FUERZA

EDUCATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAMS

Albina Rockwood Promise Neighborhood Initiative

Colegio De Padres

Conexiones (7th & 8th Grades)

Early Escalera (9th & 10th Grades)

Escalera (11th & 12th Grades)

Fuerza Program (First Year of College)

Ninth Grade Counts (Incoming 9th Graders)

Paso a Paso Scholarship

Summer Bridge

Summer Escalera

 FUERZA

The Fuerza program focuses on post-secondary success with Latine students and ensures that students are enrolling and completing their first-year in postsecondary education and are receiving the support needed in a postsecondary setting.  The Fuerza program is currently being offered at all PPS, Gresham, Reynolds, and Parkrose high schools that currently host other Latino Network programs.

Fuerza coordinators check in with students twice a month and will provide quarterly workshops for students and parents during the school year. In addition, the Fuerza Coordinator will offer an 8-week summer program where students will continue to receive case management twice a month and attend four workshops.

“For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other”

Tony DeFalco - Executive Director

Our Values (ACCESS)

  • The commitment to excellence and results

  • The continued connection to our rich histories, languages, and diversity.

  • The power of multicultural, multi-generational, and cross-sector partnerships

  • The key to advancement for all Latino children and youth

  • The empowerment, leadership development, and active engagement of Latinos in the decisions that affect their lives.

  • The organization and integration of Latino communities as a catalyst for equity and social change.

Latnet Programs