Spanish

Selected
communities:

Molalla
Ontario
hermiston
UMATILLA
klamath Falls
Nyssa-Vale
Silverton/Mt.Angel

Rural Development Initiatives - Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is located in Malheur County, in Eastern Oregon and close to the Idaho border.  According to the 2010 US Census, the population of this community is 11, 366, with 41.3% of the population identfying as Hispanic. 20.4% of the population in Ontario is living below the poverty line.

For more information about Ontario, click here.

 

Pasos al Éxito Local Partner:
Kelly Poe, Director
Malheur Commission on Children & Families
1178 SW 4th St. #2
Ontario, OR 97914
(541)889-4317
Kelly.poe@malheurco.org

For more information about Malheur Commission on Children & Families, please log on to:
http://ccf.malheurco.org/

Dates of trainings:

 

MONEY SMART

Application Deadline:  

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Dates of trainings:

 

Wednesday, September 28th (5pm-8pm)
Wednesday, October 12th (5pm-8pm)
Wednesday, October 19th (5pm-8pm)
Wednesday, November 9th (5pm-8pm)
Wednesday, November 16, (5pm-8pm)


STARTING A BUSINESS @ HOME

Application Deadline:  

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Dates of trainings:

 

Wednesday, January 25th (5pm-8pm)

Wednesday, February 15th (5pm-8pm)

Wednesday, March 14th (5pm-8pm)

Wednesday, April 18th (5-8pm)

Wednesday, May 16th (5-8pm)

Wednesday, June 27th (5-8pm)

 

Location of the trainings:

Four Rivers Community School

2449 SW 4th Ave

Ontario, OR 97914

Childcare and Children's Activities
The Boys & Girls Club

Catering Service
Fiesta Guadalajara

For more information about the Pasos al Éxito program in this community,
please contact Mayra Arreola - Rural Development Initiatives
Email: marreola@rdiinc.org | Phone: (503) 803-1345 | www.rdiinc.org

Ontario Pasos al Éxito Supporters:

Treasure Valley Community College Biz Center
Andrea Testi
Treasure Valley Comm. College
650 College, Blvd.
Ontario, OR 97914
(541)881-5761
atesti@tvcc.cc

Snake River Economic
Development Alliance (SREDA)

Kit Kamo
650 College, Blvd.
Ontario, OR 97914
kkamo@tvcc.cc

Malheur Economic Development
Jim Jensen
jim.jensen@malheurco.org

Ontario Chamber of Commerce
John Breidenbach
876 SW 4th Ave
Ontario, OR 97914
(541)889-5012
ceo@ontariochamber.com

Nyssa Chamber of Commerce
Susan Barton
105 Main St
Nyssa, OR 97913
nyssachamber@nyssachamber.com

Department of Human Services
Jane E. Padgett
186 East Lane, Suite 5
Ontario, OR 97914
(541)889-8657

Boys and Girls Club of the Western Treasure Valley
Erin Cunningham
Ontario, Oregon

Four Rivers Community School
2449 SW 4th Avenue

Ontario, OR
(541) 889-371


State and Regional Resources:


Office of Economic and Business Equity

Business Oregon

Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN)

Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)

OCF Latino Partnership Program


Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs

IRS

 



 

Other information:

Download a Project Description PDF in Spanish
Download a Project Description PDF in English
RDI Services: Latino Services
RDI Services: Economic Vitality