Beyond Black

Established in 1979, the Serendipity Center is one of the largest and oldest private, nonprofit mental health, education, and child and family support center in Portland, Ore. It is a therapeutic school for special needs students between the ages of 5 and 21. It offers programs for students suffering from difficulties, such as academic skill deficits, poor social skill development, anger and aggression problems and family issues. The school provides instruction in reading, writing, mathematics and social science, as well as social skills and self-management. The Serendipity Center offers a range of services, including case management, individual and art therapies, psychiatric consultation, medication management, and drug and alcohol education.

Willamette Carpenters Training Center is a nonprofit organization that provides apprenticeship and skills advancement training programs for carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, scaffold erectors, trade show exhibition workers, and interior and exterior specialists. It offers education and qualification classes for scaffold erectors and users, as well as rigging, forklift and boom truck operators. The organization additionally provides classroom instruction and training curriculum in the fields of construction, freight handling, carpet laying, decoration, rig equipment, pipe and drape setup, and exhibition and modular system installation and dismantling. It also offers skills development programs in the areas of drywall, acoustical ceilings, metal framing, raised floors and lathing systems. Willamette Carpenters Training Center maintains one of its locations in Portland Ore.