Please join us Sunday April 20 at 2pm for Building Healthy Families Day with the Portland Beavers!! 

As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, PGE Park is partnering with Sunshine Division, the Police Activities League and other local charities and organizations to provide a day dedicated to safe and healthy children and families. The Portland Beavers are pleased to offer great tickets at discounted prices. Come out and join us as the Beavers take on the Salt Lake Bees!

Tickets can be purchased on-line at: www.portlandbeavers.com/grouptickets username: family password: family

Child Aid, a thriving Portland-based non profit, serving thousands of needy children and their families in Guatemala and Oaxaca, Mexico, is honored to host a FOTOKIDS exhibit April 19-20 at the Mark Wolley Gallery (128 NE Russell St., Portland OR 97212 ). The gallery will be open for viewing on Saturday April 19th from 11am to 10pm and Sunday April 20th from noon to 6pm.

PLEASE JOIN US on Saturday, April 19th at 7pm for a special presentation and reception, four visiting Guatemalan FOTOKIDS students will speak about their work. There is no cost to attend the exhibit or presentation.

FOTOKIDS is a project that provides young people living in the poorest barrios of urban and rural Guatemala with educational and artistic opportunities.

For more information visit:

VISION ACTION NETWORK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OPENING Application Deadline Extended to Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:00pm

Please view entire job description and application details: www.visionactionnetwork.org

The Vision Action Network Board of Directors is seeking a new Executive Director to help lead this successful organization in our work toward collaborative community solutions for Washington County. If you have skills and experience in building alliances, implementing collaborative action that involves diverse sectors of the community and managing an agency, we encourage you to apply.

Position Title: VISTA VOLUNTEER – Mercy Corps Northwest

Primary Location:Portland, Oregon

Application Deadline:June 1, 2008

Start Date:August 15, 2008

End Date:August 16, 2009

How to Apply: Submit your cover letter with information on how to contact you and a resume to our website: www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/jobs

Background: “AmeriCorps* Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) is a national service program dedicated to eliminating poverty by helping individuals and low-income neighborhoods make positive changes for themselves. Through AmeriCorps* VISTA, ordinary people provide extraordinary service in more than 1,200 projects nationwide.”

Are you interested in working for a healthy, growing non-profit?

Shepherd's Door is looking for year-round Lead Teachers AND summer teachers in our state of the art Children’s Center in NE Portland.

We have low student-teacher ratios. The positions include a competitive hourly wage and full benefits.

Shepherd's Door is the women and children's division of Portland Rescue Mission. Please direct candidates to visit the employment section of our website at www.PortlandRescueMission.org for further information.

Portland Rescue Mission is looking for a full-time Gift Processing and Database Specialist at our Administrative office in the Lloyd Center district. Raiser's Edge experience is a plus.

The position includes a competitive hourly wage and full benefits.

Please direct candidates to visit the employment section of our website at www.PortlandRescueMission.org for further information.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregons (EMO) Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns (INEC), has the following opening for a Faith and Environment Program Intern. For more information about EMO or INEC please visit our website at www.emoregon.org .Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon   Faith and Environment Program Interns   GOAL: To provide support in outreach, education, advocacy, materials preparation, coordination and research for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregons (EMO) Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns (INEC), primarily in energy and climate change.

Do you work at a non-profit that could use some extra assistance this summer? Would you like to work with a youth in a mentoring relationship to teach them job skills? Consider participating in the Friends of the Children Summer Internship Program!

The Summer Internship Program gives Friends of the Children program teens an introduction to the workforce in order to gain professionalism and job readiness, as well as to explore career options.

Internship placements are needed in a variety of work settings. Past interns have been placed at law firms, restaurants, summer camps, retail stores, warehouses, cafes, marketing firms, non-profits, sports training centers and community newspapers.

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is a nonprofit that envisions an Oregon where every child can read and is empowered to succeed. We engage community volunteers to read one-on-one with K-3 children who need literacy support. Participating children also receive new books each month to keep and read with their families. Since 1992, thousands of SMART volunteers have been inspiring little readers through storytelling. Together with support from the community, we are building brighter futures for Oregonians big and small.

For more information on SMART and this position please visit our website at www.getsmartoregon.org.

Submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] or by fax at (503) 937-4859.

Job Description

Program Coordinator

The ReBuilding Center wants to host your volunteer group. If you’ve happened to visit our warehouse in the last two months you’ve probably noticed all the great reorganization that’s taken place - things are cleaner, safer, and easier to find. We need your help to continue to make these great improvements as we fight the fight to keep reusable building materials out of the landfills. Whatever your group size, makeup, or skill range, we would love to utilize your helping hand. Some of the things you might do include: sorting materials (trim, lumber, electrical supplies, lighting), painting, pulling nails, sweeping, measuring and more. And we’re more than happy to gear projects to your groups’ needs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  From: Disability Art and Culture Project Contact: Kathy Coleman Date: March 31, 2008  

DISABILITY PRIDE ART AND CULTURE FESTIVAL 2008

Catholic Charities and Immigration Counseling Service are holding low cost citizenship workshops in conjunction with the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

What: A workshop to assist Legal Permanent Residents who want to become naturalized American citizens in determining legal eligibility for citizenship and filling out the application

When: Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 10:00 AM Please arrive ON TIME

Where: St Henry’s Catholic Church in Gresham and St Anthony’s Catholic Church in Tigard

How: CALL Sarah to register at (503) 542-2855 x37 The workshop costs $50.00 – cash or money order

Help the Edwards Center and SOLV this Saturday in Milwaukie

Join the Friends of Tryon Creek State Park for SOLV IT on Saturday

Join the Friends of Tryon Creek State Park and SOLV next weekend in any ivy pull in the state park on Saturday April 19 from 9 am to 1 pm.

Project Activities: You will play an important role in our greater effort to rid the Park of invasive plant species. In the last decade, with the help of individuals and groups like you, we have removed over 170 acres of invasive plants from this over 670 acre natural area. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal.

Site Address: 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd

Meeting Location: Parking is limited, so please carpool if possible. Meet at the shelter, just to the right of the Nature Center down the path.

The Portland Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is looking for volunteers for this summer's one-week camp sessions.

We especially need volunteers for the July 7-12 session and desperately need people who do not fear trash runs, and food service. It's all fun, we promise! Shifts are 8am-1pm, 1pm-6pm and 4-7pm.

If you apply asap you may still be able to serve as Instrument Instructors, Band Managers, Band Coaches and Workshop Leaders. Musical experience is not required for all positions, you CAN volunteer!

There are four sessions, June 23-28, July 7-12, and July 21-26 August 4-9, 2007 with a full day of training the Sunday before each session.