My LEAP Experience Guided by our wilderness therapy partners at LEAP, a group of 12 high-school-aged program youth and Friends kayak the lower Salmon River.
A Salute to Spc. Key on Veteran's Day It has been an honor to walk alongside program graduate, Spc. Key and watch him transform from a young boy into such a driven and compassionate young man.
Virtual Mentoring Can Be Challenging, But We Are Making It Work During COVID-19 Remote learning is a challenging transition, but together, we will ensure that our youth will have the tools and resources they need.
Foster Care Awareness Month Friend Jeff K. shares his experience serving our youth in foster care during COVID-19 and the challenges he and the youth he serves are facing.
A Sense of Belonging Two teens at Friends aim to create a sense of belonging for younger program youth through peer-to-peer mentoring.
Distance Learning, It's a Challenge Friend Mary addresses the challenges of virtual learning and how she's adapting with her youth to better serve their time in making a positive experience.
Virtual Music Lessons We are supporting our youth with the Youth Music Project in exploring their musical spark by providing them an opportunity to take virtual music lessons.
Pride Month: Supporting Our Youth and Staff with Love and Affirmation Our Friend Joe tells how Friends of the Children–Portland supports our LGBTQ+ youth and staff during Pride Month and always.
Friend: A Space for Safety and Love Professional mentors focus on the complete transformation of each child by helping youth navigate crisis while also working toward long-term goals.
Finding New Sparks in Our Youths The creative process in our virtual artistic residency revels new sparks in our youths. View this young artist’s perspective through the video she created.