New Avenues for Youth

Each year, New Avenues sets up a “store” that provides young people who access our programs and services the opportunity to choose their very own holiday gifts! From warm coats and rain gear to hand warmers and gift cards, we need your help! Want to help, but staying at home? Donations through our Amazon Wishlist […]

As the temperatures drop, we know that the need for warm clothing and winter supplies increases for the young people who access New Avenues’ programs and services. We are so grateful to Susie from Cup of Tea for organizing a donation drive with 11 local businesses to collect socks, gloves, hats, coats, sweatshirts, and basic […]

Avenues to College Goes Virtual Amidst our community’s struggles during the COVID-19 crisis, we are happy to share that New Avenues continues to show up for young people who need support. One of our programs that has adapted in these particularly challenging times is Avenues to College (ATC), which helps transition-age youth in (or formerly in) […]

COVID-19 has altered the world around us, and we are facing a new reality. One of the many areas impacted are our social enterprises. With the recent mandate to close restaurants and stay home, New Avenues has had to make many challenging decisions impacting youth and our programs, including closing our two social enterprise Ben […]

  A deep sense of belonging and being understood is a foundational requirement for trauma recovery and healing.  Given what we know about the prevalence of trauma in both our clients and staffs’ lives we seek to create community in all of our programs by being welcoming, inclusive and responsive to the stated goals and […]

dfrntpigeon – a creative studio and dynamic apparel label launched by Portland non-profit New Avenues for Youth – now has their own retail space thanks in part to a $20,000 Community Possible grant from U.S. Bank. The new makerspace for this social purpose enterprise, located in Portland’s Pearl District at 1445 NW Lovejoy, features a […]