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El Programa Hispano - School-Based Services for Youth and Their Families

Services to Youth Include:

• ALAS (Advancing Latino Academic Success): El Programa Hispano provides academic support, advocacy, skill building activities, mentoring, tutoring and recreation to Latino students attending schools in the Portland, Parkrose, David Douglas, Centennial, Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds school districts.

• Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Community Schools: El Programa Hispano manages five SUN schools in east Multnomah County: East Gresham Elementary, Hall Elementary, Ron Russell Middle School, Floyd Light Middle School and Fir Ridge Campus. The SUN program provides after-school academic and enrichment activities for students and families, as well as information and referral services that connect families to community resources and events.
  
  
• Latino Parent Engagement: El Programa Hispano offers Latino parent engagement and leadership classes at public schools throughout Multnomah County. The focus of these classes is to provide concrete skills and education for Spanish-speaking parents to learn about the school system, become comfortable communicating with school personnel, participate more actively in their child’s education and have more presence and voice at public schools.
  
  
• Puentes: El Programa Hispano collaborates with Multnomah County school districts, the City of Portland, and All Hands Raised to target disconnected Latino students with the support they need to start high school on the right track. Puentes students transitioning from middle to high school learn academic and life skills, develop positive and supportive relationships with school staff and peers, and connect with resources for postsecondary education and training during a four week summer program.
  
  
• Youth Mentoring: Helping A Youth Leap Onward (HAYLO) is a one-on-one mentoring program for Latino immigrant students attending middle and high school and residing within Portland city limits. Students are matched with community volunteers who help them increase their self-confidence and stay engaged in school.