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Hey Teens!
Now is the time
to get your school club, youth group, friends (and
yourself!) 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!
And make your summer count!
Learn more about our
Summer of Service
program!
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Create Safe Homes with the Community
Energy Project
Saturday, May 10th / 9:00am - 1:00pm /
N Portland
Through a grant from the Metro North Portland Enhancement
Fund, volunteers are needed to help provide safety-related
home improvements for 30 North Portland households, for
low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Join
us for an educational morning as we work together to create
a safe homes! (8-15 year olds are welcome with an
adult chaperone; otherwise the project is open to volunteers
16+)
TEEN project: Youth Game Night
at Beaverton PAL
Monday, May 19th / 5:00pm - 6:30pm /
Beaverton/Aloha
Love board games? Enjoy spending time with kids? Then this
project is for you! The Beaverton Police Activities League
is looking for fun volunteers to play games with PAL members
who are ages 8 -15. The kids have a blast with board games
and would absolutely love your company!
(Open only to volunteers age 14-18 years
old)
**Want to
lead this project? Call 503-413-8904!
Fun at the Hollywood Theatre!
Tuesday, May 20th / 6:00pm - 7:30pm /
NE Portland
Come for an afternoon at the historic Hollywood Theatre! The
Hollywood is Portland's only nonprofit theatre, relying
predominantly on volunteers for its daily operations.
Throughout the year, volunteers greet patrons, tear tickets,
and work behind the concession counter. This is an
introduction to volunteering at the Theatre, a chance to get
to know their programs and learn about ways to get involved.
(14+)
Get Out and Garden: Portland Community Gardens
Saturday, May 31st / 9:00am
- 11:30am / SW Portland
Saturday, June 14th / 9:00am - 11:30am
/ SW Portland
Portland Community Gardens provides garden space and
educational events within community neighborhoods. Each
month volunteers work together in the common areas
of a local community garden -- pruning, planting, weeding,
and more. No experience is necessary, so roll up your sleeves
and join us! (12+)
Love Letters for Seniors
Sunday, June 8th / 3:00pm - 4:30pm /
NW Portland
Create personalized greeting cards to brighten a senior's
day! Loaves & Fishes delivers meals to homebound
seniors and cards made by volunteers will be added as a personal touch to the
package!
(All ages)
Check out our online
Project Calendar
for more great opportunities!
Featured On-going
(Referral)
Volunteer Opportunity
TEAM Tualatin: Summer Service for Youth & Teens
TEAM Tualatin registration is now open! Youth
12-18 years old are welcome to sign up for one week of
summer service. Each team is comprised of 6-7 youth
volunteers meeting Monday-Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm
at Tualatin Community Park.
Service days are filled with team building activities, two
different volunteer projects divided by a lunch period, and
a time of reflection. Daily service projects may include
painting fire hydrants, removing ivy from our parks, washing
City of Tualatin vehicles, washing windows, organizing
storage facilities, serving lunch to senior citizens,
watering newly planted trees, and much more. Then the group
breaks for lunch at another park. At the close of each week,
students are recognized with a pizza party luncheon to
review and celebrate.
For more information, or to register for a week of
service
click here!
Interested in becoming a Volunteer Leader?
Want to develop your leadership skills? Build up your
resume? Get yourself and your friends involved in your
community? Hands On Greater
Portland projects are led by our amazing Volunteer Leaders,
who 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, contact
Lydia at 503-413-8904 or lydia@handsonportland.org.
Hot Spots to Volunteer
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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.
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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.
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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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