El Programa Hispano

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Project UNICA assists Spanish-speaking women, men and adolescents affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.

Mental Health and Addiction Services
El Programa Hispano offers bilingual and bicultural mental health services to low income Latinos. El Programa Hispano also provides addiction treatment, counseling and housing resources to Latino families who are homeless or at risk of being homeless as a result of addictions or mental heath problems.

Services for Youth and Their Families

• Social Support Services for Educational Success
• SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) Community Schools
• PreventNet Community School
• Gang Prevention

Anti-Poverty Services: El Programa Hispano provides telephone assistance and drop-in referral services, linking clients to social services, crisis and short-term intervention, translation, interpretation, and other services. EPH also provides case management to clients who need housing assistance and utilities assistance.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic: El Programa Hispano provides advocacy and education about the tax system to low income Latino families. The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic also services clients with disputes with IRS by representing them through a pool of qualified volunteers.

Skill Building: El Programa Hispano offers classes in English as Second Language (ESL), Citizenship, Driver's Education, Spanish Literacy, Financial Literacy, basic computer skills, job-related trainings, workshops for job seekers and a weekly job list in Spanish.

Health Promoters Program: In partnership with Providence Health System, El Programa Hispano offers training and coordination to community health promoters that work in parishes to educate the community about health issues, to organize health-related events, and to advocate for services.

Safety Promoters: In partnership with Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield and in collaboration with the Multnomah County's District Attorney's Office, the Gresham Police Department and the Portland Police Bureau, El Programa Hispano recruits and trains members of the community in all topics related to the judicial system, emergency management, and crime prevention. Safety promoters educate the community about those topics through presentations and events in Multnomah County and will soon do the same in Washington County.  

Outreach to Elderly Latinos: El Programa Hispano provides outreach and referral services to elderly and disabled Latinos.

Community Leadership Development: Funded by Paul G. Allen Family Foundation in 2005 EPH started the Community Leadership Development Project to prepare leaders to participate in community activities, schools site councils and boards, neighborhood associations, and other community positions.