Youth Programs

Homework Club  

Montebello Apartments was the site for   our Homework Club pilot program in2008. Resident children in grades 1-6 attended 3 days a week from 3 to 5pm for an afterschool snack, help with homework from staff and volunteers and additional educational activities. Through a generous grant from Juan Young Trust, we were able to expand Homework Club to Reedville last fall.  Volunteer high school students from Catlin Gabel help the children with homework, reading anf computers twice a week.   Fall/Winter_2008/2009_Homework_Club_Montebello Outcome_Report,  Montebello Report Card Analysis,  Fall/Winter_2008/2009_Homework_Club_Reedville Outcome_Report,  Reedville Report Card Analysis,Illustrated Results                           Jose Arciga Homework Club Outcome Report  Fall/Winter_2009/2010 Reedville Homework_Club Outcome_Report Fall/Winter_2009/2010 Montebello Homework_Club Outcome_ReportIllustrated Results
Jose Arciga Homework Club Outcome Report                        Montebello Homework Club Outcome Report Term 3 2009-2010   Montebello Homework Club Term 3 2009-2010 Report Card Analysis Montebello Homework Club Term 3 2009-2010 Ilustrated Results

Homework Club Volunteer writes of her experience

Volunteer Spotlight

Summer Reading Safari

A pilot program summer reading program in 2008 ran for eight weeks for two groups – grades 1-3 and grades 4-6.  Children attended twice a week for two hours. Hillsboro School District Reading Specialist Christie Ranslow designed a program that combined a variety of methods to improve reading skills.  Staff and volunteers worked with the children on Reading Naturally, PC-based software, individual and group activities.
Summer 2009 Reading Safari Outcome Report

Explorador Camp

Summer nature camp in partnership with Audubon Society of Portland offers one week of day camp activities and field trips for 48 children in grades 3-6.  We were pleased to have a grant from the Gray Family Fund to support the 2009 camp.   Summer 2009 Explorador Outcome Report

Bienestar’s Explorador Camp featured in Audubon Society of Portland Warbler Newsletter

AKA Science Club

In partnership with OHCC (Oregon Health Career Center), staff and volunteers have received training on the delivery of ‘science in a box’ hands-on activities for children in grades K-6 for eight week sessions to be launched this fall. A grant in 2008 from Bonneville Power Administration has made this program implementation possible.  Two new clubs start this spring at Sunset Gardens.

 Spring 2010 A.K.A. Science Outcome Report Montebello

 Winter 2010 A.K.A. Science Outcome Report 

 Spring 2009 A.K.A. Science Outcome Report 

Art Projects 

Children ages 10-15 participated in a pilot program last spring learning drawing and painting under the direction of Isaac Alonzo, a resident who is a gifted artist from Mexico.  A volunteer from Pacific University, Natasha Michalowsky, led a six-week program for resident children in grades 2 - 6 in Forest Grove last fall.

Sunset Mural Tile Project   

 Reedville Fish Fence Project

Trailblazers Come to Reedville

Basketball Club

A structured basketball clinic was offered at Reedville Apts. for after-school sports activity for boys and girls in grades 3 - 5.

Girl Scouts

Montebello Apartments is the site of  a very active Girl Scout troop. They also sponsored a Teen Latina Team week at Reedville Apts. Read More                                              Latina culture is becoming a staple of some Girl Scout troops Read More