Hands On Greater Portland

The book gap: For children in poverty, one of the biggest obstacles to literacy development (which begins at birth) is the scarcity of books in the home. While the ratio of books to children in middle-income neighborhoods is approximately 13 books to 1 child, the ratio in low-income neighborhoods is a mere 1 book to 300 children. The Children’s Book Bank narrows the book gap by providing the community with a place for families donate the books their children have outgrown, moving thousands and thousands of children’s books into the homes of kids in need. Sign up below to come lend a hand as we spruce-up community donated books which will later be distributed to low-income preschool children in the Portland area! Every gently-used donated book is inspected and cleaned by volunteers. Tasks include wiping covers, taping torn pages, erasing scribbles, covering inscriptions, and reinforcing worn spines. *TEAMS NOTE: if you are signing up as a Team, you are limited to reserving 6 slots. If you have more than 6 in your group please email info@childrensbookbank.org FAQs: Is this a place I can bring my children? On Wednesday night sessions, volunteers ages 12 and older are welcome at Children’s Book Bank. Volunteers under age 15 must attend with a trusted adult. Please follow the instructions below to reserve a spot for your child. If you are looking for a shift open to younger volunteers, check out our Tuesday early-evening sessions here. Can I bring books to donate? Yes, of course! You are welcome to bring either new or gently-used books with you to this volunteer event. Children’s Book Bank serves children under the age of six, so donations of “read aloud” books are greatly appreciated. Books in Spanish are a particular need. And if you're interested in learning more about hosting a book drive for the Children's Book Bank, we'd love to hear from you! Email info@childrensbookbank.org for more information. Where do the books go? Children’s Book Bank partners with local agencies to identify families and children in need of books. Last year every Head Start preschooler in Multnomah County received a bag of 15 books of their own to have at home. Keywords: breaking_the_cycle Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 15 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring TWO waivers signed by their parent or legal guardian - one for Hands On and one for the Children's Book Bank. Please download, complete, and bring these waivers with you on the day of the project: Hands On Youth Volunteer Release Form Children's Book Bank Youth Release Form If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

9/19/18 6:00 PM +more

The Union Gospel Mission provides meals and addiction recovery services in a safe environment for its homeless clients. Volunteers will help serve and clean up after the evening meal to the homeless. This is a great way to get involved! This is a popular project so please limit your sign up to two times per month in order to give more people a chance to volunteer. Also note: volunteers are required to wear closed-toe shoes and to tie back hair that is shoulder length or longer. Support Union Gospel Mission's vision of feeding the hungry, restoring the addict and loving our neighbor by joining us on a volunteer shift! Project Requirements: If you plan to bring your teens to the event, you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team. You can then sign up your team for this project. Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older to attend this project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project: Youth Volunteer Release Form Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

8/21/18 7:00 PM +more

Store to Door is a local nonprofit that supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service. Do you like to grocery shop? Would you enjoy helping seniors and people with disabilities maintain their independence? Join us to grocery shop for those who are homebound. Think of it as a fun in-store scavenger hunt for a great cause! What: Volunteer grocery shoppers receive a client’s grocery list and walk about the store finding each item. At times, the volunteer will need to call a client to ask clarifying questions about missing items or substitutions. Volunteer shoppers are not responsible for purchasing or delivering groceries, just shopping and having fun! Where: Beaverton Town Square Fred Meyer (11425 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. Beaverton, OR 97005) When: Every Wednesday and Thursday, 8:00 am – 10:30 am Parking: Located in the Fred Meyer parking lot Family/Kid-friendly? Yes! Group Volunteering (i.e. Corporate, Church, School, etc)? Yes! If you are interested in bringing a group of volunteers, please contact Amanda at 503-200-3333 ext. 106 or email Amanda@StoretoDoorofOregon.org. Here's what clients have to say: "They are the 'Grocery Angels'..." "Your help is priceless!" Ready to make a real difference? Sign up below to lend a hand! Watch this video to learn more about our work: Project Requirements: Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend this project; volunteers age 16 or younger must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. The sign-up below is for individuals only. If you're with a group, please contact Amanda at 503-200-3333 ext. 106 or email Amanda@storetodooroforegon.org to sign your group up to shop. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3333 ext. 106. Keywords: family, families, children, kids, toddlers, parent, parents, group, groups, corporate, company, employees, exercise, friends, school, church, club

8/22/18 8:00 AM +more

Store to Door is a local nonprofit that supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service. Do you like to grocery shop? Would you enjoy helping seniors and people with disabilities maintain their independence? Join us to grocery shop for those who are homebound. Think of it as a fun in-store scavenger hunt for a great cause! What: Volunteer grocery shoppers receive a client’s grocery list and walk about the store finding each item. At times, the volunteer will need to call a client to ask clarifying questions about missing items or substitutions. Volunteer shoppers are not responsible for purchasing or delivering groceries, just shopping and having fun! Where: Hollywood Fred Meyer (3030 NE Weidler St, Portland, OR 97232) When: Every Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 am – 11:00 am Parking: Located in the Fred Meyer parking lot Family/Kid-friendly? Yes! Group Volunteering (i.e. Corporate, Church, School, etc)? Yes! If you are interested in bringing a group of volunteers, please contact Amanda at 503-200-3333 ext. 106 or email Amanda@StoretoDoorofOregon.org. Here's what clients have to say: "They are the 'Grocery Angels'..." "Your help is priceless!" Ready to make a real difference? Sign up below to lend a hand! Watch this video to learn more about our work: Project Requirements: Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend this project; volunteers age 16 or younger must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. The sign-up below is for individuals only. If you're with a group, please contact Amanda at 503-200-3333 ext. 106 or email Amanda@storetodooroforegon.org to sign your group up to shop. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3333 ext. 106. Keywords: family, families, children, kids, toddlers, parent, parents, group, groups, corporate, company, employees, exercise, friends, school, church, club

8/23/18 8:30 AM +more

OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSON In many communities and cultures, it is traditional for friends and neighbors to prepare meals for loved ones who are caring for a sick family member. It is an act of kindness that translates feelings of concern into a tangible expression of human compassion. The families that stay at Ronald McDonald House are often far away from family, friends and other support systems that would normally help them through a difficult time. They return to the House after a long day at the hospital and cooking a meal for themselves may be low on their long list of priorities. The chance for these families to sit down to a home-cooked meal is another way that makes the Ronald McDonald House truly a “home away from home” for families whose children are critically ill. All volunteers that come into the house learn about what we do, meet the families that we serve, and truly see what a difference you make providing a direct service to all of our families so they can focus on their child! FOR THIS PROJECT Volunteers will be asked to bring ingredients to contribute to the meal and the group will prepare dinner on-site for the families at Ronald McDonald House. The volunteer leader will contact each volunteer to instruct you on what ingredients to bring. We're counting on you! It is imperative that if you sign up for this project, you intend to be there and provide the ingredients that are assigned to you. When volunteers don't show up, we're not able to make the meal. If you are unable to attend, please let your Volunteer Leader know ASAP! Please note: no volunteer will be turned away due to lack of resources. If bringing a food item is a hardship for you, please alert the Volunteer Leader. VOLUNTEERING WITH US Volunteers will work together in the kitchen, guided by the Volunteer Leader, to prepare dinner for our families in residence. All ingredients must be prepped on site or brought from a commercial kitchen such as a store bakery or local restaurant. The meal will be set out buffet style at 6pm. This allows families to come into the dining room as their schedule allows and serve themselves from the family style platters the volunteers have made. We encourage volunteers to clean-up as they prepare the meal, but ask that anything left from the preparation, after the meal has been set out for our families, be washed as well. Once that is taken care of, volunteers are welcome to join the families for the meal, if they feel comfortable doing so. Even though dinner is set out buffet style for families to serve themselves, we ask that volunteers package up all the remaining food right before 7pm in our to-go leftover containers, and place them in the red dot fridge. Getting the sniffles? We serve families with immune suppressed patients, so we ask that anyone working with food must be symptom-free of contagious illness (fever, productive cough, unexplained rash, etc.) for 5 days prior to visiting. If someone in your group comes down with the sniffles, please ask someone new to join you. If it’s your whole group, just let us know. We are happy to reschedule with you. When You Arrive: Our East House is located on Legacy Emmanuel’s campus. Please park in the upper parking lot (the first one you see when you turn onto our road) or in one of the parking garages. Please help us leave the lot closest to the House open for our guests and families. If you need to unload anything, please pull in to the closest lot to unload, and then move your vehicle afterwards. Parking Garages: Parking Structure 3: top and bottom levels only, the spots without "Patient/Visitor" markings on them. Parking Structures 1 & 4 (North side of campus): top levels only Surface lots: West of the construction site and in between Vancouver/Williams) General Guidelines: - Please do not wear cologne or perfume in the house. - Please do not take pictures of families staying at the house. You may take pictures of the house, your group, and any staff/volunteers who agree to be photographed. - To assure the protection of the confidentiality and privacy of families, volunteers will hold in strict confidence all information acquired through service at the house, including but not limited to: names, addresses, diagnoses, and personal circumstances. - Volunteers may not, under any circumstances, take responsibility for supervising or caring for children in the absence of a parent or guardian. - Because we serve families with immune suppressed patients, it is important for us to ask about any current or recent illness. Everyone volunteering at the House must be symptom-free of contagious illness (fever, productive cough, unexplained rash, etc.) and head lice for 48 hours prior to visiting, and not have been exposed to diptheria, measles, mumps, TB, chicken pox, or shingles within the last 3 weeks. If you do not meet these requirements, we will need you to reschedule your visit as you may pose a danger to the immune suppressed patients in our House. Thank you for your understanding and for helping to keep our House safe! Keywords: breaking_the_cycle Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 13 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 18 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

9/12/18 4:00 PM +more

Kateri Park is an affordable housing community, located just south of Powell on 28th Avenue. In more than half of our apartments, the residents are refugees. The largest group is from Somalia, but we also have some Burmese, Afghani, and Nepali refugee families. Wake up your inner artist and join us for an afternoon of fun! On Wednesday evenings, we put together and arts activity night for about 20 of our kids. They work on individual and collective art projects like drawing, cut outs, collages, or whatever we might have in our supply closet - the arts activities are volunteer led and may not be structured. Since this isn't a formal art class, we need some awesome, flexible, and go-with-the-flow volunteers to come and add your creativity and assistance to the class. You will have a great time exploring art with kids from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burma and Nepal, and you'll really make a difference. Remember that although we're bringing the kids together for the art project, it's really an opportunity to make a positive connection with the kids, regardless of the activity! We want them to feel engaged, valued, and welcomed in this community. Please know that you will be working with a high energy group of kids coming from a wide variety of backgrounds. Patience, flexibility, and fun are important ingredients to bring with you when you volunteer! Previous experience working with kids is helpful. In addition to the Wednesday art classes, Kateri Park offers literacy/ESL classes, homework help, pick up soccer games in summer, one-on-one tutoring for the students, and more. Keywords: breaking_the_cycle Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to attend this project. If you plan to bring your children or other guests to the event, you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team. You can then sign up your team for this project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project: Youth Volunteer Release Form Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

8/22/18 4:30 PM +more

Join Northwest Children's Outreach (NCO) in an effort to help Portland-area families provide for their children. NCO accepts donated toys, clothing, books, baby gear, hygiene items and more. Volunteers like you process these donated items to be distributed to families in need. Depending on the shift, we may be sorting recently donated items or fulfilling orders and packaging items for families. NCO works with agencies that directly serve low-income families and foster children in Oregon. The items donated, sorted and packaged by you and other volunteers make a big difference for local families - and it's a lot of fun! The Buckman NCO Center is located at 335 NE 18th Ave in Portland. Note: this project takes place in a warehouse setting; please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Water will be provided. In case of inclement weather: NCO follows the policy of the local school district and is closed when the schools are closed. Donations - NCO accepts and appreciates donations, however large or small, from volunteers. You're welcome and encouraged to gather any gently-used baby or children's items (clothing, toys, gear, books) that may be in your home or neighborhood to donate. Thank you! To learn more about Northwest Children's Outreach, visit: http://northwestchildrensoutreach.org/. *Note that NCO is a faith-based nonprofit and there may be a short prayer at the beginning of the project. Volunteers of all faiths are welcome and each volunteer may choose whether or not they wish to participate in the prayer. *This project is closed to all volunteers seeking to fulfill court-ordered community service hours. Click here for opportunities that are appropriate for court-ordered service. Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 4 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 14 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under age 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355. Keywords: _kids_

8/22/18 6:30 PM +more

Join Northwest Children's Outreach (NCO) in an effort to help Vancouver-area families provide for their children. NCO accepts donated toys, clothing, books, baby gear, hygiene items and more. Volunteers like you process these donated items to be distributed to families in need. Depending on the shift, we may be sorting recently donated items or fulfilling orders and packaging items for families. NCO works with agencies that directly serve low-income families and foster children in Oregon and Washington. The items donated, sorted and packaged by you and other volunteers make a big difference for local families - and it's a lot of fun! The NCO Vancouver Center is located at 6615 E Mill Plain in Vancouver, located in the strip mall near Safeway. Select a shift from the list below and sign up today! Note: this project takes place in a warehouse setting; please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Water will be provided. Donations - NCO accepts and appreciates donations, however large or small, from volunteers. You're welcome and encouraged to gather any gently-used baby or children's items (clothing, toys, gear, books) that may be in your home or neighborhood to donate. Thank you! To learn more about Northwest Children's Outreach, visit: www.northwestchildrensoutreach.org. *Note that NCO is a faith-based nonprofit and there may be a short prayer at the beginning of the project. Volunteers of all faiths are welcome and each volunteer may choose whether or not they wish to participate in the prayer. *This project is closed to all volunteers seeking to fulfill court-ordered community service hours. Click here for opportunities that are appropriate for court-ordered service. Keywords: breaking_the_cycle, _kids_ Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 4 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 14 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

8/24/18 10:00 AM +more

Join Oregon Food Bank and help them in their mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes. This project takes place at the Beaverton Oregon Food Bank Location! Unpack and sort donated food destined for agencies that directly serve low income people in Oregon. Your presence makes a huge difference, and, it's a lot of fun! Please wear closed-toed, closed-heeled shoes, and clothing you wouldn't mind getting just a little dirty. Please note: OFB's highest need is often in the Perishable Repack Room, which is temperature controlled at about 50 degrees. It is possible that our volunteer group will be utilized in the Perishable Repack Room instead of the Volunteer Action Center, depending on where OFB has donations that need to be processed. It is important that everyone be very flexible, and bring an extra layer (sweatshirt) in case we are moved. Court-ordered Volunteers: You will need to contact Oregon Food Bank directly to determine whether you are eligible to volunteer. Please contact Laura Yeary at volunteer@oregonfoodbank.org or 971-230-1672. TEAMS NOTE: If you are signing up as a Team, you are limited to reserving 8 slots. If you have more than 8 in your group, please sign up through the Oregon Food Bank's Group Sign Up page. Keywords: breaking_the_cycle Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 6 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 16 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring TWO waivers signed by their parent or legal guardian -- one for Hands On and one for Oregon Food Bank. Please download, complete, and bring these waivers with you on the day of the project: Hands On Youth Volunteer Waiver Oregon Food Bank Youth Release Form If you plan to bring your children or other guests to the event, you MUST reserve slots for them. Please create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. NOTE: If you are signing up as a Team, you are limited to reserving 8 slots. If you have more than 8 in your group, please sign up through the Oregon Food Bank's Group Sign Up page. The Volunteer Action Center is a bustling place and only unlockable lockers are available for purse/bag/coat storage during the project. Please leave your valuables at home. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

8/25/18 9:00 AM +more

If you would like to work outside, get a little sun, and help needy families by growing organic vegetables, then we would love to have you come out and volunteer with us. Join our group of fun, family-friendly garden volunteers -- no experience required! We are volunteering in Beaverton's Giving Gardens. All the food grown will be donated to Tualatin Valley Gleaners and St. Matthews Food Pantry. Our Saturday shifts will be in the Kennedy Community Gardens, located on the corner of 103rd and Kennedy Streets behind Target. The 3 hour shifts will start at 10:30am and end at 1:30pm. If you need to leave earlier, please feel free to do so. You will be able to get credit for the hours that you did volunteer. We will be laying down paths, raking, planting vegetables and flowers, weeding and harvesting. Please bring some gloves and drinking water. The field does not have bathroom facilities, although Kennedy Park has a bathroom and drinking water. There are also some nearby retail stores where we can use the facilities as needed. This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity, so please feel free to bring the kids along for some great family fun! If you have any questions about this project or the Tualatin Valley Gleaners, please contact Lisa McIntosh at 503-810-5472. For more information visit our website http://www.tualatinvalleygleaners.org/. Project Requirements: Volunteers of all ages can participate in this opportunity; any volunteer under age 13 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

8/25/18 10:00 AM +more

Potluck in the Park has been serving a free hot meal to anyone in need since 1991. Every Sunday, rain or shine, 52 weeks a year, we provide a hot meal in downtown Portland at the North Park Blocks on NW 8th & Glisan (effective Sunday 5/20/18). 400-800 Portlanders do not go hungry on Sunday because of Potluck in the Park. We are a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization and we accomplish our mission of providing nutritious food and an atmosphere of community to anyone in need, because of volunteers like you! Potluck in the Park Details: STARTING SUNDAY 5/20/18, Potluck in the Park will be held at North Park Blocks at NW 8th & Glisan. Meal times and shift times remain the same. We may not have protection from the sun/rain, so dress accordingly for the weather. Volunteers should check in no earlier than 1:45pm and no later than 2:15pm. The actual meal service begins promptly at 3:00pm. We even provide limited cat and dog food for companion animals! Meal Service Activities Include: Helping to unload food and supplies Setting up and organizing in preparation for the meal service Serving hot or cold food to guests as they come through the line during meal service Volunteer Requirements: All volunteers must sign up below to reserve a spot. Volunteer groups must also sign up below by first creating a Volunteer Team (read more here). You can then sign up your team for this project. Teams of more than 12 people MUST email Mary Hunger (mhunger444@gmail.com) to request permission to bring a large group. It is only with the EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION of the Volunteer Coordinator that teams over 12 members will be accepted. *You will receive an email from Hands On Greater Portland if you have successfully signed up your team. You can also check or update your team sign ups through your volunteer account. Need help creating or signing up a team or are you unsure if your team has the correct number of slots reserved? Email cristy@handsonportland.org or call 503-226-9285. NOTE: In order to better communicate with volunteers, Potluck in the Park regularly sends out mailers and newsletters. To facilitate this, Potluck in the Park would like to use the contact information you supply when signing up to participate at Potluck In The Park. Potluck in the Park does not release this information to any other third party. If you do NOT wish to share your contact info with Potluck in the Park, please let the registration staff know on the day and you will be excluded from our e-newsletter and other mailings. Project Requirements: We ask that volunteers are 12 years of age or older to attend this project. We do make exceptions on a case by case basis where a volunteer is younger than 12 years old, but we reserve the right to restrict them to areas appropriate to age and stature. Any volunteer under age 16 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. If you plan to bring your children or other guests to the event, you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team. You can then sign up your team for this project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian, or - if attending with an adult - have them fill one out at the event. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project: Youth Volunteer Release Form. Remember to give this to the person running check-in! Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call Hands On at 503-226-9285.

9/2/18 2:00 PM +more

Potluck in the Park has been serving a free hot meal to anyone in need since 1991. Every Sunday, rain or shine, 52 weeks a year, we provide a hot meal in downtown Portland at the North Park Blocks on NW 8th & Glisan (effective Sunday 5/20/18). 400-800 Portlanders do not go hungry on Sunday because of Potluck in the Park. We are a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization and we accomplish our mission of providing nutritious food and an atmosphere of community to anyone in need, because of volunteers like you! Potluck in the Park Details: STARTING SUNDAY 5/20/18, Potluck in the Park will be held at North Park Blocks at NW 8th & Glisan. Meal times and shift times remain the same. We may not have protection from the sun/rain, so dress accordingly for the weather. Volunteers should check in no earlier than 1:45pm and no later than 2:15pm. The actual meal service begins promptly at 3:00pm. We even provide limited cat and dog food for companion animals! Dessert Service Activities Include: Helping to unload food and supplies Setting up and organizing in preparation for the dessert service Portioning desserts as needed Serving desserts to guests as they come through the line during meal service Volunteer Requirements: All volunteers must sign up below to reserve a spot. Volunteer groups must also sign up below by first creating a Volunteer Team. You can then sign up your team for this project. Teams of more than 12 people MUST email Mary Hunger (mhunger444@gmail.com) to request permission to bring a large group. It is only with the EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION of the Volunteer Coordinator that teams over 12 members will be accepted. *You will receive an email from Hands On Greater Portland if you have successfully signed up your team. You can also check or update your team sign ups through your volunteer account. Need help creating or signing up a team or are you unsure if your team has the correct number of slots reserved? Email cristy@handsonportland.org or call 503-226-9285. NOTE: In order to better communicate with volunteers, Potluck in the Park regularly sends out mailers and newsletters. To facilitate this, Potluck in the Park would like to use the contact information you supply when signing up to participate at Potluck In The Park. Potluck in the Park does not release this information to any other third party. If you do NOT wish to share your contact info with Potluck in the Park, please let the registration staff know on the day and you will be excluded from our e-newsletter and other mailings. Project Requirements: We ask that volunteers are 12 years of age or older to attend this project. We do make exceptions on a case by case basis where a volunteer is younger than 12 years old, but we reserve the right to restrict them to areas appropriate to age and stature. Any volunteer under age 16 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. If you plan to bring your children or other guests to the event, you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team. You can then sign up your team for this project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian, or - if attending with an adult - have them fill one out at the event. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project: Youth Volunteer Release Form. Remember to give this to the person running check-in! Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call Hands On at 503-226-9285.

9/2/18 2:00 PM +more