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INTERCAMBIO PROGRAM

Do you want to practice your Spanish? Are you interested in improving the lives of Spanish speaking people in your community? Do you want experience teaching English as a Second Language in a casual environment? If you answered yes to any of these questions and have at least two free hours a week, Edúcate Ya has the perfect opportunity for you!
One of our most popular community programs is Intercambio de Lenguas, a program that matches Spanish speakers who need assistance with their English with other locals who would like to improve their Spanish. Volunteers are trained to be ESL tutors and are matched with Spanish-speaking community members who want to improve their English. 90 minutes of the class is dedicated to practicing English, the last 30 minutes are for Spanish. Intercambio is a great way to make new cross-cultural friendships and networks.
Requirements
Must attend a 3-hour training session to begin teaching
Minimum commitment of 2 hours a week for 6 months
Must be reliable
Strong proficiency in English required

Support us
We are currently recruiting administrative volunteers to help us with outreach and networking efforts to better promote this program within the Portland Latino community.
If you or anyone you know could be of assistance with this process, please share this within your network or contact us to speak with the Executive Director, Rafael Arellano.


The next volunteer training session will be held:

January 25th, 2020 from 3pm to 6pm

at Edúcate Ya
 
​(503) 238-5790 
or intercambio@educateya.org
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 YOUNG ADULT LATINX LEADERSHIP PROGRAM


AVANZA is a leadership development and community organizing program for Latinx young adults, ages 18-35. The program brings together a diverse, supportive group and empowers participants to be agents of social justice. This is the only leadership program in Portland for Latinx young adults that is also free of charge for participants. AVANZA is directed by and for participants with the support of staff, community collaborators, and volunteer presenters.
Over the course of several months, 10-15 participants will meet regularly to hear from leaders in the community, gain leadership and personal development skills, and collaborate with each other on a culminating community project. Discussion topics include: communication, goal setting, issue choosing, teamwork, public policy, community organizing, culture and oppression, ethics, and values. The project gives participants the chance to learn through experience by using their skills collectively to create systemic change on critical issues facing their communities, while emphasizing coalition-building with other organizations.


The next volunteer training session will be held:
Saturday, April 4th, 2020 from 10am to 5pm
Saturday, April 8th from 10am to 5pm


Edúcate Ya 
​(503) 238-5790 
or info@educateya.org

To register click here:

https://forms.gle/ZusJXcHgevZyyMop7

To make donations click here
https://www.facebook.com/donate/2203777656530833/1496765497092741/

PROGRAMA DE LIDERAZGO PARA JOVENES ADULTOS LATINOS

AVANZA es un programa de desarrollo  de liderazgo y organización comunitaria para jóvenes latino de entre 18 y 35 años, El programa reune a un grupo diverso de apoyo y empodera a los participantes para ser agentes de la justicia social. Este es el único programa de liderazgo en Portland para los jovenes-adultos latinos, que también es gratuito para los participantes.  AVANZA está dirigido por y para los participantes con el apoyo de personal, colaoradores de la comunidad y presentadores voluntarios.

En el transcurso de varios meses, de 10 a 15 participantes se reunirán regularmente para escuchar a los líderes de la comunidad, adquirer habilidades de liderazgo y desarrollo personal, y colaborar entre sí en un proyecto comunitario culminante. Los temas de discusión incluyen: comunicación, establecimiento de objetivos, elección de problemas, trabajo en equipo, políticas públicas, organización comunitaria, cultura y opresion, ética y valores. El proyecto otorga a los participantes la oportunidad de aprender a través de la experiencia mediante el uso colectivo de sus habilidades para crear un cambio sistemático en los problemas críticos que enfrentan sus comunidades, al tiempo que enfatiza la contrucción de coaliciones con otras organizaciones.


Las próximas sesiones de entrenamiento serán:
Sábado, 4 de abril de 2020 de 10am a 5pm
Sábado, 8 de abril de 2020 de 10am a 5pm

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HEALTH EDUCATORS PROGRAM 

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The Health Educators program trains bilingual (Spanish/English) volunteers to give community health presentations focused on preventive health and gaining access to medical services. Volunteers are required to attend a training session that takes place over an entire weekend where they will learn about the basic needs of the Latinx community, preventive healthcare with a Latinx focus, and how to point Latinxs toward accessible medical services.
During their training, volunteer Health Educators are provided with the tools and resources needed to communicate with cultural competence to the people that compose the diverse Latinx communities in the Portland metropolitan area. Each volunteer will be asked to give a maximum of four 2-hour presentations over the course of the year following their training.


Download the 2019 Health Educators Registration Form here:
Edúcate Ya Heath Educators 2019 Registration Form

The next training sessions for our Health Educators program will be on:
January 10th,2020 from 6pm-9pm
 January 11th,2020 from 10am-5pm
 January 12th 2020 10am-5pm
​For more information, call 503-238-5790 or e-mail healthed@educateya.org.

PROGRAMA DE EDUCADORES DE SALUD

El programa de Educadores de Salud entrena a voluntarios bilingües para dar a la comunidad presentaciones de salud enfocadas en la salud preventiva y obtener los accesos a los servicios médicos. Es obligatorio que los voluntarios asistan a la sesión de entrenamiento que toma lugar durante todo un fin de semana donde aprenderán sobre las necesidades básicas de la comunidad Latina, la salud preventiva con un enfoque a la comunidad latina, y como dirigir a los latinos a los servicios médicos al alcance.
 
Durante su entrenamiento, los voluntarios están provistos con los recursos necesarios para comunicar con competencias a las personas que componen las diversas comunidades de latinos en la zona metropolitana de Portland. Cada voluntario se le pedirá dar un máximo de cuatro presentaciones de dos horas a lo largo del año después de su entrenamiento.



Descarga el formulario de registro de Educadores de Salud en el siguiente enlace:
Edúcate Ya Heath Educators 2019 Registration Form

The next training sessions for our Health Educators program will be on:
10 de Enero, 2020 de 6pm-9pm
 11 de Enero,2020 de 10am-5pm
 12 de Enero,2020 de 10am-5pm
​For more information, call 503-238-5790 or e-mail healthed@educateya.org.
Welcome to our new team of health Educators 2019
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LATINX HERITAGE AWARENESS PROGRAM

These cultural awareness programs provide a safe place where you can learn about the diversity, cultural differences and similarities within the Latinx communities. A place where you can share your personal experiences and learn from one another; a place where you can embrace the beauty of people and their cultures. Educate Ya provides an opportunity for braking barriers and understanding the means of how to integrate into the mainstream culture in the USA, and also provides a safe place where non-Hispanic communities can learn and ask questions about the diversity that exists in Latino cultures. The Cultural Awareness Program offers three types of workshops based upon cultural diversity: 
Cultural heritage awareness for latinx born in the USA.
Cultural Heritage Awareness for Latinx immigrants.
​Cultural Awareness for the Oregon community on Latinx and their contributions

For more information contact us at:
info@educateya.org
(503)-238-5790

Location

200 NE 20th Ave, Suite 10
Portland, OR 97232

What Our Clients Are Saying

"EducateYa is a wonderful community place where I had the privilege to teach English to Spanish speakers in Portland. My students came from Hillsboro and drove all the way into town because the methods EducateYa used are so successful. The management at EducateYa, including Rafael Arellano-Barrera are encouraging to all teachers and students to learn, experiment and grow. I highly recommend EducateYa for its mission statement and principles to make everyone in the U.S. bilingual. Yes!" 
Nana Nash


​"Educate Ya, is an amazing place to learn and build community in the Portland area."

Great school. Super teachers Well worth my drive from Vancouver. Tried another Portland school and Educate Ya was hands down better.
Barbara Harmon

Te ayuda si estas buscando traducir documentos y tambien a llenar documentos, si tu no sabes Ingles ellos te ayudan mucho!
Ivis Amaya





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