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 What We Do:

 All programs available in English & Spanish

Skill-based couples workshops

Money management

Parenting techniques

Conflict resolution

Communication skills Relationship discernment

www.lastingrelationships.org

Featured Program: Learn more about all

programs at 503-546-6377 or

 www.lastingrelationships.org 

Serving adults within the child welfare and criminal justice system

“I had no confidence in myself. In PIO I accomplished

 something each week. Those little successes gave me theconfidence to keep going; I was willing to try something

 bigger. Now I am part of my children’s lives. I am their

 mom.”  

Partnering with 22+ schooldistricts

Middle and High School

 Afterschool programs and

mentoring

Developing youth leaders

Summer Programs

School-wide assemblies

Case Management

Drug, Alcohol, Sex, other risk preventio

Serving 15,000+ stu

 What We Do:

Since January 2013, 115 parents have completed the

12-week parenting class series. These parents in turn

represent 168 children.

NWFS’ Counseling Department provides profession-al counseling to individuals, couples, and families inthe areas of: Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Parenting,

Trauma, Eating Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress, and

Pregnancy Loss.

 What We Do:

Feature Story: Alder Creek Middle School  

 A young lady was referred to the Northwest Family Services (NWFS) school mentoring program be

had 75 absences last school year. While working with this young lady I quickly learned that she and

 were facing many challenges. I began asking the questions that others were not. One of the questio

 was, “What do you need to be successful?” She said, “Well, I asked my mom if I get good grades, c

bed.” In conversation with this student, I found out that she was the only member of her household w

have a regular place to sleep. Some nights she slept on the floor, other nights she slept on the sofa.

dent had a stepfather who went to work at 5am. When her stepfather would get up for work, her mo

make breakfast using the blender and other loud kitchen appliances. By the time things quieted do

she made it back to sleep, it was time for her to get ready for school. Tired and moving slowly, she

late for the bus, causing her to have to walk to school.

Northwest Family Services staff was able to find a local organization who donated display beds. In O

 we delivered a queen sized bed to the student’s home while she was at school. Once the bed was dNWFS contributed funds to purchase brand new bedding and pillows. While this student and her fa

still being faced with challenges, the bed is one less thing she and her family have to be concernedstudent’s attendance has gotten much better.  

Peer Court acts as a diversion program

designed to give youth ages 12-17 with

low-level law violations a chance to rep

show accountability for their actions wit

 volvement in the juvenile justice system

 Youth, under the direction of profession

 work as defense attorney, prosecuting a

 jury. The jury decides what type of acc

fits for the law violation.

Quick Fact: More than 90% of all High School Youth in NWFS case management graduate high school while

Oregon youth do not graduate high school. 

Northwest Family Services offers professional instruc-

tion for couples and individuals who want to have agreater understanding of their fertility including its ap-

plication for avoiding or achieving a pregnancy. Cur-

rently, there are 55 active instructors who offer in-person and online classes in 20 states. NWFS employs

five SymptoProTM instructors who offer personalized,online classes serving over 1,000 clients each year.

Through our online client instruction program, there

are 6 other portals that link into our system. NWFS alsoprovides training and certification for teachers. The ma-

terials are available in both English and Spanish.

Currently, this resource is accessed at http://

 www.nwfs.org/couples-a-singles/natural-family-

planning.html. A new website has been launched: www.symptopro.org. The information and registration

features will be migrated over to that new website.

Prepare Enrich Feedback

 After completing Prepare Enrich, what is the oneconcept that will have the most impact on your

relationship?

 Jamie: The number one thing that I personally learned is to make our relationship the number one pri-

ority, and that’s a daily goal, a yearly goal; to always look at our relationship as number one.

 Jeremy: To add to that, I like the fact that program prepares you for the future by asking those ques-

tions that maybe you had not discussed or brought up like kids, education, church, family, where you

 want to live and finances. It gets you thinking and talking about those future events and preparing youto be on the same page or at least communicating about it so there are no surprises.

Recently, NWFS

raised over $3,000

 with 50 friends inattendance, at

Oswego Hills

 Vineyard & Winery.

The event’s

proceeds directly support counseling services.

Thank you all donors and volunteers who m ade

this a success!

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Helping people fnd jobs 

The MISSION of Northwest Family Services is to equip people with vital sk

lifetime supporting child well-being and family stability programs and se

Join US

Have a Pint — Change the World:

Oregon Public House: January 7th

Time: All Day, Noon — 10pm

Visit Oregon Public House January 7,

where 10% of all profits support NWFS.

700 NE Dekum St.

Portland, OR 97211

Learn More: Jordan Turel at 503.546-

5072 or jturel@nwfs.org

NWFS PartnersWe Partner with over 150 organizations.

Here are a few: (Alphabetically listed)

American Diabetes Association

Archdiocese of PortlandCity of Portland

Clackamas County

Gladstone School District

Gresham-Barlow School DistrictLeupold & Stevens Foundation

Milwaukie Police Department

North Clackamas School DistrictOregon City School District

Oregon Health AuthorityPortland Public School District

Reynolds School District

Umpqua Bank

United WayUnivision Portland

Wells Fargo Bank

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Northwest Family Services News presented for Fall and Winter 2013 

Programs Youth Solutions

Health NavigationCounseling

 Jobs / Career FitParenting Inside Out

SymptoProLasting Relationships

 Job development services —  we help people find jobs

Providing Employers qualified and reliable employees or volunteers

CareerFit: job readiness workshop series — resumes, cover letters, interview skills, etc.

What We Do: 

Featured Story:

NWFS Wants YOU! Join The Ambassadors To

The NWFS Board of Directors encourages

become an Ambassador. Ambassadors h

events: the annual auction, community bu

luncheons, and periodic networking even

of representatives also works to secure su

share NWFS highlights with top communit

throughout the Portland Metro area. Visit the website for an applic

contact the Development Department (503) 546-5072 to learn more

Upcoming Events:

Thank You Partners Event 

Date: Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013

 Visit successes of 2013 and

learn about new goals in

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Since January 2013, 488 people have participated in our Career Fit workshops.We have individually assisted 317 people to find jobs, and 193 of those have been successful at

getting at least 2 interviews!

The department is placing approximately 19 clients per month

The NWFS Health Navigation Department focuses on

improving the health and well-being of children and

families by offering Cover Oregon Health Exchange

enrollment and assistance, free dental services, and

family support case management. Health

Navigation will serve 2,500 youth and families by

the end of 2013, through all its programs and

services.

Quick Highlight: Family Support Navigators — 

New Since January 2013

These navigators work with open DHS cases and

other families to provide the resources and support

they need to overcome their significant barriers. In

addition, family navigators are supporting the community by providing one-on-one case management.

Date: Dec. 19, 2013,

at NWFS.

Includes ProfessionalDevelopment and

Strategic Planning.

Kelly is 54-year-old woman that

 was married to a very abusiveand controlling husband. She

spent most of their marriage rais-

ing their children, keeping thehome clean, and attending col-

lege. After 20+ years of mar-

riage, Kelly’s husband decidedhe wanted a divorce. He forced

her to leave the relationship withnothing but a backpack. She lost

her home, her possessions, but

most of all she lost her identity.

Kelly’s church arranged for herto move into the basement of an

elderly woman, where she pro-

 vided care in exchange for room

and board. When I met Kelly,she was completely broken and

unable to see how she would find

her way out.I referred her to:

Counseling

Free Health Services

Woman’s EmpowermentGroup

Dress for Success

Bus Tickets

Free Cell Phone

Worksource Offices — free

computer classes and access

to a jobs club

Kelly and I met weekly for 4months and I was able to watchher slowly realize her personal

power. On 9/8/13, Kelly called

me to say that she was hired atthe Cannon Beach Convention

Center as a Conference Assis-tant. She starts on 9/11/13 and is

so excited. The position includes

room, board, wages and the op-portunity to participate in fea-

tured conferences. As of

10/8/13, Kelly is settled into hernew position and is grateful to be

back to work.

“Clackamas County youthdeserve a positive, healthy

future, and the VibrantFutures Coalition is going

to do all it can to support

young people,” says Tracy

Hoffman, the coalition’sdirector. In late September,

Hoffman received a call from

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’soffice, announcing that the

coalition had been awardeda $625,000 federal grant, to

be spread over five years in

support of community effortsto reduce substance abuse among local youth.

In a recent news release, Police Chief Bob Jordan said, “Keeping our ysubstance abuse is one of our top priorities in the Milwaukie Police

Department. Northwest Family Services and their Drug Free Commun valuable partner in this effort.” 

Federal Grant Supports Vibrant Futures