YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & VIOLENCE PREVENTION

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Read more about the incredible work our Youth Empowerment & Violence Prevention department and the Milpa program do in this spotlight from the NW Health Foundation!

Latino Network’s Youth Empowerment and Violence Prevention Division fosters the hope that we need as a community to overcome these disparities. Our programs leverage prevention strategies and community-based services to reclaim the lives of vulnerable at-risk youth, and to ensure whole families achieve stability, build and experience joy and thrive.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Our culturally specific, strengths-based programs guide participating youth and their families to overcome the odds and achieve positive goals for education, employment, health, and more. Through our community centered programs, Latino Network is committed to unleashing potential, strengthening community, and helping families to heal from violence and trauma.

Our mission is to reduce youth and community  violence by redressing the root causes of violence such as poverty, racism, discrimination, etc.

We currently offer a variety of different programs, including outreach, pro-social activities, mentorship, case coordination, family navigation and care management in partnership with our local and regional governments in the greater Portland metro area.

Contact: Ximena Ospina at ximena@latnet.org

Sponsors:

Multnomah County Juvenile Services, City of Portland: Cannabis program, Office of Violence Prevention, Parks and Recreation,  Portland Children's Levy, Washington County Juvenile Services, Clackamas County Juvenile Services, Gray Family Foundation

  • Our youth face many challenges. We work to eliminate disparities through systems change and to support our students from birth to high school graduation to foster positive cultural identity and academic success.

    Learn more about our Early Childhood Services and our Educational Access Programs.

  • We believe in the self-determination of the Latino community to solve our own problems. Our programs support the development of youth and adults to be agents of change in the community.

    Learn more about our adult leadership programs Unid@s for Oregon and Academia de Líderes, our youth leadership program and our advocacy work.

  • As many Latino families struggle with poverty, we work to strengthen whole families to move out of poverty and to promote positive cultural identity.

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LOCATIONS

Clackamas County Office

8800 SE Sunnyside Road, Suite107N
Clackamas, OR 97015

 

Multnomah County Office

10570 SE Washington Street, Suite 210
Portland, OR 97216

 

Washington County Office

1049 Southwest Baseline Street, Building C, Suite 360
Hillsboro, OR 97213

 

Overview of Programs

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