apprenticeship Career Class (TACC)''' : a 192-hour apprenticeship and employment readiness training program to prepare adult job-seekers for a career in the skilled construction trades.</br></br>TACC introduces program participants to a variety of skilled trades through field trips, guest speakers, hands-on work days, and trades-specific training opportunities. The participants also learn about registered apprenticeship, an “earn while you learn model” which is often the next step to career pathways in the construction industry.</br></br>Oregon Tradeswomen’s training program is offered at no cost to job seekers. Individuals successfully completing the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries certified program receive a certificate of completion recognized by industry registered apprenticeship training programs and employers.</br></br>Oregon Tradeswomen career counselors assist TACC graduates with their job search and application to apprenticeship training programs and employers. Their career counselors also offer individualized employment counseling throughout the entire course of the graduate’s trades career. ''UA Local 290'' and ''NECA/IBEW Electrical Training'' ''Center'' provide direct entry to qualified TACC program graduates. ''https://oregontradeswomen.org/pathways-to-success/overview/''</br></br>Oregon Tradeswomen also hosts an annual '''Career Fair''' to help increase the number of women working in the trades.the number of women working in the trades.)
  • Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) - Employment And Education  + ('''Apprenticeship''' ''1800 SW 1st Ave., S'''Apprenticeship''' ''1800 SW 1st Ave., Suite 500'' ''Portland, Oregon 97201'' ''Hours: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.'' </br></br>''BOLI_help@boli.oregon.gov''</br></br>''ATD.General@boli.oregon.gov''</br></br>Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) assists jobs seekers in finding apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to gain experience, build credentials, and prepare job seekers with the skills to succeed in their chosen trade. BOLI register sand supports apprenticeship programs to build Oregon's workforce and increase access to jobs.</br></br>BOLI’s '''Oregon Pre-Apprenticeship Tracking System''' , or OPAT, is a web application required to be used by registered pre-apprenticeship programs to document all actions and activities throughout the life cycles of pre-apprentices. Pre-Apprenticeships are typically 6-8 weeks, though programs will vary. An online list of pre-apprenticeship programs can be found at: ''apprenticeship-programs.aspx''</br></br>BOLI also offers an online list of trades and links for Oregon apprenticeship opportunities by type of job, county, and opening. Applicants can search or browse available apprenticeship programs to view information about the trade, contact information, requirements for the program, as well as opening notices for application.</br></br>An additional online resource that provides more information for apprentices can be found at: ''https://oregonapprenticeship.org/''</br></br></br>'''Note:''' Minimum qualifications for program applicants, unless otherwise listed, are 18 years of age and holding a High School Diploma or GED. age and holding a High School Diploma or GED.)
  • Free or Reduced Fee Cultural Events - Art and Cultural Programs  + ('''Arts for All Program – Regional Arts &a'''Arts for All Program – Regional Arts & Culture Council''' ''https://racc.org/artsforall/''</br></br>The Arts for All program allows everyone who receives temporary assistance through the Oregon Trail Card/SNAP program to enjoy arts and cultural events with a reduced $5 ticket for specific arts and cultural events.</br></br>Some of the free and reduced cost admission opportunities among local arts organizations include:</br>* Artists Repertory Theatre: Pay What You Can performances; $5 tickets through Arts for All</br>* Blue Sky Gallery: Free admission for all exhibitions and public programs.</br>* Chamber Music Northwest: Student and senior discounts; $5 tickets through Arts for All; free community concerts during the Summer Festival; free brown- bag discussions (“Food for Thought: Composers a la Carte”), free public Master Classes.</br>* Fear No Music pay what you will admission for yearly concert series. Check their website for information.</br></br></br>* Independent Publishing Resource Center: “Teen Zine Canteen” is free for youth and their parents on Sundays. The Center’s Small Press library is free and open to the public.</br>* Lakewood Center for the Arts: Student and senior discounts; rush tickets; several free programs open to the public.</br>* Literary Arts, Inc.: 82% of events are offered free of charge.</br>* Littman + White Galleries: free and open to the public.</br>* Metropolitan Youth Symphony: Free tickets given away to students and community organizations; concerts in schools.</br>* Northwest Dance Project: $5 tickets through Arts for All and other groups; numerous free performances; half-price student/senior rush tickets.</br>* NW Documentary Arts & Media: Several free programs including the DocTalk series, and Recording Resilience at The Dougy Center.</br>* Oregon Ballet Theatre: $5 tickets through Arts for All; 1,000 free Nutcracker tickets distributed to low-income children and families; merit- and need-based scholarships for the dance school; $2 tickets for school performances; OBT Exposed free rehearsals and performances in the park.</br>* Oregon Children’s Theatre: Free and discounted tickets for students and teachers; $5 tickets through Arts for All; National Free Night of Theater.</br>* Oregon Symphony Association: Endeavors to restore the free concert at Waterfront Park; free Symphony Storytimes events in public libraries; free ensemble performances throughout the Portland metro area; $5 tickets through Arts for All; free tickets for low-income students kinderkonzerts and Young People’s Concerts.</br>* PlayWrite, Inc.: Free admission to all performances.</br>* Portland Art Museum: Free admission for children 17 and under always; free admission for the general public on select days.</br>* The Portland Ballet: $5 tickets through Arts for All; Pay What You Will performances.</br>* Portland Center Stage: Rush tickets, $5 tickets through Arts for All, free tickets to youth participating in the Stage Door program; Pay What You Will performances.</br>* Portland Chamber Orchestra: Student and senior discounts. Free tickets for school groups and retirement homes.</br>* Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: Free and reduced cost tickets for students.</br>* Portland Taiko: $5 tickets through Arts for All; free community performances throughout the year.</br>* Third Rail Repertory Theatre: $5 tickets through Arts for All; Pay What You Will performances.</br></br></br>* Arts for Learning Northwest: Provides programs for free or low cost to students and schools throughout the region.</br></br>Additional Arts for All reduced admission opportunities and organizations are listed on their website.</br></br>'''Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden''' ''5801 SE 28th Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97222''</br>#''https://www.crystalspringsgardenpdx.org/visit''</br></br>Garden Admission is waived on Monday.</br></br></br>'''Literary Arts''' ''925 SW Washington Street'' ''Portland, Oregon 97205''</br>#''https://literary-arts.org/''</br></br>Literary Arts provides free writing, reading, and poetry events and workshops.</br> ''https://literary-arts.org/events/category/free/''</br></br></br>'''Multnomah County Library''' ''https://multcolib.org/''</br></br>Multnomah County Library offers many free events and classes at their various locations. For a list of upcoming free classes and events visit their website: ''https://multcolib.org/events-classes'' .</br></br>'''Oregon Humanities–Humanity In Perspective (HIP) Program''' ''921 SW Washington Street Suite 150'' ''Portland, Oregon 97205''</br>#''https://www.oregonhumanities.org/programs/humanity-in-perspective/#''</br></br></br>Oregon Humanties–Humanity in Perspective (HIP) program offers free, for-credit college-level humanities courses for people who are living on low incomes and/or facing barriers to continuing their education. There is no tuition or fees to attend HIP, and all readings are provided. Upon completion, participants earn transferable undergraduate credits from Bard College and a certificate, which can be used in resumes and applications.</br></br>Courses are made possible by a partnership between Oregon Humanities, the Clemente Course in the Humanities, Bard College, and Portland State University. Class exploration is rooted in the core humanities disciplines of art, history, philosophy, literature, and critical thinking. Participants learn through conversation, written and creative projects, interactive presentations, and diverse media (such as film, podcasts, visual art, and music). HIP instructors honor students’ unique goals and nurture an environment where relevant learning, activity, and connections take place. Additional mentorship and tutoring are available outside of scheduled class times. Participants can expect to spend 1-2 hours per week on readings and assignments.</br></br>'''Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)''' ''https://omsi.edu/access/''</br></br>OMSI offers many different types of discounts and financial assistance programs to individuals, families, schools, and community groups.</br></br>'''Oregon Zoo''' ''4001 SW Canyon Road'' ''Portland, Oregon 97221''</br>#''https://oregonzoo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260806594969-Do-you-offer-discounts-for-'' ''low-income-communities''</br></br>The Oregon Zoo offers discounted admission for Oregon and Washington individuals and families who qualify for a variety of income assistance programs.</br></br>'''Portland Art Museum''' ''1219 SW Park Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97205''</br>#''https://portlandartmuseum.org/discounts/''</br></br>Museum admission is free on the first Thursday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and programs at the Tomorrow Theater in Southeast Portland are free. Additional free or reduced admission programs are listed on their website.</br></br></br>'''Portland Parks Bureau''' ''https://www.portland.gov/parks/arts-culture/summer-free-all/cultural-events''</br></br>Summer Free For All Cultural Events (SFFA) partners with community groups, artists, nonprofits, culturally specific groups, and more to produce free concerts, movies, and cultural events throughout Portland.</br></br></br>'''Reed College Politics and Policy Lecture Series''' ''3203 SE Woodstock Boulevard'' ''Portland, Oregon 97202''</br>#''https://www.reed.edu/ppls/''</br></br>The Reed College Politics and Policy Lecture Series brings speakers to campus to address important issues of politics, policy, and political change. Lectures are free. Check the online calendar.nge. Lectures are free. Check the online calendar.)
  • Habitat for Humanity Restore - Community Service Opportunities  + ('''Beaverton ReStore''' : ''13475 SW Mill'''Beaverton ReStore''' :</br></br>''13475 SW Millikan Way'' ''Beaverton, Oregon 97005''</br></br>'''Portland ReStore''' :</br></br>''10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97216''</br></br>'''Gresham ReStore''' :</br></br>''610 NE 181st Ave.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97230'' ''https://pdxrestore.org/volunteer/''</br></br>''Rickie Ramsperger, Volunteer Coordinator (she/her)'' '''HFHI Portland ReStore''' ''10445 S.E. Cherry Blossom Dr. Portland, Oregon 97216''</br>''rickie.ramsperger@habitatportlandregion.org''</br></br>If you have community service hours to complete for a misdemeanor, please register for court-appointed volunteering at the ReStore by visiting </br></br>''https://volunteer.habitatportlandregion.org/court-appointed-community-service/''.</br></br>When you register, you will be prompted to complete a background check through Sterling Volunteers. On average, the background check can take up to 10 business days to process.</br></br>Please note that we are unable to accept individuals who have a history of person-to- person crime (e.g. assault, battery, etc.), theft (e.g. burglary, robbery, etc.), or harassment. This is not an all-encompassing list.ent. This is not an all-encompassing list.)
  • Bridges to Change - Drug and Alcohol Treatment  + ('''Bridges to Change''' Bridges to Change '''Bridges to Change''' Bridges to Change (BTC) is one of the largest peer-led organizations in the State of Oregon with a vision of “Health and housing for all.” Their mission is to provide</br></br>housing to those who need it most, to support recovery through the lens of lived experience, to promote well-being through behavioral health services and to advocate for those who systems have ignored. BTC supports participants on their recovery journeys though a combination of community-based housing, peer delivered services and behavioral health treatment. Bridges to Change has about 500 beds in four counties (Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Wasco), which includes a variety of program specific housing models: substance use disorder, mental health, corrections, stabilization and shelter.</br></br>'''Substance Use Treatment – Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient''' BTC offers substance use disorder services are available in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties, offering outpatient and intensive outpatient options. Peer mentors are a part of treatment services. Shared room housing is available to provide a secure living space for individuals who are engaged in intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment with Bridges to Change. (Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington). The average length of stay is three to nine months. BTC accepts Oregon Health Plan for substance abuse treatment as well as uninsured individuals. BTC has OHP assisters to help facilitate acquiring Medicaid coverage. Federal probation does not have a contract with BTC. Their certified and experienced drug and alcohol counselors offer high quality care and a variety of groups to help client’s build coping skills and find a recovery path that works for them.</br></br>'''Mental Health Treatment – Outpatient''' Mental health services are available via telehealth in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties. Co-Occurring treatment for client’s experience substance abuse and mental health conditions are available in person and on an outpatient basis at BTC’s Foster location in Multnomah County. To receive mental health care services from BTC, clients must have Oregon Health Plan.</br></br>'''Starting Treatment''' For enrollment into substance abuse and mental health services, go to https://bridgestochange.com/treatment/ and scroll down to the New Client Form, fill it out and submit your request for screening, or you can call the client care coordinator at 503-560-7800. The intake meeting must be done in person. It is not possible to conduct the intake meeting virtually. With their rapid intake process, participants can expect an intake appointment with a BTC staff member within 72 hours.</br></br>'''Mobile Treatment – Peer Mentors, Counseling, Basic Needs''' BTC has an Acute Care Team offering mobile treatment for substance abuse, mental health, and co-occurring disorders in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties. The Acute Care Team helps to get people off the street and offers peer</br></br>mentors, counseling, and basic needs. Mentors help clients to obtain hygiene items, get on food stamps, get ID’s and obtain birth certificates.</br></br>To receive care from the Acute Care Team, a client must have Oregon Health Plan. OHP assisters at BTC can help individuals apply for OHP. To get started, fill out the ACT referral team form at https://bridgestochange.com/immediate-care/.</br></br>'''Club Hope and Recovery Access Center''' ''100 SE Cleveland Street'' ''Gresham, OR 97030''</br></br>Club Hope - Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with showers and laundry available until 3 p.m. Basic needs, peer mentors and support groups are available. To access the Club Hope calendar: ''https://bridgestochange.com/immediate-care/#calendar-527'' .</br></br>Recovery Access Center – This overnight shelter has 26 beds, prioritizing Gresham residents. Currently, we are only accepting referrals through the City of Gresham. Will update as these transitions.Gresham. Will update as these transitions.)
  • Portland Community College (PCC) Legal Resource Center - Legal Services  + ('''Cascade Campus''' ''Terrell Hall, Room '''Cascade Campus''' ''Terrell Hall, Room 203'' ''705 N. Killingsworth St.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97217''</br>#''clear-clinic@pcc.edu'' ''https://www.pcc.edu/legal-resource-center/''</br></br></br>The PCC Legal Resource Center is a free legal clinic at PCC Cascade in North Portland, providing free legal services to Oregonians.</br></br>Weekly clinic events:</br>* Expungement clinic at PCC Cascade: Fridays 12:00 to 4:00 pm</br>* DACA renewals and immigration legal screenings at PCC Cascade: Fridays, 12:00 to 4:00 pm</br>* Weekly clinics at recovery centers: Monday and Wednesday afternoons</br></br>The following free legal services are available for people in the Portland metro area:</br></br>'''Criminal Record Expungements'''</br></br>'''Eviction Expungements''' , a new legal service available in Oregon since 2020, to help people realize their right to housing by preventing landlords from improperly considering past evictions in residential-tenancy decisions. The PCC Legal Resource Center also provides limited legal advice to assist people navigating the housing court process pro se, and information and training for tenants to self-advocate.</br></br>'''DACA Renewals and Immigration Legal Screenings'''</br> They can help file a DACA renewal.</br></br></br>'''Legal Name and Gender-Marker Changes''' They can help file a petition for name or gender marker legal changes in Oregon courts.</br></br>'''Limited Scope Deportation Defense Services through Equity Corps of Oregon''' To access these limited scope legal services, call their partner, Pueblo Unido at 503-360- 0324.</br></br>'''Eviction Legal Defense''' as part of the Eviction Defense Project and Oregon Law Center. ''Call ('' ''888) 585-9638'' .</br></br></br>'''Tenant Rights Letter Writing Clinic''' The PCC Legal Resource Center can help tenants draft request letters to landlords for issues such as disability reasonable accommodations, reasonable modifications, security deposit returns, fees and fines adjustments, and repair requests. Join their drop-in letter writing clinic the last Friday of the month or fill out their intake form online.onth or fill out their intake form online.)
  • Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI) - African American Support Services  + ('''Center for Self-Enhancement''' ''3920 N'''Center for Self-Enhancement''' ''3920 North Kerby Ave.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97227''</br>#''Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.''</br></br>'''Community & Family Program''' ''2205 NE Columbia Blvd.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97211''</br>#''Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.'' ''selfenhancement.org''</br></br>Self-Enhancement (SEI) is a Black-founded, Black-owned, and Black-led nonprofit whose community and family programs are designed to provide families with the resources, supports, and wrap-around services needed to help ensure they are safe, stable, and have their critical social, emotional, and economic needs met. SEI services address economic disparities by providing a broad continuum of anti-poverty, family stabilization, and employment services that are culturally specific for African American families and/or culturally responsive for other families in need.</br></br>SEI’s Center for Self-Enhancement in North Portland is the hub of their work. It is a comprehensive one-stop resource for youth and families, primarily African Americans and others living in poverty or seeking culturally responsive services. SEI provides thousands of youths, families, and adults a wide array of education and social services on an annual basis. Coordinators work with students to develop and implement an Individual Success Plan. SEI is in 19 schools throughout the Portland Metro area and East County. SEI’s programs and assistance include energy assistance, parenting classes, Anti Domestic and Sexual Violence (ADSV) Program, Parent Child Development Services (PCDC), Short Term Rental Assistance (STRA), Multnomah Stability Initiative (MSI) providing long-term case management, Community Works Project (CWP), Child Welfare Advocacy (CWA) Services, and Homeless Housing programs (Mobile Housing Team and Project HAVEN) for families who are currently homeless in Multnomah County. ''https://www.selfenhancement.org/cfp''</br></br></br>In addition to the SEI Center and their community and family programs, SEI runs the following assistance phone lines:</br></br>'''Anti Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline''' :</br># ''healingsspace@selfenhancement.org''</br></br></br>'''Energy Appointment Line''' :</br>#</br></br>'''Short Term Rent Assistance Line''' :</br>#'''Energy Resource Line''' :</br>#ance Line''' : #'''Energy Resource Line''' : #)
  • Shower and Laundry Services - Clothing and Hygiene Services  + ('''City Team''' ''526 SE Grand Avenue'' '''''City Team''' ''526 SE Grand Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97214'' ''Showers for women'' ''Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1–3 p.m.''</br></br>'''Cultivate Initiatives''' ''Multiple locations Showers Location schedule, see https://www.cultivateinitiatives.org/community-health Daily 11am–2pm''</br></br>'''Friendly House''' ''2617 NW Savier Street'' ''Portland, Oregon 97210'' ''Showers'' ''Friday 5:30–7 p.m.''</br></br>'''Harbor of Hope’s Shower Truck''' ''Showers'' ''Call for locations and times''</br></br>'''Hygiene 4 All''' ''Under the Morrison Bridge'' ''Showers, Clothing, Toiletries'' ''Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday 3–9 p.m.; Friday 3–7 p.m.''</br></br>'''JOIN Day Center''' ''1435 NE 81st Avenue Portland, Oregon Laundry, Showers, and Clothing Monday, Wednesday, and Friday noon–2pm (closed 2nd Friday of the month)''</br></br>'''Parkrose UCC Church''' ''12505 NE Halsey Street'' ''Portland, Oregon 97230'' ''Showers: Wednesdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m.''</br></br>'''Portland Rescue Mission''' ''111 W. Burnside'' ''Portland, Oregon 97209'' ''Showers for men (in shelter)'' ''2–4 p.m. daily''</br></br>'''Sunnyside Shower Project''' ''3520 SE Yamhill'' ''Portland, Oregon 97214'' ''Showers'' ''Thursday 1–5 p.m. and Saturday 2–6 p.m.''</br></br>'''Transition Project Resource Center''' ''650 NW Irving Street'' ''Portland, Oregon 97209'' ''Showers and Laundry'' ''Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.''</br></br>'''Union Gospel Mission''' ''15 NW 3rd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209'' ''Showers'' ''Friday 9 a.m.–1 p.m.''209'' ''Showers'' ''Friday 9 a.m.–1 p.m.'')
  • New Avenues for Youth - Legal Services  + ('''Downtown Drop-In Center''' ''820 SW Oak'''Downtown Drop-In Center''' ''820 SW Oak'' ''Portland, Oregon 97205''</br></br>''East Mutlnomah County Drop-In and Youth Opportunity Center''' ''470SE 165th Ave.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97233'' ''https://newavenues.org/''</br></br>New Avenues for Youth’s services are designed to address the individualized needs and readiness of young people (ages 9-24) experiencing homelessness and housing instability.</br></br>New Avenues for Youth provides Legal Services support for accessing and maintaining housing, employment, and benefits. The '''New Avenues for Youth Legal Clinic''' can help remove barriers preventing youth from accessing or maintaining housing, employment, benefits, and more. Their attorney can provide support in settling debt, record expungement, fine/fee waivers, felony reductions, name/gender marker changes, disputes with landlords, custody and family issues, and more.</br></br>To access Legal Clinic services, participants need to be screened into the Homeless Youth Continuum. To learn how, call the Access Center at ''https://newavenues.org/legal-services/''''https://newavenues.org/legal-services/'')
  • Outside In Clinic - Medical  + ('''Downtown Location:''' ''1132 SW 13th Av'''Downtown Location:''' ''1132 SW 13th Avenue'' ''Portland, Oregon 97205''</br></br>'''East Burnside Location:''' ''16144 E Burnside St.'' ''Portland, Oregon 97233'' ''info@outsidein.org'' ''https://outsidein.org/health-services/medical-services/''</br></br>Outside In Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center. They provide comprehensive, integrated health care services for youth beginning at age 13 and adult of all ages, including seniors. Their medical providers can see patients in-person, or via phone or video appointments. Medical services include primary care, disease management, HUV/STI testing, reproductive health care, mental health treatment, and transgender care. They provide diagnoses, treatment, and referral. Their health care providers work together with their behavioral health counselors, nurses, and medical assistants to provide relationship-based care.</br></br>For those who are unable to come to their clinic, they have Mobile Medical Van ''s'' at various locations in Portland. </br></br>''https://outsidein.org/health-services/mobile/'' . For more information about mobile medical outreach call (503) 438-6445.</br></br>Outside In Clinic accepts most insurance plans. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Clients can walk-in or call to schedule an appointment at (503) 535-3860. Same day appointments fill up quickly, and 8:30 am check-in is recommended. For clinic hours visit the Outside In Clinic website.</br></br>Outside In has a pharmacy at their downtown location for patients of the Outside In clinic with a valid prescription for an Outside In Provider.</br></br>For Syringe Exchange & Naloxone Training : call (503) 535-3826 & Naloxone Training : call (503) 535-3826)
  • Alcohol and Drug Counseling Education Programs - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' '''Portland Community Col'''Education'''</br></br>'''Portland Community College (PCC)’s Alcohol and Drug Counseling Program''' prepares students to become alcohol and drug counselors working in an agency setting. Once admitted to the program, students take classes to meet the educational requirements and complete practicum to meet the supervised experience requirement for the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) certification exams to become a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC). Degree options include an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Addiction Counseling and an Addiction Studies Certificate.</br></br>PCC’s Addiction Counseling program is the largest addiction counselor education resource in the state. PCC designed the program for working students by providing afternoon and evening classes. PCC also routinely updates their curriculum to be current with the professional standards of the industry through direct contact with local agencies.</br></br>Obtaining work experience in an addiction treatment or prevention facility is an essential element of the PCC program. The major addiction treatment facilities in the Portland metro area utilize PCC practicum students.</br></br>''https://www.pcc.edu/programs/addiction-counseling/overview/''</br></br>While in the program, students must:</br>* Agree not to abuse alcohol or drugs.</br>* Agree to abstain from any alcohol or illicit drug use if you are in recovery.</br></br></br>'''Clark College’s Addiction Counselor Education Program''' includes theories and principles that teach students practical methods to work within a continuum of care with both patient and external support systems. Students will learn to develop the necessary skills to treat clients in multiple areas, including individual and group counseling settings. In addition to classroom theory, students receive exposure to real- world work settings with participating local agencies.</br></br>Clark College also provides training for successful completion of the Washington Chemical Dependency Professional State Exam. Day and evening classes, full or part- time enrollment, and transfer options are available.</br></br>Degrees and Certificates available include: AAS-Addiction Counselor Education, CP- Addiction Counselor Education, and AA-Addiction Counselor Education.</br></br>''https://www.clark.edu/academics/programs/health-care-and-biosciences/aced/''ograms/health-care-and-biosciences/aced/'')
  • Prison Education Programs (PEPs) & Pell Grants - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''https://fsapartners.ed.'''Education'''</br></br>''https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/dear-colleague-letters/2023-03-29/eligibility-confined-or-incarcerated-individuals-receive-pell-grants''</br></br>''https://www.bop.gov/resources/news/20230712_pell_grant.jsp''</br></br>''https://www.oregon.gov/doc/aic-programs/pages/education.aspx''</br></br>Pell Grants provide federal funding for students to pursue higher education. As of July 1, 2023, Pell Grants are once again available to adults in corrections, for the first time since 1994. Students incarcerated in Federal or State correctional facilities (and students who are subject to involuntary civil commitments) may now receive Pell Grants is they otherwise meet Pell Grant eligibility. Students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible PEP (Prison Education Program).</br></br>In Oregon, Chemeketa and Treasure Valley Community Colleges, Oregon State Correctional Institution, Oregon State Penitentiary and Santiam Correctional Institution, are Second Chance Pell sites under a federal pilot program. They currently offer associate transfer degrees for those incarcerated locally. Opportunities for bachelor’s degrees and technical training are now being considered for federal funding by Oregon community colleges and universities as well.</br></br>Oregon Senate Bill 270, which was signed into law in June 2023, allows prisoners to more easily access academic programs at any community college in Oregon, any distance learning program or any other higher education program that’s eligible.</br></br>Adults in Corrections who are eligible to take college-level courses may also do so at their own expense when the opportunity is available. Community partners include:</br>* Blue Mountain Community College</br>* Central Oregon Community College</br>* Chemeketa Community College</br>* Portland Community College</br>* Southwestern Oregon Community College</br>* Treasure Valley Community College</br></br>''https://www.oregon.gov/highered/research/Documents/Reports/SB-234-Report-Final-2021.pdf''nts/Reports/SB-234-Report-Final-2021.pdf'')
  • Harmony Academy Recovery High School - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''2507 Christie Dr.'' ''L'''Education'''</br> ''2507 Christie Dr.'' ''Lake Oswego, Oregon 97304''</br>#''https://www.harmonyacademyrhs.org/''</br></br></br>Harmony Academy Recovery High School is a tuition-free public high school that provides a safe, sober, and supportive education for youth in recovery. It is Oregon’s first recovery high school. At Harmony, students develop the skills and strengths needed for personal, academic, vocational, and community success. Harmony Academy accepts students year round and provides free transportation for all students in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.kamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.)
  • University of Oregon – Prison Education Program - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''Katie Dwyer'' ''Geograp'''Education'''</br> ''Katie Dwyer'' ''Geography 1251'' ''University of Oregon'' ''Eugene Oregon 97403'' ''uoprisoned@uoregon.edu''</br> ''https://prisoned.uoregon.edu/''</br></br></br>The University of Oregon (UO)’s '''Prison Education Program''' builds on collaboration between the University of Oregon and the Department of Corrections to offer credited classes through their Inside-Out Program. The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is a national educational model that brings college students together with incarcerated men and women to study as peers in a seminar behind prison walls. The core of the Inside- Out Program is a quarter-long academic course, meeting once a week, in which 12 outside (campus-based) students and the same number of inside (incarcerated) students attend class together inside prison. Classes are offered through a wide variety of disciplines, from criminal justice to literature.</br></br>The UO PEP offers between five and nine Inside-Out classes each year at three correctional facilities throughout Oregon. In the next 3-5 years they hope to offer 10 classes each year. UO PEP also offers in-person inside-only student classes, packets or</br></br>“reading” classes with no in-person meetings, and hybrid classes where the bulk of the coursework is done remotely but with some in-person class sessions. UO PEP has helped seven inside students complete their Bachelor’s Degrees.</br></br>''https://prisoned.uoregon.edu/classes/''</br></br></br>In addition to for-credit classes, UO PEP also offers a variety of not-for-credit activities inside the prisons. UO PEP workshops and events include book discussions, academic workshops, club events, LEAP (Learning, Engagement, and Activities Packets) with learning and correspondence opportunities for people in segregated housing, and</br></br>PEP TV which brings educational content into all of Oregon’s correctional facilities</br> through two hour video blocks of material. UO also</br> showcase the talents and vision of artists who are incarcerated. ''https://prisoned.uoregon.edu/projects/'' .https://prisoned.uoregon.edu/projects/'' .)
  • BLAZE Program - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''https://www.brownandcar'''Education'''</br> ''https://www.brownandcarter.com/blaze''</br></br></br>The '''BLAZE''' program is open to 18-24 year olds in the Portland-Metro area, who are passionate about their business idea. The BLAZE program is a 12-month program that helps bring participants’ products or services to life, with the goal of launching their own business at the end of the 12 months.</br></br>During the program, participants will receive help developing their products or services through:</br>* A four-day intensive Business Development course</br>* Monthly Business Development Workshops</br>* One to One Business Coaching for the duration of the program</br>* Connections with Small Businesses, in the industry they are looking to enter.</br>* Marketing Strategies for their products or services</br>* Registering their Business</br>* Access to MESO and BCMG business networks and resources</br></br>In addition to classroom instruction and coaching from business leaders, participants will also receive up to $4,500 in funding and support services to help get their business off the ground.</br></br>For more information on program: ''https://www.brownandcarter.com/blaze-info''</br></br></br>The BLAZE program is in partnership with MESO, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, and a YWCA Fiscally Sponsored Project. ''https://www.ywcapdx.org/fiscal-'' ''sponsorship''/www.ywcapdx.org/fiscal-'' ''sponsorship'')
  • GED (General Educational Development) Program - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''https://www.oregon.gov/'''Education'''</br> ''https://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/ccwd/pages/hs-equivalency.aspx''</br></br></br>Oregon's High School Equivalency Program, administered by the HECC Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD), oversees the GED preparation, instruction and testing process in Oregon. The GED program provides individuals with an opportunity to earn a GED test credential, in place of a high school diploma. The HECC works in partnership with GED Testing Service (GEDTS), the 17 community colleges and other state, community, county, and local partners to provide GED preparation and testing to Oregonians across the state.</br></br>For scholarship opportunities: ''https://app.oregonstudentaid.gov''ties: ''https://app.oregonstudentaid.gov'')
  • Program - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''https://www.pdx.edu/lib'''Education'''</br> ''https://www.pdx.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/higher-education-prison''</br> ''1721 SW Broadway, Cramer Hall 117'' ''Portland, Oregon 97207''</br></br>''Nahlee Suvanvej, Director'' ''Email:'' ''nahlee@pdx.edu'' ''or'' ''psuhep@pdx.edu''</br> ''Phone: (503) 725-6640'' ''Location: University Studies, Cramer Hall 117V''</br></br>''Sam Wilson, Rebound Coordinator'' ''Email:'' ''PSURebound@pdx.edu''</br> ''Phone: (503) 725-6127'' ''Location: Rebound Hub, Cramer Hall 169''</br></br>Portland State University (PSU)’s '''Higher Education in Prison (HEP)''' program seeks to expand rigorous, quality higher education at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and to support justice-impacted students’ post-release.</br> The HEP program allows students to work towards a degree while experiencing incarceration and to be able to matriculate to the PSU campus upon release, while receiving the supports needed to be successful. Through its HEP program, PSU seeks to provide a degree pathway for women, trans- identified and gender non-conforming adults in custody (AICs) as the first higher education degree pathway for incarcerated women in Oregon.</br></br>'''PSU Rebound Peer Support Specialists''' PSU Rebound recognizes that students returning to higher education after incarceration need dedicated resources on campus to help them transition to and successfully navigate college. PSU Rebound Peer Support Specialists are available to connect with prospective and current students returning to education after experiencing incarceration. They help students and prospective students</br></br>with admission to PSU, accessing legal services, counseling, tutoring, computer literacy, mentorship, employment, housing, transportation and food security.housing, transportation and food security.)
  • Prison Scholar Fund - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''1752 NW Market Street, '''Education''' ''1752 NW Market Street, #953'' ''Seattle, Washington 98107'' ''https://www.prisonscholars.org/'' ''outreach@prisonscholars.org''</br></br>The Prison Scholar Fund is committed to providing educational opportunities, professional development, transitional support, and advocacy for those impacted by incarceration. The Prison Scholar Fund believes that incarcerated individuals deserve a second chance at a better life. That’s why they help incarcerated individuals get access to the education they need to transform their lives.</br></br>Distance Education The Prison Scholar Fund’s core program provides access to postsecondary distance education. These courses are generally paper-based, which students can complete independently without any type of institutional support. For a list of schools that provide paper-based courses ''https://www.prisonscholars.org/what-we-do/for-prospective-scholars/''</br></br>Students apply for funding by submitting an application for scholarship support. The Prison Scholar Fund only accepts requests for applications that are received directly from potential student themselves. Incarcerated student interested in receiving an application can send a request to their mailing address with a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE):</br></br>'''Application Requests''' ''Prison Scholar Fund'' ''1752 NW Market St. #953'' ''Seattle, WA 98107''</br></br>Or by downloading and completing the form and submitting on their own: ''https://www.prisonscholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PSF-App-Request-Form-191214.pdf''</br></br>The Prison Scholar Fund also provides transition support through their Digital Navigation and Workforce Development Reentry Support Program which offers in- person digital literacy courses in the Seattle area that can also be accessed full remotely. as well as with fully remote access. ''https://www.prisonscholars.org/what-we-do/transition/'' ''outreach@prisonscholars.org'' ''Phone: (206) 734-5425''onscholars.org'' ''Phone: (206) 734-5425'')
  • El Programa Hispano Católico - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''333 SE 223'' ''rd'' ''A'''Education''' ''333 SE 223'' ''rd'' ''Ave #100'' ''Gresham, Oregon 97030'' ''https://elprograma.org/our-services/education/''</br></br>El Program Hispano Católico’s '''Enlace''' program is a youth mentoring program with a focus on promoting discussions based on culture, identity, social structures and students’ roles in society, encouraging participants to explore and embrace their cultural heritage and engage in their communities.</br></br>El Program Hispano Católico offers afterschool groups to support students, build core skills and master academic concepts. Their program incorporates social and cultural activities that are designed to bring students together with their peers and foster a sense of cultural pride within the school environment.</br></br>Their '''Education Reengagement''' services provide support to young adults ages 14-21 who have left high school or are at risk of leaving before earning their high school diploma or GED to reengage in their education and explore their interests and opportunities.explore their interests and opportunities.)
  • Latino Network – Educational Access Program - Employment And Education  + ('''Education''' ''https://www.latnet.org/'''Education''' ''https://www.latnet.org/educational-access-programs''</br></br>Latino Network’s Educational Access Program supports academics, high school graduation, and college and career readiness for Latinx youth and their families. Of the seniors enrolled in their Escalera college preparation program, 98% successfully graduated from high school and enrolled in college or vocational programs.</br></br>Contact: Melissa McCoy, ''mmelissa@latnet.org''ct: Melissa McCoy, ''mmelissa@latnet.org'')