NAYA Family Center in the News

• "Setting Youth Up for Success." Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, November 2012.
• "Homeownership Resources for Native Americans." Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors, November 1, 2012.
• "Native American Youth and Family Center brings people 'back to their heritage'." The Oregonian, October 26, 2012.
• "NAYA names new director." The Mid-County Memo, August 1, 2012.
• "NAYA Housing-to-Homeownership Fair." Colors of Influence, July 24, 2012.
• "New NW Health Foundation President named." The Oregonian, June 13, 2012.
• "Lents project will house, educate Native American kids." The Oregonian, May 31, 2012.
• "Warsaw Center & Nike N7 team up for NAYA Field Day." University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business Blog, May 22, 2012.
• "Native American Youth and Family Center to build affordable housing in Portland." The Oregonian, May 18, 2012.
• "Portland-area Native Americans burdened by health hurdles generation after generation." The Oregonian, May 2, 2012.
• "Americans for Indian Opportunity Honors NAYA Family Center in Portland With National Award." Indian Country Today Media Network, April 5, 2012.
• "Native American Youth & Family Center in Northeast Portland honored with national award." The Oregonian, April 4, 2012.
• "Multnomah County Health Department honors 2012 Public Health Heroes." Multnomah County Health Department, April 3, 2012.
• "Native American Youth & Family Center to host honorary tree planting in Northeast Portland Friday." The Oregonian, March 29, 2012.
• "Rose Festival 2012: Alexis Phillips chosen as Franklin High School's princess." The Oregonian, March 22, 2012.
• "State to re-examine schools' use of Native American mascot names." The Oregonian, February 21, 2012.
• "Hope to Home." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, February 14, 2012.
• "Oregon College Access Challenge Grant, Program Spotlight: NAYA." Oregon College Access Challenge Grant, February 8, 2012.
• "January 2012 ONAC Member of the Month: Nawitka Catering." Oregon Native American Chamber, January, 2012.
• "Wells Fargo's $200,000 donation to nonprofit groups in Portland area will help 37 low-income families buy affordable homes and stabilize neighborhoods." The Oregonian, January 10, 2012.
• "The 50 Most Influential Portlanders." Portland Monthy, January 2012.
• "Unlocking home ownership: Program helps first time homebuyers, neighborhoods." Outlook, December 6, 2011.
• "High Schooler First Not Allowed, Then Allowed, to Wear Eagle Feather in Graduation Cap." Indian Country Today, November 28, 2011.
• "Nichole Maher to Portland: Admit It! You Have a Problem with Race." The Skanner News, November 17, 2011.
• "Native American Youth and Family Center Celebration." Portland Society Page, November 2011.
• "New Research on Urban Indian Community Arms Leaders With Tools for Change." Indian Country Today, November 9, 2011.
• "Report paints 'An Unsettling Profile' of Native Americans in Multnomah County." The Oregonian, November 2, 2011.
• "Native traditions 'call out' to foster youth." Beyond Foster Care Success Stories - oregon.gov, September 30, 2011.
• "Neerchokikoo Powwow scheduled for Sept. 9-10 in Northeast Portland." The Oregonian, August 28, 2011.
• "Daily struggles reality for Portland's Native Americans." The Mid-County Memo, August 2011.
• "Native American Housing to Home-ownership Fair scheduled for Saturday in Northeast Portland." The Oregonian, July 26, 2011.
  
• "Native American Housing to Homeownership Fair set for July 30." The Oregonian, July 23, 2011.
• "Nichole Maher, Native American Youth and Family Center director, appointed to national board to increase diversity." The Oregonian, July 6, 2011.
• "Matt Morton hired as deputy executive director of Native American Youth and Family Center in Northeast Portland." The Oregonian, June 28, 2011.
• "Stephen and Cecilio Good Lance overcome obstacles facing Native American students to graduate high school." The Oregonian, June 2, 2011.
• "Dancing as cultural baseline." The Oregonian, May 24, 2011.
• "The American Dream — redux." Street Roots, April 15, 2011.
• "Angels Among Us." Metro Parent, September 2010.
• "Native American Youth and Family Center Goes Green." Willamette Week, September 2, 2010.
• "New Homeowners Help Feed, Educate Neighbors." KPTV News, September 2, 2010.
• "County Honors Native American foster parents." Multnomah County News, August 27, 2010.
• "Roots & Wings." Goodness, June/July 2010
• "Success for every young Portlander." Portland Schools Foundation, June 2010.
• "Modular housing project a first for Portland," Daily Journal of Commerce, May 19, 2010.
• "Think Out Loud." OPB, May 17th, 2010.
• "Native American, African American children more likely to be taken into Oregon foster care." The Oregonian, April 13, 2010.
• "Multnomah County hopes to lower census undercounts." The Oregonian, February 18, 2010.
• "Oregon civil rights group offers scholarships to white students." Christian Science Monitor, February 2010.
• "A Perfect Fit: The journey from suits to self-sufficiency." Goodness, February 2010.
• "Portland isn't as white as figures show, coalition contends." The Oregonian, December 19, 2009.
• "NAYA Traditions of Giving." KOIN Local 6, December, 1, 2009.
• "BofA charity honors 2 groups, 3 individuals." The Oregonian, November 26, 2009.
• "Group Battles Holiday Myths." The Portland Tribune, November 26, 2009.
• "School Board Agrees to Sell Building to Native Family Center."  The Oregonian, July 20, 2009.
• "AmeriCorps Vista Members Hit the Streets!" Connected by 25, July 8, 2009.
• "At last, a Place to Call Home." Portland Tribune, July 2, 2009.
• "NAYA Academy's Magical 11: Class of '09." The Oregonian, June 13, 2009.
• "County Agencies Get United Way Dollars." The Columbian, June 8, 2009.