Join Blazer Noah Vonleh and Keep out the Cold for Homeless Youth! New Avenues is grateful to Portland Trailblazer Noah Vonleh for shining a light on the needs of youth experiencing homelessness in Portland. While we work hard to connect young people to shelter, the need is great and often times a safe, warm place to […]

For the past fifteen years, the Steve Allen Comedy Show has been New Avenues’ signature fundraising event, raising a total of almost $4.5 million in support of our mission to prevent and end youth homelessness. Founded by long-time board member Joan Allen and her husband Brian Allen, the first event featured Brian’s father – the […]

We are so excited for this great group of students preparing to head into college at PCC this fall!  Our Avenues to College cohort includes nine youth who are now completing a 16-week Leadership Development training.  These motivated students will attend a Leadership Development workshop once a month and meet with Avenues to College staff a minimum of two times per month, […]

In September of 2015, we launched Unity House, Oregon’s first-ever housing program specifically for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. The opening of Unity House, through partnerships with Multnomah County and REACH CDC, has allowed New Avenues to create better outcomes for LGBTQ youth by expanding services offered through our program, SMYRC (Sexual and Gender Minority Youth […]

I had a few really good mentors when I was growing up that supported me a great deal. So getting the chance the pay it forward is a big thing for me. Skot Cranmore is the Business Manager at New Avenues INK – our screen-printing social purpose enterprise. Skot, a 25- year veteran in the […]

Once a week for the past four years, Kim Bradley, AKA The Kitchen Queen, has been preparing and serving meals to youth in our Drop-In Day Service program. Kim is our queen because she works so hard to not only make each meal special but make each youth feel special.  A compassionate and generous volunteer and active New Avenues board […]

Operating since 1998, the Ronald Killough Education Center is one of the largest providers of education opportunities for homeless youth in Multnomah County. Open five days per week year-round, the accredited school is also co-located with our job-training program, Drop-In Day Services Center, and case management, counseling, and other program offerings, providing access for youth […]