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Teen Volunteers



Hands On Greater Portland's Teen Volunteer Program is proudly supported by the Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants.


 

Hey Teens!

 

Now is the time to get yourself and your school club, youth group and friends involved in volunteering. Get muddy in a community garden, create cards for local seniors, plant a tree in your neighborhood, stock the pantry at your local food bank and make a difference!

 

 

 

 

Teen Calendar Projects

Many more projects can be found on the online Project Calendar! Check it out!

 

14 and up

Books To Prisoners

Cook It Up: Mealtime at Good Neighbor Center

Help Get Books into the Hands Of Children!

Potluck In The Park

Salvage Building Materials: Rebuilding Center

Serve a Meal: Union Gospel Mission

 

16 and up

Art from Zimbabwe: Behind the Scenes

Fun at the Hollywood Theatre

Helmet Fitting for Low-income Youth

School & Community Reuse Action Project

Serve It Up for Seniors

Support Local Immigrant Farmers and Their Families

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Featured On-going / Referral Opportunities*

 

TEAM Tualatin - Summer service for youth and teens!

Youth 12-18 years old are welcome to sign up for one week of summer service. Each team is comprised of 6-7 youth meeting Monday-Friday from 9:00AM-3:00PM at Tualatin Community Park. Make this your Summer of Service project. Choose up to three sessions. To Register: https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=447352563.

 

Early Childhood Education Volunteer Educator
Science Playground and Discovery Lab are OMSI's areas where young children are able to learn and explore in fun, educational settings. Volunteers assist parents and children in experiencing the activities and exhibits and assist staff in cleaning the space to maintain the safety of our youngest visitors and their families.

(14+)

 

Help Build Peace Education for Israeli Arab and Jewish Children

Volunteers needed to help support the work of Hand in Hand, an Israeli non-profit organization building integrated schools for Arab and Jewish children. These schools are building peace, partnership and conflict resolution in Israel.

 

Organize and Sort School Supplies!
Help us sort, organize and stock school supply donations! Donations come in every day and we need your help getting them on the shelves of the free store. Shifts Mon-Fri, with flexible hours between 9am-5pm. This is a great position for students looking to fill service hours, teachers off for the summer and retired folks looking for a new venture.
 

 

*Please note: On-going / referral opportunities are not led by a Hands On Greater Portland Volunteer Leader, but are led by the agency sponsoring the opportunity.  To get more information, click "Have Agency Contact Me" on the project description page and you will be contacted by the agency about how to get involved.

 

 

 

 

Interested in Becoming a Volunteer Leader?

 

Want to develop your leadership skills?  Build your resume?  Get yourself and your friends involved in your community?  Hands On Greater Portland projects are led by our amazing Volunteer Leaders! They ensure that every volunteer has a positive experience and that agencies and volunteers alike are benefiting from the project.

 

We are always looking for motivated new Volunteer Leaders to lead our TEEN projects!

To sign-up for an orientation, email: karen@handsonportland.org

 

 

 

 

Hot Spots to Volunteer

  • Fast with Computers?  Organizations are often looking for help with their websites and would love your expertise!  Consider working at Free Geek and surround yourself with miscellaneous computer parts.

  • Sketchbook Skills?  Every organization has fundraisers or events to support the work they do.  Your artistic skills would be greatly appreciated in designing invitations or perhaps decorating a space before an event.   Also, consider teaching an art class at a Cedar Sinai Park, a senior center, or the community center at Friendly House.

  • Music as Service?  Radio stations, like KBOO, love their volunteers.  Even if you are just helping in the office, you will get a great behind the scenes experience of how a radio station runs.

  • Better than Babysitting?  There are many ways to volunteer with kids in Portland metro area, with the chance to interact with kids of all different backgrounds and to make a difference in their lives.  Do you remember going to The Children’s Museum as a child? Now you can go back and help make other people’s experience as memorable as your own.
     

 

 

 

Teens speak...

"...The next day I knew I wanted to do something to help sick children in anyway I could.  So I looked up volunteering in Portland and I found Hands On Portland.  It was perfect for me..."

Read Samantha's story

 

"By participating in lots of tree plantings, community enrichment, school makeover, and invasive plants removal - I have come to the conclusion that even one person can motivate hundreds of others... it gave me more inspiration!  And now, it has become a part of my life!"

Read Shams' story

 

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