Camp Rosenbaum and other low-cost

summer camp resources

What is Camp Rosenbaum?

Camp Rosenbaum is a week-long summer camp, located at Camp Rilea on the Oregon Coast near Warrenton, Oregon. They provide children with fun and positive activities like leather projects, arts and crafts, science, nature walks, time at the beach, and a field trip to either Fort Clatsop or the Maritime Museum. They also have supervised sports, movies, fishing, and horseback riding.

Can my child attend?

Camp Rosenbaum is open to children who live in low-income housing from participating housing authorities and are between 9 and 11 years old. This means your child must have been born between July 26, 2013, and January 1, 2016. There is no cost to attend Camp Rosenbaum, and there is a lot of interest in the camp. Because we can only accept a limited number of children (20), children who have attended Camp Rosenbaum in the past will NOT be accepted. Eligible households should have already received application information in the mail.

What if my child is not eligible, what other camp options are there?

Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation Department Summer Camps-THPRD plans a variety of sports, recreation, tennis, and nature camps for campers ages 4 - 15, which start in June. Financial aid options available here.

Centro Cultural Steam Summer Program (4-week program for K-8 students) Centro has provided educational after-school and summer programs for Latino youth in our community for decades. Their programs aim to supplement and reinforce what youth learn in schools, while providing opportunities to explore new and exciting subjects.

Chicas Summer Programming provides multiple camps, for Latine youth, every summer. Themes include Leadership, Ecology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Balanced Lifestyles, and Art & Culture. These camps provide interactive workshops and field trips. The Chicas Soccer Academy offers participants the opportunity to develop leadership skills, learn about balanced living, and practice communication and teamwork.

YMCA Enrichment Week Summer Camps From cooking to LEGO engineering and art, YMCA camps offer tailored experiences to deepen skills and ignite passions. Each one is dedicated to one topic, allowing your child to dive deep into their interests. Financial aid options available here.

Do you have a story to share?

Do you know of someone who may want to share their housing story with us? Or perhaps you work in housing and want to inform others of a specific experience? We want to hear from you and share positive impactful stories with our community.

Jessica’s story: From financial struggle to family self-sufficiency

The Housing Authority of Washington County is proud to offer support to people across the housing continuum and to offer programs that lead to a brighter future. One federally funded program, called Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS), aims to economically empower people to be financially independent.

Jessica is a past participant and a single mom with an eleven-year-old son, pictured above at Disneyland. She joined FSS in 2017 while she was a nursing assistant and struggling to support her family on her salary. She had her own dreams, and FSS helped her to work toward achieving them. One day, Jessica made a challenging and important decision, she chose to invest in her future and make some short-term sacrifices. Jessica left her job and enrolled in an intensive 18-month nursing program. Read about Jessica’s success story on our website.

Jessica’s story is an important call to action. Open to our federal rental assistance clients (Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing), enrollment in FSS is free and offers a dedicated FSS case manager, financial education classes, employment support, referrals to partners who provide job training services, personal growth counseling, individual saving accounts for education, small business and home ownership, and a HUD-funded savings account. Numerous participants have graduated from FSS over the years and in some cases, graduates.

Want to know more about the Family Self Sufficiency program? Check out our website for more info.

Students, do you know about the Oregon Promise Grant?

The Oregon Promise is a state grant that helps cover tuition costs at any Oregon community college for recent high school graduates and GED® test graduates. Students must apply during their senior year or immediately after GED® test completion. This program was launched by legislation passed in 2015, and grant awards first became available for Oregon students to attend college in Fall 2016. Oregon Promise does not cover the full cost of college attendance.

Who is eligible?

Recent Oregon high school or GED test graduate
Have a 2.0 cumulative high school GPA or higher, or a 145 grade on all GED® tests.
Be an Oregon resident for at least 12 months prior to college attendance.

- For dependent students, your parent(s) must also live in Oregon.

Have no more than 90 college credits completed or attempted.
Students may be subject to eligibility requirements based on their Student Aid Index (SAI). SAI eligibility requirements are subject to change based on available funding.

The Oregon Promise Grant has rolling deadlines based on when the student graduates. View the deadline chart by downloading the Oregon Promise Handout (English or Spanish), or use the Find Your Deadline tool.

The application for students who will graduate between March 1, 2025, and June 30, 2025, is now open. To learn more about the grant and apply, visit Oregon Promise Grant | Oregon Student Aid.

Interested in waitlist openings?

Keep up to date with the department's affordable housing and vouchers' waitlist openings by easily creating a profile on our portal to receive notifications. You can also check out our dedicated waitlists' webpage that includes non-county operated properties. Share with family, friends, and colleagues.

Home Forward opening voucher waitlist

Home Forward (Multnomah County) will begin accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist and waitlists for 13 Home Forward apartment communities starting Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time).

Vouchers are awarded on a rolling basis to individuals in the order they joined the waitlist. Once selected off the waitlist, the household is screened again for eligibility and issued a voucher that stays with them wherever they choose to live.

We encourage you to share this opportunity with family or neighbors who are looking for housing support and live/want to live in Multnomah County. For more details and to apply, please visit Home Forward’s website.

Tip Box!

All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC's red cards give examples of how people can exercise these rights. However, they do not provide individualized legal advice. Community members are encouraged to check in with a trusted legal service provider for questions about their situation. In addition, ACLU has resources to learn more about your rights, how to exercise them and what to do when they are violated.

A spectrum of jobs in housing are available from entry level to upper management with a competitive benefits package and a dynamic hardworking environment. Click here to view available positions and check back often as our positions' list continue to be updated.

The Department of Housing Services creates pathways out of homelessness, promotes housing stability, and invests in affordable communities for Washington County and our residents.

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