Greetings NAYA Family, We have some wonderful news to share with you this afternoon. Tamara Henderson, Laguna Pueblo, has accepted the position of NAYA’s Director of Youth and Education Services. As the College and Career Readiness Manager and a NAYA employee for nearly six years, Tamara has been a tireless pillar of many Youth Education ServicesView Article >
Dear NAYA Community, It is my pleasure to introduce to you the newest member of the NAYA Family, Ann Takamoto, Director of Development. Ann comes to us with sixteen years of development experience, the last ten as Development Director at The Audubon Society. As she raised the philanthropic bar for such an extraordinary organization, we look forwardView Article >
Recently our organization tested the campus water for lead levels, see test results and a message from our Executive Director below. We are happy to report that the lead levels are far below the EPA safety standard levels in all but one water source. We’d like to thank NAYA Environmental Safety Team (NEST) andView Article >
Announcement from NAYA Board Chair Eddie Sherman: It is my great pleasure to announce that the NAYA Family Center’s Board of Directors has appointed Paul Lumley as our new Executive Director. After conducting a thorough national search, our hiring committee selected Paul because of his successful professional career, his extensive experience working with American IndianView Article >
Dear Community partners, friends, and families we serve, Despite the continued misinformation being circulated by a local “news” publication, NAYA stands committed to the development of the Generations Early Learning Academy in order to meet the growing need of early childhood educational opportunities for Portland’s most vulnerable children. As part of our long-term strategy toView Article >
Water is life. It carries our dreams. It cleanses our souls. The water is blessing us. – Frank Alby, lnupiat, Elder and NAYA Canoe Journey spiritual helper. Beginning in 2013, a group of NAYA Elders began meeting to develop and plan ways to implement the NAYA Family Canoe Journey. Our Mission is to honorView Article >
The Early College Academy (ECA) is filled with students that come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. What they all share is a commonality that teaching culture is not a singular conception, nor is it something easy to explain. 10th grade student Paulina Gutierrez, Inupiaq/Puerto Rican, has excelled in her Art for Social Change class inView Article >
Dear Community partners, friends, and families that we serve. I am writing to let you know that the Willamette Week has chosen to publish an article about a disgruntled former employee of NAYA Family Center who voluntarily resigned her employment and, unfortunately, elected to bring a lawsuit against NAYA. First let me say that weView Article >
York in Portland: A New Perspective on Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery NAYA and the Rebuilding Center warmly welcome you to attend one of two incredible performances of the play York happening on March 12th and 13th at Jefferson High School. In a powerful, one-man performance, David Casteal plays the character York as “a whirlwind, a forceView Article >
Today is my last day as a NAYA Family Center employee, but not as a member of our community. I am so blessed to have my professional and cultural journey shaped by such a wonderful organization. I was introduced to NAYA in my early 20s when it was still located on N. Mississippi Ave. IView Article >