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Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter | August 28, 2017
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CBL | COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
Experience Community-Based Learning at PCC!
Courses with community-based learning (CBL) provide students with the opportunity to: explore local, national, and/or global issues; broaden their perspectives and enhance critical thinking skills; and become active citizens through community engagement. There are numerous courses that have CBL projects every term!
Visit the CBL Courses Page Search for CBL in the Schedule of Classes
Learn more about a few fall courses being offered this year:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, August 31, 2017 (Saturday) – SOLVE Pick it up, Portland! A city-wide litter cleanup
September, 10, 2017 (Saturday) – Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s has a variety of volunteer shifts available for sign-up. All volunteers will receive a Walk Volunteer shirt!
September 16, 2017 (Saturday) – Maybelle Center is recruiting over a dozen volunteers to assist with a variety of duties at Hope in the Heart of Portland, their annual fundraising event. Volunteers need to arrive at 4:45pm for a brief orientation and will be done with event help no later than 10pm. Dinner and travel reimbursement (up to $5) is included.
September 16th & 17th, 2017 (Saturday & Sunday) – OHSU ThinkFirst Oregon will be at the OMSI Mini Maker Faire and are looking for awesome volunteers to help run fun/interactive activities which help kids/their parents understand the importance of keeping their brains safe.
September 23, 2017 (Saturday) – SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery.
September 24, 2017 (Sunday) – Community Vision is looking for event volunteers for this year’s Harvest Century Ride at the Hillsboro Civic Center! Everyone who volunteers gets a Free ride registration, T-shirt, food and beer ticket from Ecliptic Brewing. this event benefits Community Vision that works to make Oregon a place where all people with disabilities can live, work and thrive in a community of their choice.
September 30, 2017 (Saturday) – The Serendipity Center needs Nursing Students needed for a 5k! Event starts at 8:00am at Glendover Golf and Tennis Center.
PROGRAMS
Volunteers of America Oregon: Support Children in Your Community!
Help support young children for just 3 hours a week! Many families with young children aren’t able to provide the support they so desperately want to give to their children because of a variety of pressures combined with a lack of support. At VOA Oregon’s Family Relief Nursery (FRN), we work to reduce that pressure through providing resources and parent support so the family can stay strong and healthy.
Pair up with a classroom teacher to support an age-specific therapeutic classroom. Learn our unique intervention model, expand the type and depth of activities, provide 1:1 support, and be the adult a young child connects with while they grow and learn.
Shifts available: Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Our Locations:
- 234 SE 7th Ave., Portland 97214
- 2609 SE 136th Ave., Portland 97236
Contact: Kelsey Stark, Volunteer Services Manager; kstark@voaor.org | 503-595-2009
Friends of Trees: Help your community select trees for their home
Friends of Trees Tree Caller Volunteers Needed! Join us on Wednesday evenings starting mid-August from 6-8pm to grow greener neighborhoods by calling our ‘treecipients’ and helping them pick out new trees for their neighborhood tree planting. You’ll learn about the different types of trees Friends of Trees plants, and how to help neighbors navigate the FOT website and tree ordering process.
This is a very social volunteer role, great for someone interested in refining their phone calling and customer service skills.
A short orientation is required. And you’ll be asked to commit to at least three Wednesday evenings at our office at 3117 NE MLK Blvd in NE Portland (map). Total time commitment is about 7-10 hours; this is an ongoing role through February.
Contact: Pablo Brito, Volunteer and Outreach Specialist; volunteer@friendsoftrees.org | 503-595-0213
JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
Find new jobs daily from employers looking for PCC students on PCC Panther Works
Metropolitan Family Service: Seeking applicants for an AmeriCorps Member at Bilquist Elementary
Ready, Set, Go is an early learning model that brings children (three to five years old) and their adult caregivers together in a rich learning environment where Parent-Child Interactions Groups, Parenting Classes, and Community Engagement are designed to support a smooth transition into Kindergarten and lifelong success. Through concurrent adult caregiver and child education, Ready, Set, Go works to increase the caregiver’s capacity and confidence to enhance prosocial development and age appropriate growth as their child’s “first teacher,” while supporting children’s needs and interests, emphasizing children’s curiosity as a driving force behind programming.
See post for full AmeriCorps Position Description (The position will be filled before the end of August)
Contact: Siobhan O’Malley, Ready, Set, Go Program Coordinator – Bilquist Elementary
siobhano@mfs.email | 971-407-6570
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About the Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter
The Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter allows students, faculty, and staff at PCC a more comprehensive look at volunteer needs and opportunities from our community partners. Our hope is that the newsletter will allow subscribers to stay better informed about community service opportunities in the tri-county areas of Portland, Oregon, as well as non-profit internships and scholarships available locally and nationally.