URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND INC

HOUSING AND OUTREACH ASSISTANCE - THE URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUTREACH, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT IMMINENT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. THROUGH OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE LEAGUE IDENTIFIES AND BUILDS RAPPORT WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND ARE IN NEED OF INTENSIVE SERVICES TO HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE HOUSING. AMONG THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING COSTS, ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AND IDENTIFICATION. WE OFFER PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS TO FIND SAFE, STABLE AND PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.THE LEAGUE ALSO WORKS TO HELP PREVENT EVICTION, PROVIDE RENT ASSISTANCE, MEDIATE TENANT LANDLORD DISPUTES, SECURE STABLE HOUSING, AND MORE. WE OFFER LONG TERM WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE WORK THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES THAT CAN THREATEN THEIR HOUSING, SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, INCARCERATION, OR UNEMPLOYMENT, TO REMAIN SAFE AND STABLE IN THEIR HOMES.

SENIOR SERVICES - THE LEAGUE HAS SERVED SENIORS FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS, PROVIDING ONE OF THE ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. IT PROVIDES OR CONNECTS SENIORS WITH SERVICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING SERVICES SUCH AS PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, CRISIS/EMERGENCY COUNSELING, TELEPHONE REASSURANCE TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, ADVOCACY, AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR HUNDREDS OF SENIORS LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES IN THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF PORTLAND. ADDITIONAL SENIOR SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE, CULTURAL ADVISING, AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CONGREGATE MEALS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM ALL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY. IN ADDITION, THE LEAGUE COORDINATES ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SPORTS, PERFORMING ARTS, GAMES, COOKING, AND CRAFTS THAT APPEAL TO THE INTERESTS OF ADULTS 60 YEARS AND OLDER TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING AND SOCIALIZATION. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS & HEALTHY FAMILIES - THE URBAN LEAGUE IS WORKING TO BUILD THE WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND TO MORE FULLY INTEGRATE THEM INTO HEALTH CARE TEAMS TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TO TRADITIONALLY UNDER-SERVED BLACK POPULATIONS WITHIN AN INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICE SYSTEM. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW'S) ARE TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PROMOTE HEALTH IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND WHO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. URBAN LEAGUE CHW'S MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO PREVENTING DISEASE AND PROMOTING HEALTH VIA EDUCATION AND SELF-MANAGEMENT, AND BY INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH HEALTH INSURANCE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT. OUR FAMILY ADVOCATE CHW'S ARE HELPING EMPOWER FAMILIES TO SELF-ADVOCATE, AND DECREASING HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES BY DIRECTLY ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS NAVIGATE AND ACCESS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES INCLUDING HEALTH INSURANCE NAVIGATION, PARENT AND CHILD EDUCATION, STABLE HOUSING, AND HIV TESTING AND EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY OUR CHW'S PROVIDE ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CREATIVE ARTS AND MUSIC WORKSHOPS THAT HELP DEVELOP CULTURAL PRIDE, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY.