SEI grew out of a partnership with Portland Public Schools and the Albina Ministerial Alliance in 1981. Since that time, SEI has grown into a full service community agency which serves over 2000 youth and families each year. In order to offer its comprehensive array of services, SEI has partnered with several government, private, and public organizations.

Below are a few we’d like to highlight:

Portland Public Schools
SEI has partnered with Portland Public Schools since the program began as a one-week basketball camp at Fern Hill Park in 1981. Currently, SEI partners with eleven schools in the district to provide its youth development and violence prevention programs. Full-time SEI staff work in the schools to provide case management services to the youth who are enrolled in SEI’s programs. SEI staff and school staff are in regular communication regarding a student’s attendance, behavior, and academic performance. The partnership between the schools and SEI creates a comprehensive support structure for high-risk youth.

Camp Caldera
About a decade ago, SEI began a partnership with Caldera, a local arts-based nonprofit that teaches kids ages 11-17 how to express themselves creatively and exposes them to the marvels of the outdoors. Caldera’s programs offer something truly unique to young people at SEI. Over the years, more than 200 SEI students have gone to Camp Caldera’s site in the mountains of Central Oregon to take 7- to 10-day workshops that focus on photography, African dance and drumming, and creative writing.

Current and former community partners include:

• 007 Productions
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• Albina Headstart
• Albina Ministerial Alliance
• African American Health Coalition
• Artist Repertory Theater
• B.I.K.E.S.
• Cascade AIDS Project
• Center for Substance Abuse
• Children's Museum
• City of Portland
• Comcast Reading Network
• Communities of Color
• Ethos
• Gear Up
• Girls' Initiative
• Girl Scouts , U.S.A.
• Jammin' 95.5 FM
• Lewis and Clark College Department of Counseling and Psychology
• Multnomah County Department of Human Services
• Multnomah County Juvenile Justice Department
• Multnomah County Library
• NIKE, Inc.
• North Portland Tennis Center
• Northeast Rescue Plan Action Committee (NERPAC)
• Northwest Film Center
• Open Meadows
• Oregon Association of Minority Enterpreneurs
• Oregon Community Warehouse
• Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement
• Oregon Food Bank
• Oregon Sports Authority
• Oregon State University
• Polaris
• Portland Community College
• Portland Opportunity Industrialization Center
• Portland Parks and Recreation
• Portland State University
• The Trail Blazers
• Tri-Met
• Tualatin Valley Centers
• Union Gospel Mission
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Department of Labor’s Youth Opportunity Program
• University of Oregon
• Volunteers of America
• Where I'm From Productions
• Willamette University
• Work Systems, Inc.
• Youth Employment, Inc.

For information about partnering with SEI, contact Marcy Bradley at 503-249-1721, ext. 226 or click here.