El Programa Hispano - Family Services

El Programa Hispano offers a wide variety of services for low income Latino families. Those services include:

Outreach to Elderly Latinos: Connecting the elderly with social services.
Skill Building: Classes in English as Second Language (ESL), Citizenship, Driver’s Education, Spanish Literacy, financial literacy, basic computers skills, job-related trainings, workshops for job seekers and a weekly job list in Spanish.
Anti-poverty Services: Information and referral to social services, crisis and short-term intervention, translation, interpretation, and other services as part of our drop-in center in Gresham.
Case Management: Assistance to clients who need housing, utilities and other basic needs.
Low Income Tax Clinic: Provides advocacy and education about the tax system to low income Latino families. Also serves clients with disputes with IRS by representing them through a pool of qualified volunteers. **To volunteer, contact Sandra Perez (503-489-6828).**
Food Stamps Outreach Program: Outreach to Latino Immigrant families in Multnomah and Clackamas counties, who may be eligible for food stamps. Linkage to food stamp offices, assistance in filling out applications, and advocacy within the system are all offered.
Komen Foundation Grant : In partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, this program helps Latina women detect breast cancer. For more information, contact Olga Gerberg (503-489-6822).
Parents’ Children Development Services (PCDS): Offers one on one intervention, home visits, play and educational groups to parents with children 0 to 5.
Health Promoters Program: In partnership with Providence Health System, Catholic Charities –El Programa Hispano offers training and coordination to Community health promoters that work in parishes to educate the community about health issues, to organize health-related events, and to advocate for services.

For more information about these services, please call 503 669 8350 ext. 6827 or 6829.