- RISE – Refugee and Immigrant Support and Education
- Hands on Greater Portland
- Social Ventures Partners
- Engineering Mentors
- Doernbecker’s Children’s Hospital Liaison
- CASA- Court Appointed Special Advocates
- National Engineers Month – 2012
For information about your local Intel community activities and possible retiree volunteer opportunities go to the Oregon and/or Washington web sites.
Interested in a Peace Corp experience without leaving town?
The RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Support and Education) Family Literacy Program is seeking volunteers interested in helping recent refugee families from Africa, Iraq, Burma, or Bhutan learn English sufficiently to deal with life-skills such as public transportation, grocery shopping, and the work place. Volunteers are matched with a family and are expected to meet at the refugee’s home to work with the family members needing help. Training and on-going support is provided by Lutheran Community Services, the organization that received the grant to establish this program. If you are interested please see the one page description of this program, what is expected of the volunteer, and contact information for further information and volunteering. This opportunity was passed along to IRO from our Intel Oregon Corporate Affairs Liaison.
Contact information for all RISE Family Literacy Program questions:
Gail Snyder
Americorps Volunteer, RISE Family Literacy Coordinator
605 SE 39th Avenue, Portland, Or 97214
Tel. (503) 731-9572 or email: gsnyder@lcsnw.orgSusi Steinmann, Ph.D.
Multi-Cultural Programs and Curriculum Development
Lutheran Community Services NW
605 S.E. 39th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
ssteinmann@lcsnw.org
(503) 231-7480 ex. 658
WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD? Get started in your own community. Hands On Greater Portland can help. We will connect you with a volunteer opportunity that makes a meaningful, rewarding change in the Portland area. Build a house. Tutor a child. Care for abandoned pets. Build hiking trails. Lead a volunteer group. Join a nonprofit Board.
Whether you are working, parenting, in school or retired, Hands On Greater Portland offers you a variety of ways to get involved while meeting your schedule and interests. Volunteer for a one-time project. Volunteer for a few weeks. Volunteer after work or on the weekends. Volunteer alone, with family, friends or co-workers.
When you volunteer with Hands On Greater Portland, you join people from all backgrounds and experiences. You get a chance to explore issues that shape our community and develop your leadership and job skills. Get connected. Get more done. Have fun. You might even change the world
Hands On Greater Portland is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and United Way Partner.
For more information go to their website http://www.handsonportland.org/HOC__Affiliate_Home_Page
Or call: 503.200.3355 or send email to: info@handsonportland.org
Making a donation feels good. But really giving back feels great. We’re called Social Venture Partners because we are just that – partners. We put our collective personal and professional resources to work in building a better Portland.”
Web Site: http://www.svpportland.org
Intel Retiree contact: Les Soltesz, les.soltesz@comcast.net or phone 503-706-4523
Engineering Mentors for High School Senior Projects in the Hillsboro School District. Mentors are to meet with a graduating High School Senior two or three times during their senior year to advise on their senior project.
Intel Retiree contact: Ben Manny, bmanny@verizon.net
Doernbecker’s Children’s Hospital Learning Center
Children patients are given the opportunity to learn computer skills. Doernbecker is setting up a computer lab and asking for an interested Intel Retiree to meet with the person responsible and help define the volunteer program needed to support this lab.
Doernbecker contact: Maryanne Andrews, Madre311@aol.com
Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA’s, are ordinary men and women from all walks of life, educational levels and ethnic backgrounds who volunteer to serve as an advocate for an abused/neglected child or sibling group. When a CASA is court appointed to a case, he or she is responsible for gathering information, and coordinating as many elements as possible, in order to ultimately help secure for each child a safe & permanent home.
CASA’s visit children regularly, review records, interview parents and relatives, consult with teachers, neighbors and foster care providers, and work closely with community service providers. They advocate for the children and families to gain access to needed support and services. They appear in court to advocate on behalf of the child’s needs and best interests.Your role as a CASA requires a strong dedication to children, creativity in problem solving, the ability to be objective, and above all, a desire to make a real difference in your community.
For additional information contact: JD Feltner, jdfeltner@gmail.com, call 503-789-6100, or go to their website www.casahelpskids.org
This opportunity was submitted by the Intel Volunteers at CASA