Volunteer Opportunities

Many of the children seen at CARES NW, and their caregivers, are missing the invaluable support of grandparents and parents. Sharing only four hours a week you can provide warm support during especially vulnerable times in their lives. Cares welcomes your wisdom, life experiences and nurturance helping children and their families with hope and healing.

Many of the children seen at CARES NW, and their caregivers, are missing the invaluable support of grandparents and parents. Sharing only four hours a week you can provide warm support during especially vulnerable times in their lives. Cares welcomes your wisdom, life experiences and nurturance helping children and their families with hope and healing. See the "Support CARES" tab on their website. 

College Possible makes  college admission and success possible for students from low-income backgrounds through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. If you’re a young professionals under the age of 40 who are interested in helping to garner support and awareness for the organization, the ambassador board is for you!

College Possible makes  college admission and success possible for students from low-income backgrounds through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. If you’re a young professionals under the age of 40 who are interested in helping to garner support and awareness for the organization, the ambassador board is for you! Reach out to Bevin at bwong@collegepossible.org for more information.

Dream Builders Alliance welcomes new mentors to support young adults with disabilities form meaningful relationships, encourage empowerment, and build inclusive communities. 

Dream Builders Alliance welcomes new mentors to support young adults with disabilities form meaningful relationships, encourage empowerment, and build inclusive communities. 
As a volunteer, you will develop a fun, safe, and engaging relationship with a young adult who experiences disability. Young adults in this program are ready to get out into the community, contributing their wide range of goals, interests, and dreams with those at work, school, home, and you!
Each meet up will create a unique experience based on mutual interests to build towards their dreams and goals. Examples include:
•    Learning and practicing graphic design & computer skills
•    Going to art museums or galleries
•    Studying at a local coffee shop
•    Job shadowing at a restaurant
•    Riding public transit
To learn more about this program, contact Rachel at reaton@cvision.org or 503-292-4964 x125. 
Dream Builders Alliance is a grass roots effort to provide empowerment, education, and community opportunities to transition-aged youth, 16-21. We work to connect participants to post-secondary education, housing and employment options. Participants are also provided an introduction to adult support services that emphasizes individual choice and full community inclusion.

Foster care programs supported by the Portland Children’s Levy help forge strong community connections with the city’s most vulnerable children and offer them a better chance to succeed academically and with life’s many challenges.

Foster care programs supported by the Portland Children’s Levy help forge strong community connections with the city’s most vulnerable children and offer them a better chance to succeed academically and with life’s many challenges. There are many opportunities to volunteer with PCL foster care programs. Please see a list here or contact marygay.broderick@portlandoregon.gov

Friends has a wide variety of opportunities from weekly office help, tutoring a child, leading a small-group activity to one-time event support. Friends is looking for people who are passionate about changing children’s lives through their own time and talents. Friends loves to foster intergenerational relationships between children and retired seniors.

Friends has a wide variety of opportunities from weekly office help, tutoring a child, leading a small-group activity to one-time event support. Friends is looking for people who are passionate about changing children’s lives through their own time and talents. Friends loves to foster intergenerational relationships between children and retired seniors. Perhaps you’d like to share your love of math or reading as an academic tutor, or adopt our Rockwood building by becoming a volunteer caretaker. Go to their website or contact mgolec@friendsofthechildren.org.

Hacienda assists youth 5 to 12 with homework and foster positive, supportive relationships in the Expresiones after-school program community center sites along NE Killingsworth Street, and one site in North Portland in the Portsmouth neighborhood.  Occasional opportunities for a 1-on-1 tutoring relationship. Hacienda especially needs volunteers to help with math and reading. 

Hacienda assists youth 5 to 12 with homework and foster positive, supportive relationships in the Expresiones after-school program community center sites along NE Killingsworth Street, and one site in North Portland in the Portsmouth neighborhood.  Occasional opportunities for a 1-on-1 tutoring relationship. Hacienda especially needs volunteers to help with math and reading. You do not have to be bilingual, but experience with English language learners is a plus. Contact Jaclyn Sarna at jsarna@haciendacdc.org or 503-459-7608

AKA Science (All Kids Are Scientists) is an after-school program that brings historically under-served students in grades K-6 fun, hands-on science classes at SUN Community Schools across Portland. A program of Impact NW, AKA Science is inquiry-based and NGSS-aligned. It offers a rotating series of engaging topics, including chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, and environmental science.

AKA Science (All Kids Are Scientists) is an after-school program that brings historically under-served students in grades K-6 fun, hands-on science classes at SUN Community Schools across Portland. A program of Impact NW, AKA Science is inquiry-based and NGSS-aligned. It offers a rotating series of engaging topics, including chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, and environmental science. The program uses structured, yet playful, scientific activities to encourage students to explore their world. AKA Science runs year-round in 50+ schools. AKA Science provides schools and Class Leaders with all of the curriculum, instructor training, and supplies they need to bring AKA Science to life. 

AKA Science seeks volunteer Class Leaders who are passionate about education and have a positive attitude. Previous experience with school-aged children is preferred. Background in science is helpful, but not necessary-we train you! Volunteers must be over 18 and able to pass a background check.

The program also frequently needs volunteers to assist in compiling and building our science kits. Kit-building volunteers must be over 13 and comfortable performing repetitive tasks.

Visit the website or contact the Program Coordinator, Lauren Leffer at lleffer@impactnw.org or 503-294-7454.

IRCO is a community-based nonprofit that provides wraparound services to immigrants and refugees. We have over 200 culturally and linguistically specific programs that served over 30,000 clients in 2016 alone. Our services address every life-stage, from early childhood development to senior services in order to help people achieve self-sufficiency and build new beginnings.

IRCO is a community-based nonprofit that provides wraparound services to immigrants and refugees. We have over 200 culturally and linguistically specific programs that served over 30,000 clients in 2016 alone. Our services address every life-stage, from early childhood development to senior services in order to help people achieve self-sufficiency and build new beginnings. Some of our programs include afterschool programs at 18 different schools, food pantries across the city, domestic and sexual violence case management, adult English language classes, job coaching, and business development. Our services are provided through our four main locations (IRCO Main, Africa House, Asian Family Center, and our Senior Services Center), as well as at 18 schools.

We are always looking for volunteers for a variety of roles in the Portland metro area. Our long-term volunteer positions are listed on our website under Get Involved. Some examples of volunteer opportunities are tutoring and helping youth with homework, support at our food pantries through our Hunger Relief program, STEM tutor, youth mentor, and support staff for afterschool programs at 18 different schools. If you have a specific idea in mind for volunteering your time, you can always email volunteer@irco.org with details of what you wish to do, and we will see if we can accommodate it. A background check will be run on volunteers before they can begin. 

Latino Networks has volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups to give back to the Latino community in the Portland area, particularly for after-school programs between 3-5 pm. 

Latino Networks has volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups to give back to the Latino community in the Portland area, particularly for after-school programs between 3-5 pm. 

The Meals 4 Kids program relies on volunteers to help prepare and deliver culturally appropriate meals to families within the city of Portland who are experiencing food insecurity. Help change lives one meal at a time by volunteering. 

The Meals 4 Kids program relies on volunteers to help prepare and deliver culturally appropriate meals to families within the city of Portland who are experiencing food insecurity. Help change lives one meal at a time by volunteering. 

As an emerging and innovative non-profit organization MIKE Program is an independent, community-based public health initiative in Metro Portland that successfully connects education and community service with health by mentoring and empowering teenagers to adopt, apply, and advocate healthy behaviors. Our mission is to empower youth to be health leaders through education, mentorship and communi

As an emerging and innovative non-profit organization MIKE Program is an independent, community-based public health initiative in Metro Portland that successfully connects education and community service with health by mentoring and empowering teenagers to adopt, apply, and advocate healthy behaviors. Our mission is to empower youth to be health leaders through education, mentorship and community outreach. As children mature, they increasingly are in control of their personal activities and are pivotal for influencing their families and peers to create a ripple of positive health outcomes in their communities.  As they develop the knowledge and social-emotional skills that help them personally make educated decisions for healthy lives, they become better prepared to start the next generation off well and to influence their peers and families now. Our vision is all people meeting their potential of vibrant good health, contributing as members of a vibrant strong society.

To help guide our health education program, we are looking for volunteer mentors in the Portland Metro area to join MIKE.  If you have any questions or would like to speak further about MIKE Program, please contact Cheryl Neal, Executive Director of MIKE Program at cheryl@mikeprogram.org. 

OFB is looking for volunteers to help with repackaging food, distributing food directly to communities, leading nutrition education classes, maintaining our learning gardens, helping out in our offices, lending a hand at events, and more!

OFB is looking for volunteers to help with repackaging food, distributing food directly to communities, leading nutrition education classes, maintaining our learning gardens, helping out in our offices, lending a hand at events, and more!
We can accommodate individuals, small and large groups, businesses, and school groups at our Portland and Beaverton warehouses. There are also additional opportunities to volunteer with one of our 400+ community partners at a food distribution throughout the Portland Metro area. We are specifically seeking support for the Summer Free Food Markets, happening in various Portland Parks in conjunction with the Summer Meals program. Most volunteer opportunities are 2-3 hours in length and some require ability to lift and carry food boxes up to 50 pounds.

Do you want to be a game changer in a child’s life? Do you love working with children and being active? Then PT&E would love to have you as a volunteer! We have children in grades K-12 and offer experience in mentoring, coaching, and tutoring. No tennis experience is required! Please visit the PT&E website for more information. 

Do you want to be a game changer in a child’s life? Do you love working with children and being active? Then PT&E would love to have you as a volunteer! We have children in grades K-12 and offer experience in mentoring, coaching, and tutoring. No tennis experience is required! Please visit the PT&E website for more information. 

Services for Students with Children offers integrated services to support Portland State University students working to complete their degrees while raising young children. through events, advocacy, peer mentorship and subsidies. We hope to ensure that every student parent has the opportunity to complete their academic goals and provide a brighter future for themselves and their children.

We have a number of events throughout the year which requires the time and talent from dedicated volunteers.

Services for Students with Children offers integrated services to support Portland State University students working to complete their degrees while raising young children. through events, advocacy, peer mentorship and subsidies. We hope to ensure that every student parent has the opportunity to complete their academic goals and provide a brighter future for themselves and their children.

We have a number of events throughout the year which requires the time and talent from dedicated volunteers.

Contact Laura Bowman
lbowman@pdx.edu
or (503) 725-9878

WINTER WONDER  (Held Every Nov/Dec)

ABOUT WINTER WONDER

The Winter Wonder program, coordinated through the Resource Center for Students with Children, provides crucial support to our PSU students with kids, many of whom struggle to make ends meet during the holiday season.

The Resource Center for Students with Children invites you to “adopt” one or more student families. PSU students with children submit a list of items needed for their family members and sponsors purchase items to be delivered by the second week of December. Sponsors can also choose to donate gift cards to student families.

If your club, business,  or community organization is interested in adopting a student family, please visit tinyurl.com/wwdonationfor our online application.

Questions? Call the RCSC at 503-725-9878 or email sswc@pdx.edu. Please submit by Nov. 14th as we hope to match families by Nov. 21st. Thank you for your support!

tinyurl.com/WWdonation 

KIDS NIGHT OUT (Held every term right before finals week)

 The Resource Center for Students with Children (RCSC) is currently seeking volunteers who enjoy working with children to assist us during our upcoming "Kids Night Out" event. This event serves PSU students with children. We host the children of PSU students in the bowling alley, and give their parents a few hours to study before finals!

 We will be bowling, playing video games, making crafts, and serving pizza to children ages 3 through 12 years of age.  Volunteers do not need to have any prior experience, but a genuine interest in engaging with young children is required. A one-time background check is also required for this event.

Kids Night Out is held in the bowling alley (basement) of Smith Student Union on the PSU campus. Please email pbock@pdx.edu if interested or if you need additional information. 

FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMENCEMENT (Held every June)

The Resource Center for Student with Children is seeking volunteers for our Family Friendly Commencement. This important event celebrates the amazing accomplishments of students who have triumphed in pursuing their degree at PSU while raising children. In addition to the ceremony, the event will start with a family bash including a bouncy house, games, arts and crafts, refreshments and more.  The event runs from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Smith Student Union Ballroom, though volunteers do not need to stay for the entire time. We will need help with set up, tear down, and help running the activities during the event.  Volunteers may bring their children ages 5 and up while they are working and then join in the festivities.
If you’re interested in volunteering, let us know which volunteer stations appeal to you most by filling out the form below.  This is a great opportunity to support student parents with a fantastic celebration!
tinyurl.com/rcsccomvol       If you have additional questions, please contact pbock@pdx.edu.

DONATE CLOTHES AND HOUSEWARES FOR SHOP FOR FREE (Event held in Fall, Spring, and Summer)

Are you cleaning out your house or office? Donate your gently used items to the Resource Center for Students with Children's  "Shop for Free" event!
We are accepting:
•    Toys
•    Adult or Children's clothing
•    Children's Books
•    Housewares
•    School Supplies

Please email sswc@pdx.edu  to find out when the next Shop for Free event is scheduled.

The Sunshine Division is always looking for volunteers, preferably over 18, to assist with their program! It is a great place for retirees and college students or for anyone who wants to help people in need. Volunteers assist clients in our food pantry and clothing room and help stock food and hang and sort clothing that we use in our food pantry and clothing room.

The Sunshine Division is always looking for volunteers, preferably over 18, to assist with their program! It is a great place for retirees and college students or for anyone who wants to help people in need. Volunteers assist clients in our food pantry and clothing room and help stock food and hang and sort clothing that we use in our food pantry and clothing room.

The organization offers FREE food and clothing to Portlanders in need. Volunteers truly help in the mission of helping others by providing those in need each day with food and clothing. If this sounds like a place you might want to hear more about please contact ashley@sunshinedivision.org for volunteer opportunities. The org offers 1x a year holiday event opportunities as well as regular shifts such a 1 time a week or more!