AYCO
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Mission Statement
Thank you for your interest in supporting AYCO! Since our inception in 2009, African Youth Community Organization (“AYCO”)’s works to empower immigrant and refugees from African and other diaspora countries. AYCO’s mission statement, “To forget the past, engage the present and hope for the future”, serves as the primary value from which AYCO assists new refugees and immigrants to thrive in their new homeland. AYCO does so by building from within the immigrant and refugee community to develop community members into leaders and advocates in Oregon. As one of our refugees shared, without AYCO’s support to teach children, adults and families how to navigate their new cultural home in order to reduce isolation and build confidence in reaching out to the broader Portland-area and state-wide community, life in Oregon can “feel like watching sports from the sidelines but never feeling welcome to join in the game.”
About This Cause
African Youth & Community Organization (AYCO) has been serving immigrant refugee in Portland Metro areas. We provide assist aimed education, empowerment, and independence. Education for all AYCO offers academic programs; computer literacy, homework help, tutoring, citizenship classes for adult and social integration, and Sports programs such as soccer, basketball and track ages between 9-20 years old. Empowerment for all ages AYCO advocates for the rights of African refugees and immigrants -based education, family and youth empowerment programs and civic engagement, parent engagement workshops also provide community leadership programs. Independence AYCO helps refugees navigate systems such as housing, healthcare, employment and education to become self-sufficient in their transition. AYCO was founded and continues to be run by active members of the community being served, or who have developed a deep understanding of the community and its needs. As a result, AYCO has the cultural expertise and experience to develop student support programs and cultural sensitivity trainings that are culturally appropriate, accurate, and highly effective. Since its foundation in 2009, AYCO’s leaders have served as figures of support and guidance for the local African immigrant and refugee community. AYCO is well known and trusted within this community.