Northwest Family Services

09/04/2025

Every day, Olga, one of our Community Health Workers (CHWs), reminds us that empowerment isn’t something we do for people. It’s something we build with them.

"Trust is built through empathy. I validate people’s worries and walk beside them. We open doors together, and that’s how empowerment happens."

Support Olga and our CHWs by joining the Empowerment Circle today. Your monthly gift ensures more doors open for families in our community.

🔗 bit.ly/nwfsempowerment

09/03/2025

Our Gladstone Food Pantry is moving. Tomorrow (9/4) is the last day distributing in our current location. More details to come on our exciting new location!

Use the Oregon Food Bank food finder until we're set up again: https://foodfinder.oregonfoodbank.org/

At Oregon Food Bank, we believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. We know that hunger is not just an individual...

09/01/2025

📅 Our offices will be closed Monday, September 1, for Labor Day. We’ll reopen on Tuesday, September 2. Wishing everyone a safe and restful holiday!

08/27/2025

Don't forget to drop school supplies at The Smoking Jay, which is across the street from our main office, on King Rd. We'll get them to kiddos in need! Thanks!

don't forget to stop by and donate to the school supply drive goes through Tuesday 9/2/2025 🫶

08/22/2025

Join us Thursday August 28th at 4D Recovery Clackamas for a resource fair to prevent overdose and remember the lives lost to overdose in our community.

Learn about the essential resources and services provided by NWFS and other nonprofits, including peer recovery mentoring, mental health services, treatment, recovery housing, wound care, STI testing, harm reduction and much more.

Every August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) brings a global community together to take action on overdose.

In observance of IOAD, the Clackamas Community Alliance, a community-led group supported by Clackamas County working to address the crisis of opioids and other drugs, is hosting a resource fair to prevent overdose and remember the lives lost to overdose in our community. The event will be at the Clackamas 4D Recovery Center on August 28. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/45y67m5

We will also be lighting up Sunnyside Bridge over I-205 purple on August 31 in honor of the day and all the lives we have lost to overdose.

08/20/2025

We work with many youth and families, and this is a tough time of year for kiddos who need to fill their lists of school supplies. You can help! Drop off new school supplies in the Portland Ghostbusters school supply drive box at The Smoking Jay (6305 SE King Rd * Milwaukie) by Sept 2nd, and we'll get them to kids in need.

We are so grateful to both the Portland Ghostbusters and The Smoking Jay for their continued support of NWFS. And to you for supporting this drive and our community.

08/18/2025

A heartfelt thank you to a local high school student who created and donated 80+ Hygiene Kits to NWFS! This means the world to our team and those in the community we serve! 💜

08/17/2025

It's National Nonprofit Day of Action, and Northwest Family Services is proud to have been serving our community for over forty years! We are a culturally responsive organization committed to breaking the cycle of generational poverty. Annually, we serve over 20,000 people through our programs that address basic needs, behavioral health, housing stability, health navigation, and youth empowerment.

We'd love to hear from you - how has NWFS made a difference in your life?

07/24/2025

A big thank you to our staff retreat planning committee for putting together a day full of connection 🤝, reflection 💭, and laughter 😂. We’re so grateful for the heart and dedication this team brings to their work every day 💙✨.

07/21/2025

Thank you Integrity Insurance & Bonding Inc for choosing us as your 2025 3rd Quarter Partner!

If you've worked with them, refer them to a friend or head on over to Google before September 30th and write a review, and they'll donate $10 to NWFS!

💙 We’re excited to announce our Q3 Referral Partner: Northwest Family Services! 💙

At Integrity Insurance & Bonding, one of our core values is giving back—and this quarter, we're proud to support an organization doing powerful work right here in our community.

🌟 Northwest Family Services (NWFS) provides education and support programs that strengthen families, help youth make healthy life choices, and connect people with the resources they need to thrive. From parenting classes to mental health support to career training and violence prevention programs, NWFS is making a real impact across Oregon.

🙌 Here’s how YOU can help us support them:

For every review we receive or referral that gets quoted, we’ll donate $10 to NWFS.

That’s it! No strings attached. Just by sharing your experience or sending someone our way, you're helping fund vital services for families and youth in need.

💻 Learn more about NWFS and their mission here: www.nwfs.org

Let’s come together to make a difference this quarter. Every review, every referral—it all adds up. 💪

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07/18/2025

📚✏️ Help Us Create a Comic Book!
Join NWFS and Portland artist Mauricio Valadrian for a bilingual workshop to help shape a new comic book focused on bullying prevention. We’re inviting youth (ages 9–18) and parents to share ideas and co-create the story!

📍 NWFS Gresham Office – 1312 E Powell Blvd
🗓 Wednesday, August 13
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
🌐 Sign up at: bit.ly/nwfs-comicbook

This event will be in English and Spanish. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!