Programs

The Linnton Community Center offers a wide variety of programs and serves people of all ages.

Many Linnton kids need care, attention and activities while their parents are still at work during the day, LCC offers a variety of pre-school and post-school activities, as well as a summer camp.

LCC has a multi-purpose gym, which is home to a number of sports programs for both kids and adults. Basketball is the favorite several nights a week.

LCC also has programs for adults: seniors, mom's, and other adults. programs change with needs. Thanks to  all the support of volunteers that make the programs offered possible.

LCC has a variety of other programs.  "Town Meetings" occur  the first Wednesday of every odd month at 7:00 pm with potluck at 6:30 pm.. Through a  partnership with the Oregon Food Bank we provide food baskets to the needy on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM as well in emergencies.  Call Daniel 503-286-4990 to request a food basket.

Check this website frequently for the many other special events .

Linnton Community Center Programs & Activities                  

• After School Activities Club for school age children & teens:    Children & teens arrive at  Linnton Community Center on school buses from Skyline Elementary, West Sylvan Middle School & Lincoln High School. This gives them a safe, supervised fun place to be after school while they wait for their folks to pick them up on their way home from work.  Children enjoy gym time, organized games, and time to visit with their friends. School busses open their doors directly in front of the community center. The children are then accompanied downstairs to the gym. The children that walk directly home are supervised or escorted across St. Helens Rd. depending on their maturity level   This club includes Homework Team, a healthy snack & before school Breakfast Club.  Children can attend every day or occasionally.  The teens sometimes just visit with friends, play basketball or gain community service experience by volunteering.  There is no charge to middle school & high school students.  Cost is 50.00 per month for grades one through five & includes breakfast club from 7:00 am till the busses pick up. Grades 6 & above are free. Oatmeal is provided with milk & fruits added to the oatmeal if available Call Daniel 503-286-4990 for information

 

• Homework Team with Kate:    This is part of our After  School Activities  program  & comes at no charge to those whose parents wish them to attend.  Kate is a certified teacher that volunteers her time for this program.   She helps kids with organizational skills, acts as a "homework mentor", helps kids pace long term assignments , contacts parents about impending long term projects if needed,  searches through backpacks and finds those wadded up sheets of homework that should have been turned in. 

 

• State Certified child Care & Preschool for children 3 years and older:  This begins as early as 7:00 AM  & (if a parent needs it as early as 6:45). Always open at 7:00 am. till 6:00 pm. Call 503-286-4990 for information or look under child care on this web site.

  

Senior Lunch Program & Potluck : Held in the gym at noon on the Fourth Wednesday of every month except for November & December, it is held on the third Wednesday.  This is meant for people that come from all areas to meet with old friends and socialize.  Some were born & raised in Linnton. All have a special connection with Linnton. Some still live here.  Occasionally people fly in from other parts of the country to come  “home” to the place of their childhoods and reconnect with their past. This event is usually well attended.  Sometimes people that haven’t been “home” to the Linnton Community Center for more than fifty years show up. Different people often fill the chairs each month, but the chairs always seem to fill.  To attend just show up. Linnton Community Center provides the main dish , service ware,  condiments, coffee, punch & bread. .

 

• Sunday Night Young Peoples Basketball:  This program is offered on Sunday evenings whenever the van arrives. it can be as early as 6:30 pm or as late as 9 or 10 pm -so call Amos or Angel before you come to play. It's not every Sunday it depends on whether Amos or Angel have the time to bring their van full of  teens  from Albina Church.. These kids play serious basketaball. You don't have to be from Albina to play. All teens from all areas are welcome.   Amos @
  
• 503-849-8680  or Angel @ 503-975-2099  

  Tuesday Night Basketball:  Offered year round & open to men and women of all ages.  Some have been participated in this program for almost thirty years. Some are seventy plus years old.  There are very serious basketball games played these evenings.  This dedicated group played basketball every Tuesday evening against all odds. After the embezzlement of 1999 there was no heat in the building & the water poured into the gym every time it rained & the building smelled of mold. They played after everyone else had given up & they were the only program left at the community center.  That was years ago & now thanks to a grant from Meyer Memorial Trust the gym is shiny & new. See our list of supporters on this  web site.  

 

• Karate:   Call Dante’ 503-201-0729 for information.  This program is for adults, teenagers, or older children with a high level of maturity & a sincere interest in Karate. Occasionally a group of black belts volunteer their time to assist with coaching this class.

 

• Teen Club:  We try to encourage leadership in local teens by assisting them in making their ideas about things they would like to see happen or do become reality.  They have organized fundraisers. They raise the money to pay for the teen activities.  These activities serve the local teens as well as teens from other parts of Portland and the surrounding areas.   Examples are chaperoned and alcohol free dances and seasonal events.   This program teaches focuses on leadership skills and community service. Call Pat for information. 503-475-3731   

 

• Moms Time:  This program we will be starting.  It will offer a time for mothers and their infants to meet other mothers, socialize and share information.  Some of these women have quit jobs to stay home with their newborns.  The birth of a child is a major change in a womans life.  Many women experience depression and isolation with the major life style changes that occur after the birth of a baby and the loss of the work environment.  Women in this area are particularity affected by this as they are living in a somewhat isolated community.

 

• Senior Outreach:  Demographically Linnton has a somewhat larger proportion of seniors than other parts of Portland.  Some of our seniors attending our programs live in other areas of Portland but still feel connected to Linnton and turn to LCC to meet some of their needs.  Seniors are at a time in their lives where great losses are experienced.  We feel part of our job is to keep contact with seniors and help them throughout difficult times, encouraging socialization, and preventing isolation.  We make every attempt to see that all of their basic needs are met.   It is well documented that depression can be a major problem in the lives of seniors.   We see our role at LCC as proactive in keeping these seniors engaged in life. However due to lack of funds we have not been able to implement this program on a consistent basis.  

 

• Food baskets:  Through a partnership with the Oregon Food Bank food baskets are distributed to the needy once a week & as needed. This program has become quite popular.  We are currently serving approximately 700 families per month in this  program. We always need volunteers to help with this. Call Daniel at 503-286-4990  for information.

 

• Kids Night Out:  We hope to start his program again, when we can find a person to staff it. Offered the first Friday of every month this is a supervised activity program for children from 6 until 10 pm.  This includes gym play, dinner, a movie and popcorn.  This gives parents a chance for a regularly scheduled evening out for themselves. This gives the parents a chance to nurture their relationships with each other.  Call Daniel at 503-286-4990  for information.

 

 

• Neighborhood Meetings and regularly scheduled Neighborhood Potlucks:

We provide a public meeting space for community residents. Our potlucks provide a time for people to visit with neighbors and to meet new ones. This is a very important factor in combating the sense of isolation that can so easily overtake people in this community. These occur the first Wednesday of every odd month @ 7:00 pm. Potluck starts @ 6:30 pm. Call Neighbors West Northwest for information 503-823-4288  for information 

 

• Scrapbooking Class:  This class will start when we find a teacher.   This is a time for people to get together in a group, socialize and put their home photo albums together. This is also a time to learn to do some very beautiful things to display our photographs in an album.  Call Pat  at 503-475-3731 for information.

 

• Homeless outreach:  A team of volunteers and staff make every effort to visit homeless camps in the Linnton area to assess needs and extend help as needed. We also provide a shower and free telephone for their use. We also provide brochures at no cost demonstrating how to prepare the fish caught from the  Portland Harbor Superfund Site (mainly Linnton) safely. This brochure is available at the Linnton Community Center free to all. It is in the downstairs lobby.  Acknowledging that many people depend on fish from the Linnton area for sustenance this brochure was created to identify which breeds of fish are safest to eat, which ones to avoid, how to prepare them to remove the parts where the toxins are stored & amounts safe for different groups of people to consume per week.  This Brochure was created as the product of a partnership between the Linnton Community Center, the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Benson High school Health Occupation Program to meet a need.     

 

• Skate Nights: Held on an occasional basis.  Because of the steep terrain and lack of sidewalks, children in this area do not learn to ride bikes or roller skate unless they come to our community center. Skate nights are run by a volunteer & open to all ages.    There are not any set dates for these, although we attempt to have them once a month. This program is run by a volunteer.

 

• Children’s summer camp:   The Linnton Community Center Summer fun Program has been an integral part of this tight knit community since its opening in 1927.  In some form or another children and teens have been enjoying their summer vacations under the caring and watchful eye of the LCC.  This summer will be no different than summers past.  We have an action packed summer planned.  Full of exploring, swimming, sports and more, our camp will attempt to redefine what fun is all about.  Nestled in the northernmost neighborhood of Portland we are minutes away from Sauvie island and right across from Forest Park making out door exploration an every day occurrence.  Our camp is a theme based camp divided up into one week and two week blocks.  Each block is individually focused however; the camp has overarching themes as well.  Such as environmental stewardship, organic gardening, cooking, cultural exploration, survival skills, swimming, fishing, hiking, and exploring the natural world that surrounds us.  Each day we embark on a field trip, never needing to travel more than a few miles to get out doors in some truly amazing spaces.  Our camp is conveniently structured for working parents.  We have three separate but congruent programs extending the day from 7am to 6pm.  The programs are the breakfast club (7:00-10:30), Portland Explorers (10:30am-2:30pm), and the afternoon reading club (2:30pm- 6:00pm). Children may participate in one, two, or all of the daily programs.    

 

•  Feldenkrais  -(Awareness through movement) Do you have aches & pains? Fatigue? This class is for you. Mondays 11:00 am upper room Call Pat 503- 286-4990 for information.

 

• Gym Rentals:  We rent our gym for special family & cultural events. Examples are baptismal parties, wedding receptions, memorial services & birthday parties.   Quinceaneras have become popular on the weekends.  Call 503-286-4990 & ask for Daniel to reserve a spot.  The community center provides some chairs & tables.  Children’s sports groups & nonprofits pay a reduced or no fee to use the gym.

 

 

• Special Events: These are events around holidays usually that are offered as a community service. This includes our annual Halloween carnival & Haunted House, Dia de Los Muertos, St. Patricks Day event among others. Call 286-4990 & ask for Daniel for information 

  

 

• Multnomah County Sheriffs Satellite office: We have provided office space with a computer & internet access for sheriffs. They have a refrigerator, coffee pot, microwave to heat up their lunches, a restroom & access to a shower, so if they fall down a hill or get body fluids on themselves they have a place to shower. . This gives them a place on the far north end of town to take a break & do their reports during their “dead time” rather than having to drive all the way back to Troutdale. It keeps a police presence in Linnton, which is greatly appreciated.