YWCA OF GREATER PORTLAND

Family preservation project (fpp): the family preservation project interrupts the inter-generational cycle of criminal justice involvement, poverty, and addiction by using a holistic, family-centered approach to work with over 200 incarcerated mothers and their family members each year. Fpp is typically administered onsite at coffee creek correctional facility, oregon's only women's prison, which houses women from all counties in oregon.-family reunification program provides incarcerated mothers and their children and caregiving families an intensive combination of group and individual supports, therapeutic visits, wrap-around support for children, and comprehensive transition/family reintegration support. (continued on schedule o)-family resource center provides individualized support to incarcerated mothers to: participate in their department of human services (dhs) child welfare cases; encourage parent-child visitation/time; establish or maintain contact with children via mail, phone calls, and contact visitation; secure needed services for children; and establish contact with children's schools and caregivers.-youth advisory council provides leadership skills and support for the children of incarcerated mothers, including development and implementation of the bill of rights for children of incarcerated parents in oregon.-peer wellness specialists provide recently released mothers the opportunity to be professionally certified as peer wellness specialists, followed by an internship where the pws support other recently released women re-enter their communities and their families.over 200 incarcerated mothers and their children, as well as their families, are served each month.

Senior services: ywca's senior services program offers a wide range of information and support to seniors, empowering them to maintain healthy and independent lives in the safety and comfort of their own homes. As a critical component of multnomah county's age-friendly cities initiative, seniors case managers are co-located at the east multnomah aging, disability and veterans services building and provide individualized assistance to seniors, their caregivers, and families including support and respite for caregivers, social activities, navigation of social programs, coordinating utility assistance, transportation resources, and legal assistance. 1,000 seniors served.social justice program: the agency's social justice program provides education, dialogue, trainings, consulting and events to foster a theoretical and practical understanding of racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. The purpose of the program is to increase awareness of these issues and equip individuals, organizations and the community with the knowledge and skills required to help build a more equitable world. The interactive workshops cover topics such as domestic violence, oppression, bias, interrupting racism, de-escalation and cultural competency. 8,100 hours of training provided 150 workshops.scholarships: ywca provides scholarships to low-income youth and families so that they may experience the magic of camp westwind and foster essential life skills such as confidence, respect, and social awareness. Ywca also solicits and then provides low-income adults and their children access to extracurricular activities, tutoring, and other learning supports that are essential elements of a child's healthy development. 200 scholarships awarded.