Children, Youth, & Family
IRCO’s Children and Family Services houses several programs all designed to keep children healthy, safe and educated while IRCO’s Youth Academics programs result in success for immigrant, refugee and mainstream youth by providing academic case management, post-secondary readiness support, parent engagement services and safe and structured afterschool and summer activities.
Program List
- Healthy Start~Healthy Families
Location: IRCO Main - African Immigrant Mentoring Project
Location: Africa House - Children & Parent Success
Location: Asian Family Center - Refugee and Immigrant Family Strengthening
Location: IRCO Main - In School Program for Immigrant and Refugee Education
Location: Asian Family Center - DHS In-Home Safety and Reunification
Location: IRCO Main - Kindergarten Readiness w/Social Venture Partners: Asian, Slavic, and African Immigrants
Location: Asian Family Center - Leading Education and Acculturation for Refugee New Comers
Location: Africa House - Parent and Child Development Services
Location: Asian Family Center - Street Gang Outreach
Location: Asian Family Center - United Way School Success for Newcomers
Location: Asian Family Center - Healthy Kids
Location: Asian Family Center - Upward Bound
Location: Asian Family Center - Youth Graffiti Cleanup
Location: Africa House - Rigler SUN Community School
Location: Asian Family Center - Building Strong Families: Refugee Immigrant Family Empowerment Program
Location: IRCO Main
Employment
IRCO provides intensive employment and support services for refugees and immigrants including job training and certification courses, job development and placement, job coaching and retention services. Youth Employment at IRCO includes job placement services and academic support services geared towards identifying and preparing participants for college and beyond. IRCO’s ongoing support of immigrant and refugee employment and pre-employment services, coupled with its growing youth employment services ensure the self-sufficiency and financial health of Portland’s newest arrivals.
Program List
- Coordinated Assistance to Support Employment
Location: IRCO Main - Work Experience Intermediary Project
Location: IRCO Main - IRCO WIA Youth
Location: IRCO Main - EES
Location: IRCO Main - NAES
Location: IRCO Main
Health & Community
IRCO’s Health and Community Development services department has several programs to support the health and civic engagement of our newest Portlanders. This program works to empower communities of color to identify and understand City governance structure and power dynamics, develop communication structures to encourage and maintain communication among community members and public agencies, develop leadership opportunities, and foster effective representation on City advisory boards, committees and commissions.
Program List
- Healthy Kids
Location: Asian Family Center - Diversity and Civic Leadership
Location: Asian Family Center - Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Institute
Location: Asian Family Center - Meyer Memorial Trust African Leadership Development
Location: Africa House - Anti-Poverty/Rental Assistance
Location: Asian Family Center - SLA LDP (Slavic leadership Development Project “Участие и поддержка”)
Location: Asian Family Center
Seniors
IRCO Senior Services programs result in success for immigrant, refugee, and mainstream elders by providing direct services, as well as connecting elders and their families to the community services they need. Our team of volunteers, interns, and staff speak the languages and often come from the cultures of our elders.
Program List
- Oregon Refugee Senior Service Program
Location: Senior Service Center - IRCO Mid County Senior District Center (MCSDCM)
Location: Senior Service Center
Economic Development
The programs within IRCO’s Economic Development Department assist immigrants and refugees to start new businesses in this country, to expand existing businesses, to build assets and personal wealth, and to add in a general sense to the economic development of our participants and of our region. The programs in this department support businesses and assist aspiring entrepreneurs to contribute to the overall economic health of our city by providing training, coaching, technical assistance and targeted referrals to local business resources in order to strengthen economically challenged businesses.
Program List
- Individual Development Account programs (IDA)
Location: Africa House - Microenterprise Development Services program (MDS)
Location: Africa House - Oregon Refugee Childcare Microenterprise program (ORCM)
Location: Africa House
Training
IRCO operates the IRCO Career School (ICS) as a financially self-sustaining department of the organization, intended to enhance our community by providing vocational training to an increasingly diverse general public. The school is intended to provide programs and services that directly aid student career development and prepare students for employment and advanced academic work so they may respond effectively to the challenges they will encounter as part of the workforce.
Program List
- Pre-Employment Training
Location: Senior Service Center - ESL Adult
Location: Senior Service Center - ESL Dislocated Worker
Location: Senior Service Center
