Vocational Rehabilitation

Did you know our organization is an approved training vendor with Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation?! (part of the Department of Human Services). For adults with a documented disability, we provide career coaching, mentorship, and digital literacy training during normal business hours (Monday-Friday). Our volunteers are trained and have experience working with adults with Autism, ADD/ADHD, and other intellectual disabilities (and many have disabilities themselves).

• Clients through Vocational Rehabilitation receive direct 1-on-1 tutoring, career coaching, tech assistance, and mentorship.
• Sessions are tailored to the clients accessibility needs.
• We are also a pet friendly office (therapy animals are encouraged to attend along with any human companions).
• We provide thorough and detailed case notes to help clients stay on track and document any accomodation requests that may require coordination with an approved DSP (Direct Support Professional).
• (Pictured Right), a client attended workshops covering Blender 3d sculpting, 3d modeling, and content creation. They were able to produce a full human sculpted head from memory during a tutoring session at our classroom space!

What is “Project Belonging”?

Did you know our organization hosts on-going group projects in animation production, and content creation? “Project Belonging,” is the codename for an animated short about our mascot Dabbs the Duck, and their adventures finding belonging in a local art community. See a sneak preview of our animatic and storyboards on our Instagram soon!

• How do I get involved?
  • Attend one of our upcoming community socials and talk to an organizer.
  • Join our Discord server and chat with one of our server admins about ways to get involved (or DM Daniel).
  • Attend a workshop at our private space and chat with one of our instructors.

• Members and clients are invited to apply to join one of our ongoing group projects.
• Project meetings happen every first Monday of the month via a private Discord chat.
• Members have the opportunity to serve in a leadership role and also help coordinate “mini teams,” within a project.
• Links to student work and group project content will be available here in the next few months 🙂

Digital Creatives & Coffee (drop-in social)

Did you know we’ve been hosting a community social at Honey Latte Cafe for over 3 years?!

While we host all of our paid workshops and working sessions at our physical headquarters, our free events are all hosted on Meetup.com!

• Many of our Members are neurodivergent and thus we make all of our community socials drop-in friendly. This way, nobody has to stress about showing up “on time.”
• As our name suggests we see artists and creative professionals alike with projects ranging from:
  • 3d sculpting and modeling
  • Game design
  • Digital illustration
  • Animation

Other socials include our popular: Digital Dabblers “Drink-N-Draw” every first and last Thursday at the Rose City Book Pub located in North Portland.

AND, every 3rd Wednesday we host a social at Wonderwood Springs Cafe in St. Johns