NAYA Elders and Natural Helpers, as a part of the Future Generations Collaborative (FGC), are receiving a Public Health Heroes Award. The Future Generations Collaborative is an innovative partnership among American Indian and Alaska Native community members, community-based organizations, and public health agencies to increase healthy pregnancies and healthy births, and strengthen families in American IndianView Article >
Join Our Cause NAYA’s mission is “to enhance the diverse strengths of our youth and families, in partnership with the community, through cultural identity and education.” We’ve been striving toward that mission for 40 years. You are the community whose partnerships make our work possible. As NAYA celebrates 40 Years of Service, we’re asking community members to join us,View Article >
Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal requested community member and NAYA Youth and Education Specialist Carlos McNair, Klamath and Modoc, to perform an honor song during Friday’s State of the County address. Her invitation of a Native performer to the event is an important moment in raising awareness of our community. Chair Madrigal’s speech began withView Article >
New graduation numbers show a 15 point gain in the graduation rate for Native American students who attend Portland Public Schools. While substantial, and cause for celebration, the graduation rate remains below 50% for Native American youth, demonstrating the need to do more. NAYA has been working in partnership with Portland Public Schools for moreView Article >
If you have a Fred Meyer Rewards Card, you can now use it to help support NAYA with your every purchase, through the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. The program delivers a quarterly donation to NAYA based upon the number of community members who link their Fred Meyer Rewards Card to NAYA. You still getView Article >
STEP 2 Respect, our program bringing awareness to teen dating violence, sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking, has much planned in February to celebrate National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. On Friday, February 7th, all NAYA staff members will receive a training from the STEP 2 Respect program on Teen Dating Violence, to help usView Article >
2014 is the 40th year that NAYA has been providing services to the vibrant and growing Native American, Alaska Native and First Nations community of Portland. We’re a more than 40,000 strong population of Indigenous people from all walks of life, and nearly 380 tribes. NAYA has grown substantially over the last 40 years, andView Article >
We are proud to add Governor John Kitzhaber to the growing list of supporters of NAYA’s Generations, a community housing and services project NAYA is developing in Southeast Portland. Kitzhaber noted that the development, “can demonstrate how integrating multiple services and resources will produce long-term benefits.” Generations will bring community members together to create permanent familiesView Article >
Recently, a few of our Early College Academy students participated in a field trip to the Bridging the Arts event, hosted by Native American Network at Nike Headquarters. NAYA College Prep Specialist Leti Ayala took students who are passionate about fashion, photography, art and entertainment to meet many talented young Native American professionals who haveView Article >
Comcast PSA 2013 from NAYA on Vimeo. NAYA Family Center is working to increase the profile of Native Americans in the Portland area. At the 10th Annual NAYA Gala on November 15th, Executive Director Matthew Morton debuted a public service announcement created through a partnership with Comcast, the Potlatch sponsor for the evening. Morton introducedView Article >