Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)

Community development - the community development program seeks to increase the economic success of the Native community in portland by providing a number of opportunities. Career skills and workforce programs allow participants to gain the skills and experience needed to be successful in the workforce. The housing program offers longterm housing stability assistance and shortterm energy assistance. The homeownership program works to increase homeownership opportunities for portland's urban Native community and close the Native homeownership gap. The naya Family Center supports and facilitates several programs related to Native economic wellbeing, including individual development accounts-matched savings ("ida"), financial wellness classes, a small business microenterprise class, tax assistance and continuing education.

Family services - the naya Family Center provides Family services to strengthen Family and community ties. Assistance and support is provided to victims of domestic and sexual violence, to Native children in foster care and their caregivers, and to Native elders.

Youth services - the naya Family Center provides advocacy and engagement through academic, cultural, and social opportunities to grade school, middle school, and high school students within the greater portland metropolitan area to help them reach their full potential. Rigorous learning opportunities throughout the year including summer camps, college to career counseling and advocacy, culturally specific programming, after school recreation, and the provision of individual advocacy and other support services are available to Youth. Additionally, programming includes gang prevention/outreach, homeless Youth and healthy kids as well as referral to external agencies for counseling services.