Thursday, May 28, 2009

Spotlighted Referral Opportunities for June

Besides offering Hands On calendar projects, we also allow our partners to post ongoing volunteer opportunities. If you're interested in getting engaged in the community on an ongoing basis and want to use or hone your skills set, check out some of our new and updated volunteer opportunities below!

Support the Forest Grove Farmers Market
Adelante Mujeres – Forest Grove
Help run the Forest Grove Farmer's Market each Wednesday! The Market is an extension of the Adelante Mujeres Micro-Enterprise program, created as an outlet for new immigrant farmers to sell their produce.

DRIVERS: Voodoo Doughnut Mobile
Oregon Outreach/Urban Opportunities– NE Portland
Think ice-cream truck but with Voodoo Doughnuts! We need very good drivers who have a very good driving record and can pass a background check as you will be working with youth.

Spanish Interpreter
Housecall Providers– SE Portland
Fluent in Spanish? Housecall Providers seeks volunteer Spanish interpreters to translate for non-English-speaking patients. We bring primary medical care to homebound individuals throughout the Portland metro area.

Summer Lunch/Activity Program
Bienestar – Hillsboro/Cornelius
A great summer volunteer opoprtunity - help serve lunches to low-income kids in Hillsboro and support games and activities for the kids after lunch.

Hairdressers Needed
Innovative Housing Inc.– Gresham/Troutdale
Are you working towards your license and have required hours to fill? Would you like to spend them doing something fun?

Sunday Parkways/Car Free Streets
City of Portland Transportation– Multiple Portland Metro Area Locations
As a volunteer you will receive a really cool Sunday Parkways t-shirt, an informational training, snacks and so many smiles it will knock your socks off!

Community Education and Outreach Internship

Raphael House of Portland– NW Portland
The internship will focus on assisting the Community Outreach Coordinator and Development staff in furthering their efforts to raise awareness and provide resources to Portland area schools, businesses and other community institutions about domestic and sexual violence.

Summertime Office Volunteers
NELA Center for Student Success- Portland – N.E. Portland
We are looking for friendly, outgoing people to manage the front desk, answer phones, and help people as they come into the center.

Be a Career/College Coach This Summer for Portland Youth Corps

City of Portland – Multiple Portland Metro Area Locations
WANTED: Caring adults to serve as volunteer Coaches to accompany local students on real-life learning experiences this summer.

Summer Youth Program Volunteer

Community Partners for Affordable Housing - Tigard
The goal of the OAKS Summer Youth Program is to expose low-income children to cultural, scientific and educational opportunities they may otherwise miss, while encouraging an active, healthy lifestyle.

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