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: to connect them 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: to clients who need assistance with 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.
Community Leadership Development (CAMBIO): recruits and trains community members to advocate for themselves and to prepare them as leaders to participate in community activities.
Safety Promoters: offers training to community members in all topics related to the emergency preparedness and crime prevention.
MAS (Mas Acceso a Salud/More Access to Health): In partnership with Wallace Medical Concern and Providence Health System, this program helps low income Latino families to navigate the health system and access health care.
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 Information about these services, please call 503 669 8350 ext. 6827 or 6829.