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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | January 5, 2016
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COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING EVENTS & UPDATES
Register ASAP to volunteer for MLK Day of National Service taking place on January 18, 2016 (Monday)
Location: Mt. Hood Community College and surrounding community organizations (bus transportation to be provided for PCC volunteers)
Join over 700 students honoring the legacy of Dr. King by uniting to volunteer and serve as one community. Register before the remaining 20 spots get filled!
NEW POSTINGS
Below are 10 NEW POSTINGS from these 7 organizations: SOLVE (SOLVE I, SOLVE II), Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) (SARC I, SARC II), Willamette West Habitat for Humanity, Metro Parks and Nature, Portland Books to Prisoners, ReClaim It!, and Human Solutions.
1. SOLVE: River Cleanup (Jan 18) and Wilderness Park Restoration (Jan 16)
I. MLK Day SOLVE Willamette River Cleanup
Join the SOLVE staff as we celebrate MLK Day as a day of service giving back by removing litter from along the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. By removing litter we will be keeping harmful plastic and other materials out of the Willamette River, protecting wildlife and improving water quality. Cleanup supplies will be provided but consider going sustainable! If you have your own bucket with handle, litter grabber, and/or work gloves to bring, please do! Don’t forget your refillable water bottle.
When: January 18, 2016 from 10 am until 12:30 pm
Where: Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, SE Clay and SE Water, Portland OR
Who: Everyone is welcome! Big groups or individuals, all ages, always $0
II. January Burnside Wilderness Park Restoration
Restore a beautiful nature park that has become overrun by English Ivy and other invasives. Tools and gloves will be provided, just bring sturdy shoes and a friend. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal and Litter Pickup.
When: January 16, 2016 from 9 am until 12 pm
Where: Burnside Wilderness Park – 5685 River St. West Linn, OR
Who: Everyone is welcome! Big groups and individuals, all ages, always $0.
Contact: Kaleen Boyle, Outreach Coordinator, Kaleen@solveoregon.org | (503) 844-9571 x 332
2. Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC)
I. Want to get involved in direct service? Become a Support Line Advocate!
Volunteer advocates are often the first line of contact for individuals seeking emotional support, information, resources, and medical and legal advocacy around sexual assault and exploitation in Washington and Multnomah Counties. Advocates provide these confidential services in two ways: (1) telephone response and (2) in-person response at safe locations such as hospitals, police departments and youth shelters.
As a Support Line Advocate you will:
- Contribute to the mission of SARC, working collaboratively with staff, volunteers and community partners
- Positively impact our community by providing confidential support services to individuals impacted by sexual violence
- Gain advanced training around the dynamics of sexual assault and child commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC), as well as practical crisis response and supportive advocacy skills
See post for Volunteer Qualifications
II. Want to make a difference in our community and work with youth? Become a Prevention Education Volunteer!
SARC’s Prevention Education Program empowers students to help prevent sexual violence through addressing root causes, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of sexual violence. We provide a 9-session curriculum that addresses topics of oppression, gender stereotypes, victim empathy, media messaging and pornography, healthy sexual relationships and bystander intervention in middle and high school health classrooms. This volunteer opportunity puts you in the classroom, eventually as the sole presenter. SARC is seeking highly dedicated volunteers with an interest in preventing sexual violence.
Volunteers will gain the following knowledge and skills:
- How to utilize a trauma-informed approach to discuss sexual violence with youth
- Teaching tools for classroom management, engagement and organization
- Presentation and teaching skills with youth
- Feedback on presentation skills
Requirements for this position include:
- Attend a 55-hour training on the effects and pervasiveness of sexual violence victimization along with best practices for preventing sexual violence
This volunteer opportunity is open to all interested with the appropriate daytime availability. Men are encouraged to apply, as men engaging boys and men in the movement to end violence against women are necessary and impactful.
Contact: Holly Bonanomi, Volunteer Program Manager, volunteer@sarcoregon.org | 503.626.9100 ext 226
3. Willamette West Habitat for Humanity: Build Homes with Habitat for Humanity!
Are you interested in learning a new skill and volunteering in your community? Join Willamette West Habitat for Humanity to build homes, community and hope! No experience is needed to volunteer, we will teach you everything you need to know.
We are building in Beaverton, just off of Allen and Hall Blvd. We build Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., with half day shifts available upon request. If you are interested in signing up to volunteer, go to our website to register and sign up for a volunteer day.
Contact: Danielle Baker, Volunteer Program Coordinator, daniellebaker@habitatwest.org | 503-844-7606 ext 102
4. Metro Parks and Nature: Become a Wildlife Monitor and Help Us Count Amphibian Egg Masses!
Pull on chest waders, grab a spoon and learn how to search for frog and salamander egg masses. As a trained wildlife monitor, you will collect data that helps Metro’s Conservation team show how well restoration efforts are working. From late January through April, you will wade through the wintry waters in natural areas to count frog and salamander egg masses. Expect to conduct at least four separate surveys, totaling approximately 12 to 25 hours during these months.
While we ask volunteers to have their own transportation, carpooling to sites can be available from the Lloyd District. Monitoring occurs throughout the week and on weekends. While field experience is appreciated and welcomed, we offer training in amphibian egg mass identification, survey techniques and field methods. Materials are provided, including waders — You bring your extra socks and warm clothes!
Training for wildlife monitoring is required. Registration information can be found here.
Contact: Katy Weil, Katy.Weil@oregonmetro.gov | 503-797-1688
4. Portland Books to Prisoners: Send a Book to a Prisoner!
Portland Books to Prisoners project night is every Tuesday evening from 5-7 pm. Join us at In Other Words, on NE Killingsworth at Williams Ave.
Donations of books can be brought to ‘In Other Words Center’, located on NE Killingsworth and Williams Ave., or to ‘A Better Cycle’, at 2324 SE Division
Contact: Suna Nash, pdxbookstoprisoners@riseup.net
5. ReClaim It!: Volunteer near PCC Cascade – Waste Reduction & Creative Re-Use
ReClaim It! encourages people to see items that were trash/garbage, with new eyes, imagining the creative possibilities. We have a unique volunteer drive re-sale store to get home goods art supplies, tools, wood and more back into the community.
Join us to glean, clean, sort, repair, display, talk with customers, and work weekends in the ReClaim It! re-sale store at 1 N. Killingsworth at Williams. Volunteer shifts generally available on Fri/Sat/Sun between 10:30 am -6:30 pm and work parties Mondays 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
Contact: Kelly Caldwell, Volunteer Coordinator, volunteer@reclaimitpdx.org | 503-423-7712
reclaimitpdx.org
6. Human Solutions: Tutor for youth
Assist youth gain confidence about their academic abilities. Volunteers assist students with homework completion and supplemental reading skill building activities.
Mondays-Thursdays 3:30-5:00pm approx
SE 122nd and Powell.
Contact: Tonya Parson, Program Manager, tparson@humansolutions.org | 5503-548-0210
humansolutions.org
7. Children’s Relief Nursery of LifeWorks NW: Volunteer at the Children’s Relief Nursery and make a difference in a young child’s life!
Volunteers at the Children’s Relief Nursery work in our Therapeutic and Respite classrooms for children ages 6 weeks to 5 ? years. Our volunteers work 1-2 days per week while classrooms are running. Classrooms run Monday-Thursday all year. At the St. Johns site at 8425 N. Lombard St. in Portland, volunteers work from 8:45 am until 12:45pm. At our Mill Park site at 1245 SE 122nd Ave. in Portland, our volunteers work from 8:45am until 12:15pm. We usually require a 6-month commitment from our volunteers since we are an attachment/relationship based program.
Volunteers attend a free Therapeutic Principles Training that explains what makes our classrooms therapeutic and how to work with the children in a therapeutic manner. If your schedule doesn’t allow for volunteering in the classroom, there are other volunteer opportunities as well such as organizing our clothing closet. Please contact Marita Allinson to find out more about volunteering and set up an interview.
Contact: Marita Allinson, MS, LPC, Early Childhood Education Supervisor, Marita.Allinson@lifeworksnw.org | 503-984-6748
Lifeworksnw.org
Previous Postings are on the CBL Blog
Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter:
Benson L?MP:ARA:
BoyStrength:
Centennial High SUN School – Impact Northwest:
Columbia Slough Watershed Council:
El Programa Hispano Catolico:
- Do you speak Spanish? You can help Latino families in need!
- Do you have tax experience? You can help your community this season!
Friends of Trees:
Friends of Tryon Creek:
Hacienda CDC:
- Tutors and/or Activities with Low-Income Youth (NE Portland)
- After-school tutoring/activities with Youth
Hillsboro Public Library:
“I Have a Dream” Oregon
KairosPDX:
Metropolitan Family Service:
Neighborhood House:
- Help low-income youth overcome barriers this school year
- Now Accepting Equity in Education Internship Applications
Neighborhood House-Cesar Chavez K-8:
Northwest Children’s Theater:
Operation Nightwatch Portland:
PCC
- Sylvania Multicultural Center: Volunteer for PCC Sylvania’s 17th Annual Winter Pow-Wow!
- Office of International Education: Conversation Partners Needed
Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC):
Southwest Community Health Center:
Sunshine Division:
- Do you love clothing? Want to help clothe people in need?
- Want to Gain Credit or Work Experience While Making a Difference?
Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District:
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