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NAYA Family Center's Services
Youth Services: NAYA Family Center provides academic and social opportunities to Grade School, Middle School  and High School students to help them reach their full potential through academically rigorous learning opportunities and culturally specific programming. Individual Student Advocacy brings parents, students, educators, and service providers together through Case Management and Advocacy. Tutoring Center tutors provide help in all academic subjects, as well as GED preparation. A networked computer lab is also available to assist students with homework and research projects. Additional High School Activities include dances, college visitations, life-skills workshops, portfolio and resume workshops, and scholarships/financial aid application assistance. Native Clubs are located inseveral area schools. Seasonal Programming and Camps: Summer Institute provides an opportunity for High School Students to earn both High School and College credit by successfully completing math, science, culture, and other college-level courses. Math and Science Augmentation Program (MASAP) offers students entering the 5th through 8th grades a 5-week Summer Camp, a 3-day Winter Camp, and Spring Break Camp focusing on math and science and cultural knowledge. Cultural Arts and Sports Program (CASP): Cultural Arts Classes are offered in regalia construction, beading, and Native intertribal dance classes. Sports Program activities include basketball teams, sports clinics and a variety of Outdoor Club outings such as hikes, rafting, rock climbing and horseback riding. NAYA Family Center’s Foster Care Program provides case management services for Native youth and families in foster or relative care, guardianship, or post adoption. Pathways to Adulthood services help qualifying youth obtain state and federal assistance. Life skills workshops, educational advocacy, Foster Care Support meetings and financial assistance for housing and education are just a few of the other services offered.
 Family Services: Healing Circle: Healing Circle is a domestic violence prevention program providing a wide range of services including immediate crisis intervention services, advocacy and ongoing support and educational services. The goals of Healing Circle are to keep Native American families safe and to educate our people in an effort to end the silence about domestic and sexual violence. Healing Circle works to reinforce the fact is that domestic violence is not, nor ever has been, condoned by the Native community. Generations Project: The goal of the Generations Project is to strengthen families through activities and groups including Positive Indian Parenting, Boy’s and Girl’s Talking Circles, Conflict Resolution, Relationship-Building classes and community building events. Family Services also provides a variety of family events, parenting classes, advocacy and parent/family support groups, food box delivery, and emergency services.
 Community Services: NAYA Family Center's Employment, Housing and Community Development Department offers the Native Community Employment Services program, limited housing resources, community building activities, and the Portland Youth and Elders Council on Poverty Reduction. The goal of NAYA Family Center’s Native Community Employment Services (NCES) program is to increase the economic success of the Native community in Portland. To do this our program provides opportunities for participants to gain the skills and the experiences needed to be successful in the workforce. Participants enrolled in the NCES program complete a personal employment goal plan and attend 8 weeks of employment workshops covering the following: job searching, applications and resume writing, interviewing, positive professional attitudes and interpersonal communication, time management and workplace ethics. Work experience and internship opportunities are also available to successful participants. When participants successfully complete the 8 weeks of workshops they will have set and accomplished goals, built relationships with staff, shown follow through, and gained specific skills to succeed in the workforce. This is accomplished in ways that incorporate Native learning styles and traditional Native culture to strengthen participants’ cultural identity and community pride.
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