Hands On Greater Portland

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 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: free_the_future 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​ *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. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

4/8/20 4:30 PM + more

The City of Tualatin enjoys many parks, trails, wetlands, and green-ways. Keep these areas vibrant by planting and mulching native trees and shrubs. By putting down roots in Tualatin, you can . . . Get dirty, breathe fresh air, meet new people, get a sense of achievement and impact the health of our streams, forests and green spaces. Individuals, families and groups are invited to register for one or many of the opportunities offered this fall and spring. Join us! October: Fall is for Planting Trees at Brown's Ferry Park November: Be Thankful for Trees at Saum Creek Trail March: Plant and Mulch Native Trees and Shrubs April 11: Arbor Day - Celebrate Trees! April 22: Hug a Tree for Earth Day! Tools, gloves, water, snacks and guidance by City Staff are provided. Please wear weather appropriate clothing. Want to bring a big group? Please use the "Email" button below to check in with the coordinator first. Join us and dig in! Project Requirements: ​This project is great for families with kids age 5 and up. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by a parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project. Remember to reserve slots for your children, as well as yourself. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team: 1. Log in. 2. Click "create a new team" and fill out the form. Important: DO NOT provide an email address for any team members younger than 13. Instead, list your phone number and leave the email field blank. 3. Click "sign up with a team" (next to the "sign up" button) after returning to this project page. 4. Select your team and team members on the next page. 5. Click "submit" and you're done! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

4/11/20 9:00 AM + more

Gardening makes beautiful memories. Help prepare the Portland Memory Garden for another season of meaningful outdoor experience for individuals and caregivers coping with memory loss disorders, and make your own memories too! This is a great family friendly project. Garden tasks include weeding, grooming, sweeping, general cleanup. Most tools are provided but please bring garden gloves; if you absolutely do not have access to garden gloves please email the project leader through HandsOn. Rain or shine, please dress for the weather. Light refreshments served. The Portland Memory Garden, a non-profit organization started in 2001, is dedicated to sharing the beauty of nature with those coping with memory disorders as well as with their caregivers. It is a free, secure, community resource for respite, recreation, and inspiration, maintained predominantly with assistance from about 30 volunteers. The Portland Memory Garden is one of only 2 public gardens in the U.S. designed specifically for people with memory-affecting diseases and for their loved ones. Located in Ed Benedict Park, this little jewel provides 4 seasons of safe, accessible, and botanically rich experience. *Please let us know if you are a group or individual with disabilities or other special needs- we want to be prepared to meet everyone’s needs and abilities for their outdoor volunteering experience. Email the HandsOn project leader after signing up. Project Requirements: Volunteers of any age can attend this project; any volunteer under age 15 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. 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.

4/13/20 1:00 PM + more

Serve a meal and play Bingo with the ladies at Jean's Place! Volunteers will be asked to bring ingredients to contribute to the meal and the group will prepare dinner on-site to serve to the ladies living at Jean's Place. The volunteer leader will contact each volunteer to instruct you on what ingredients to bring. Everyone will then help facilitate a game of bingo, which will include prizes for the winners! Join us for this unique experience! 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 project leader. Volunteers are asked to refrain from wearing strong fragrances, such as perfume and cologne, during their volunteer shift. A part of Transition Projects, Jean's Place is a transitional housing program for adult, single homeless women. Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older to attend this project. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

4/13/20 6:00 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 Portland 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. For volunteers: Please do not park in the alley spaces adjacent to the building. Those spaces are reserved for others. Please park along one of the streets close to Portland NCO Center instead. *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. 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. 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_ , free_the_future

4/15/20 9:00 AM + more

Join a dynamic team of volunteers to prepare, cook and serve dinner to the residents of Transition Projects’ Clark Center! Using items available in the Clark Center's food pantry in combination with items provided by volunteers, we'll prepare the meal together and serve it to the residents in this 90-bed transitional housing shelter for men. Volunteers will be asked to bring ingredients to contribute to the meal and the group will prepare dinner on-site to serve to the men living at the Clark Center. 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 project leader. Note: Many people have trouble finding the Clark Center. It is located under the Hawthorne bridge near the corner of Hawthorne and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., in Southeast Portland. Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older to attend this project. If you plan to bring 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.

4/15/20 5:30 PM

Help ensure that books get into the hands of local students! Every month Powell’s Bookstore donates thousands of books to Schoolhouse Supplies. But before they can go out on the shelf of our Free Store for Teachers we need to sort the books by grade level. Join us for this fun and rewarding project! Schoolhouse Supplies supports students and teachers throughout Portland Public Schools by operating a volunteer-run Free Store for Teachers. By collecting donations of all kinds - from classroom basics like pencils and paper to books, backpacks, and folders – from private and corporate donors, the Free Store for Teachers supplies much-needed learning materials to local classrooms. Every child deserves the tools they need to succeed in school – help us support this mission! Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 14 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

5/16/20 9:00 AM + more

Are you a fashionista? Do you love helping women? If so, you may enjoy working in one of the largest closets at Dress for Success Oregon! We have a need for Clothing Organizers to assist with processing our many donations of clothing, shoes and accessories. The mission of Dress for Success Oregon is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. At our monthly Fashion Sorting Party, the goal is to process as many clothing donations as possible, in preparation to be given to clients. Come lend a hand by helping us: Sort clothing donations to appropriate channels Inspect clothing for quality Steam and iron clothing Size clothing and shoes Volunteers will be instructed on the clothing sorting guidelines and procedures upon arrival. Volunteers should be comfortable lifting or moving boxes, bags, or garments. Please come well-groomed and wear conservative attire that is comfortable enough to be physically active in (Tasks may include bending and lifting). Closed-toed shoes are required. Bring your positive attitude, your flexibility, your organization-skills, and a desire to help! Recommended for volunteers who have a love for organization and can tolerate a small space with many donations, but limited resources. Keywords: free_the_future Project Requirements: Volunteers must be age 18 and up to attend this project. If you plan to bring 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. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

4/22/20 10:30 AM + 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! Location details! (Sometimes Google Maps will take you to the wrong place): The NCO Vancouver Center is located at 6615 E Mill Plain in Vancouver, located in the Heights Shopping Center, at the corner of Andresen and E Mill Plain, near Safeway, nestled in the south west corner. 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: free_the_future, _kids_ Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 4 years of age or older to attend this project; 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.

4/24/20 10:00 AM + more

Monday through Saturday, Blanchet House serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner to the hungry, helped by the men who live in Blanchet’s transitional housing and volunteers like you! Come out and help with serving, busing, and the food assembly line for the 700-800 meals we serve each day. Volunteers will arrive half an hour before the meal begins to get oriented to Blanchet House and divvy up tasks. Meal service lasts approximately one hour, after which volunteers are welcome to stay and eat with the rest of the meal crew and the 29 men who live and work at Blanchet House. Anyone with hair below the shoulders must have it back in a hair tie. No open toed shoes, and no shirts with exposed armpits. Short sleeved shirts are fine. *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. Blanchet House of Hospitality, founded in 1952, offers to the poor: free meals, beds, jobs, and HOPE. In recent years it has been joined by two more properties to become a multi-unit complex of charitable endeavors, including the Blanchet Farm in Carlton, OR, which serves as a working farm and recovery site for men. For all 56 years of its existence, the Blanchet programs have been managed by the men who originally came for a meal and a place to stay. They live in the House and perform all of the daily tasks involved in its operation, thus contributing to their own self-esteem and developing a community spirit. Since its inception, the House has served over seventeen million hot meals, provided over one million night's lodging, distributed over 800,000 items of clothing, and filled over 120,000 temporary jobs. Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 13 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone. 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 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. In the spirit of creating an atmosphere where people from all parts of our community are coming together to volunteer, **IMPORTANT NOTE: All volunteers will need to register for the Hands On meal service team through the Blanchet House's online volunteer registration system before the project. The Volunteer Leader will send out specific information to all registered volunteers a couple days before the project. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

5/29/20 4:30 PM + more

Join the Oregon Food Bank in our mission to eliminate hunger and its root causes. Inspect, sort and repack all things refrigerated! You'll see fresh fruits and veggies, yogurt, meat, sandwiches and other nutritious foods that are highly valued by partner agencies and clients. Because we are working with perishable food in OFB's Fresh Alliance program, volunteers work in a room kept at 50 degrees. Please remember to wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes, and clothing you wouldn't mind getting just a little dirty. Must be comfortable bending and standing on concrete in a temperature-controlled (50 degree) room. The length of Fresh Alliance shifts is directly related to the amount of food we receive from the grocery stores that day. The end time is the latest the shift will go but we may end earlier! Please note that this is a very small shift and OFB is counting on you to show up if you sign up! Court-Ordered Volunteers: You will need to contact Oregon Food Bank directly to determine whether you are eligible to volunteer. Please contact Jenifer Naas at volunteer@oregonfoodbank.org or 503.972.2993 What one volunteer says about volunteering in the Fresh Alliance program: "Fresh Alliance gets the healthiest foods out to people who need it so they don't just have to rely on canned or dry goods. I can't think of a better use of my time." - Tom Keywords: free_the_future Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to attend this project. 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. PLEASE 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. Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.

4/27/20 1:30 PM + more

Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to presenting quality performances of standard, worthy but rarely performed, and new orchestral repertoire. The orchestra features regional composers, soloists, and musicians both professional and semi-professional. Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra brings together musicians and audiences in friendly, affordable, and accessible concert experiences. Friendly and energetic volunteers are needed as front house volunteers (helping patrons with programs, tickets, and concessions) and at intermission. Each volunteer will receive 2 free concert tickets to a future performance. Dress Code is black pants or skirt and a white shirt. Upcoming 2019-2020 Season Concerts: September 13 & 15, 2019 — Brahm's First Symphony - Robert Henry, piano: Full of sublime melodies, glorious harmonies and an impassioned urgency that would become his orchestral trademark, Brahms' First Symphony was so monumental it's sometimes referred to "Beethoven's Tenth." Discovered in an abandoned Chicago home in 2009, Florence Price's once-lost Second Violin Concerto stands among the best American violin concertos November 22 & 24, 2019 — Scheherezade and Other Epic Odysseys - Three epic odysseys, one epic program! Rimsky-Korsakov's fantastical Scheherezade brings Arabian Nights to life with dazzling effects and brilliant displays of virtuosity from around the orchestra. The ride begins with Portland-based composer - and PCSO member - Nicole Buetti, whose fun and energetic music gives even the most thrilling film scores a run for their money. March 13 & 15, 2020 — A Concert for Hope - Join us in the fight against cancer, as world-renowned trumpeter and survivor Ryan Anthony, representing his CancerBlows foundation, performs Jim Stephenson's Concerto for Hope, written especially for him. The piece is bookended by Vivaldi's sparkling Concerto for Two Trumpets and Dvořák's infectiously optimistic Eighth Symphony. May 1st & 3rd , 2019 — Beethoven and Tchaikovsky - PCSO closes its 37th season with a program of Slavic symphonic showpieces! The entire orchestra is showcased in some of the most celebrated and exciting orchestral works ever written by Slavic composers, including the exotic Suite from the opera Háry János by Zoltán Kodály. You won’t want to miss the artistry of our virtuoso orchestra! The CSO's mission is to provide high quality classical music to the community through affordable tickets and community outreach. For more information, visit: www.columbiasymphony.org Project Requirements: Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to attend this project. 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 503-200-3370.

5/1/20 6:15 PM + more