What We Do

OUR PROGRAMS

Dr. Omar Reda

"PROJECT UNTANGLED"
COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM (MENTAL HEALTH)

PROJECT UNTANGLED was designed by Dr. Omar Reda to tend to the mental health needs of traumatized population, including refugees and survivors of natural disasters, wars, and inter-personal violence.

Check out some of our Art & Play Therapy events!

* UNTANGLED: MONTHLY SESSIONS

Our Community Wellness Program for refugee children and adults is a monthly event in a potluck setting. Dr. Reda focuses on the mental health aspect of therapy. He works on helping refugees, who may have suffered trauma in their lives, deal with their past and work on improving their present and future by expressing their feelings through art, fun activities, and discussions.

* UNTANGLED: RECLAIM YOUR NARRATIVE, TELL YOUR STORY

We're looking for individuals and families who are willing to share the many aspects of their stories of forced migration, not only the challenges and struggles, but also the resilience and healing. Refugees from all faiths, ethnicities, and backgrounds are encouraged to participate. The goal is to get at least 1 adult (18 and up) and 1 minor (13-17) who can speak English, to be interviewed from each representative population.
Each participant will be paid $25 for being part of the video. No identifiable information is required. If you are a refugee who is willing to share your story, or if you know any refugees that would fit into this criteria and are willing to be on camera, please send an email to Dr. Omar Reda: redaom@yahoo.com

Tutoring Program

PRSG offers tutoring sessions to refugees, both families and individuals, adults and children, once per week. We focus on tutoring English to our client families, but we also help the children with their school work. Our volunteers work with the families in their homes or in a group setting. The goal is to help families improve and feel confident in their use of the English language to help them integrate into American society with greater success.

College Prep Program

PRSG offers college prep sessions to high school refugee students. The overall goal of this program is to help students prepare for the college application process by improving their ACT testing and essay writing skills.The students work in small groups with a tutor and complete practice ACT exams, learn tips on test taking, and practice writing essays relating to college application writing prompts. Our hope is that every PRSG high school student will have the tools and skills necessary to get accepted to a four-year university upon high school graduation.

In-Kind Donations Program

Our volunteers deliver donation packages, every month, to our refugee families. These packages are filled with a variety of essential needs that refugee families can't go without, such as toiletries and cleaning supplies, etc. We continue providing these goods until the families are self-sufficient. No one should go without the basic necessities of life!

Camp SILAH for the Youth

CAMP SILAH, of Project Untangled, is a summer camp for the youth, ages 8-18, of the Portland metropolitan area. It was launched in the summer of 2018 as a 3 day test run. It was such a huge success that we have decided to keep it going every summer. This camp blends refugee kids with non-refugee kids in a beautiful harmonious way and makes the refugee kids feel like they belong to the Portland community. There are about 100 children who attend camp, a third of them are refugees.

Bake Sales

PRSG puts on bake sales in the Portland area every other month. The baked goods at these events are made by the refugee ladies, and all the proceeds go to the refugee bakers. Our refugee ladies tell us how much they love these bake sales and how empowered they feel, especially that most of them are stay-at-home moms, and they really appreciate the extra income for their household.

Plus, we have other programs throughout the year, such as food, toy, and school supply drives, holiday gift boxes, potlucks, games, volunteer & refugee events, and more!