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Home Repair and Care Day (age 12+) *Impact Week 2025*
About the Organization
Community Energy Project (CEP) partners with low-income communities on the frontlines of climate change to create more resilient, efficient, and healthy homes. CEP performs free home services focused on safety, health, and energy efficiency. We provide free community education and supplies, as well as direct home energy upgrades and repairs. All our services are made possible by partnerships with community members and service organizations, utilities, corporations, foundations, and government agencies.
About the Project
Volunteers will meet at the Community Energy Project Office to receive a brief orientation to understand CEP's mission and goals. Then volunteers will go to a location where they will support our in-homes team with a hands-on project. Most of these projects take place outdoors.
Volunteer activities may include the following tasks:
- Fence and deck repair/painting/staining
- Yard maintenance (including but not limited to yard debris clean up, pruning, weed whacking, pressure washing)
- Gutter cleaning
- Wheelchair ramp/steps weatherization and repair
- Filter cleaning/replacement
- Home cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Window caulking
- Installing/removing window kits (Seasonal)
- Installing door kits/door sweeps
Please wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes. Any necessary supplies will be provided. Feel free to bring your own water, coffee, and snacks. Due to a staff member's severe peanut allergy, please do not bring any snacks that contain nuts.
DIRECTIONS & TRANSIT:
Parking lot between Laurelhurst Theater and the Old Trolley Building is free and available for all volunteers to park at on Saturdays. Bus stop directly in front of the office serve TriMet Bus #20 frequent service. Bikes can be parked inside our office space.
Project Requirements:
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Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 16 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.
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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.
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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,
Team Captains are only able to reserve up to 50% of the spots on any individual Community Impact Week Service Project. Team Captains are required to provide names and email addresses for each team member (over the age of 13) in order to hold spaces on a volunteer project or they may be removed from the project. Questions? Email handson@unitedway-pdx.org
Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Email handson@unitedway-pdx.org.
Environment, Health & Wellness
Age Minimum (with Adult): 12+, Minimum Age:16+
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