by Cary Watters, Tlingit, Community Engagement Manager NAYA’s Community Engagement Department has been busy over this past year. Advocacy work, leadership development, community conversations and volunteer coordination all keep us inspired and honored to serve this amazing community. Below we give you our ranking of the top 10 Community Engagement moments from this past year.View Article >
by Daniel Rowell, Camp Coordinator Summer Camp Rise was held from July 7th through August 1st. We had 79 students attend camp this year. Students ranging from the 2nd – 8th grades participated in the camp. These students showed up each day with a smile and excited to enjoy the wide array of activities weView Article >
This week, NAYA youths Quin Clark, Blackfoot & Cherokee, Logan Chapman, Seneca Cayuga, Lesly Vera, Mexican Indigenous, and Davineekaht White Elk, Ute & Blackfoot, four student representatives from Portland’s Native community traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a youth leadership development program. The students had a chance to meet elected leaders, tour historic sites, visitView Article >
NAYA was the clear victor in a one-day fundraising contest which brought nearly $100,000 to United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. The effort, #morethan24, asked donors to give more than $24 over the course of a single day. NAYA led the pack of 30 local non-profits, each worthy of support. The second and third prizes wentView Article >
NAYA is fortunate to have many hardworking volunteers to support in different departments and programming across the organization. After school tutoring, tax assistance, gardening, childcare assistance and kitchen crew members are just a few of the volunteer activities at NAYA Family Center. We want to highlight the talents of our community. Viktor Kholodynk, one ofView Article >
The 5th annual Early College Academy (ECA) luncheon was a success highlighting student speaker Jenni Pedro-Miguel and a musical performance by Allie Watchman, Diné, Austin Arthur, Warm Springs, Taron Rabbie, Warm Springs, and Cultural Arts instructor Carlos McNair, Klamath and Modoc Tribes. Our culturally-specific Indigenous curriculum supports students with an education that empowers youth to overcome barriers that leadView Article >
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 >
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 >