$7.6M in expenses

Family & youth engagement: the organization works to increase high school graduation rates for latinos through robust support for middle and high school students and their parents to build a college-going mindset and equip students with the tools to succeed. After-school programs connexons, early escalera, and escalera build leadership skills and nurture positive cultural identity while exposing youth to internship, career, and college opportunities. Colegio de padres is a parent workshop series to help parents support their child. Mobile lab helps parents learn about how to use technology.

$6.7M in expenses

Community healing initiative: through the community healing initiative (chi) and early chi, as well as after-school arts and culture program studio latino, and youth leadership program speak up & empower, the organization works with gang-involved and gang-impacted youth and their parents to help families heal from violence and trauma. Chi/early chi works closely with the county's juvenile services division to reduce the over representation of latino youth in the justice system through culturally specific wraparound care.

$3.4M in expenses

Early childhood education: through our community education worker (0-3 years) and juntos aprendemos (3-5 years) programs, the organization works with parents and children to prepare them for success in school. These school-based and home visit programs teach parents to be their child's first teacher and advocate, and equip children with the skills of early literacy and numeracy to succeed in kindergarten. The programs serve more than 200 children and their parents at 9 schools in multnomah county.