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 on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 from 3pm to 6pm at Edúcate Ya 
​(503) 238-5790 or intercambio@educateya.org

 YOUNG ADULT LGBTQI 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 sessions will be held on June 8, 15, 22, and 29 (2019).
​from 10am to 2pm at 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/

HEALTH EDUCATORS PROGRAM

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:
To be announced
​For more information, call 503-238-5790 or e-mail healthed@educateya.org.

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