AmeriCorps in Oregon

Interested in serving in AmeriCorps in Oregon? Please contact the programs that interest you to learn more about their application process, start date and available positions.

To learn about AmeriCorps*VISTA positions (positions that address poverty issues through capacity building, one full year of service), check out the Oregon VISTA website at: http://www.oregonvista.org/

Impact NW AmeriCorps
ImpactNW
Kim Menig
kmenig@impactnw.org
503-709-1286
Website: www.impactnw.org
Counties: Multnomah

Members: 18 FT

10 members are placed at Community Schools, many with the SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) program. 7 members are placed with other Impact NW anti-poverty programs, serving a range of individuals from birth to senior citizens. 1 member serves as a Team Leader to support the team as a whole. If you want to make a difference in the lives of others, gain incredible professional development, and meet other people who share a passion for community engagement, this is the program for you!

AmeriCorps Retention Project
Oregon Campus Compact
Signe Bishop
signe@oregoncampuscompact.org
503-725-8139
Website: http://www.oregoncampuscompact.org/Retentionrecruitment.htm
Counties: Statewide

The Retention project is a college-based mentoring program that utilizes service-learning to improve retention and academic advancement rates of first-generation college students and first generation college bound students. Members and college student volunteers will engage in service-learning (mentoring and service projects); work with faculty to recruit college students as mentors; develop partnerships between colleges and non-profit organizations and directly mentor youth from elementary through college freshmen to eliminate barriers to academic advancement.

HandsOn Network
HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley
455 Biller Ave NE, Salem, OR 97267
Melissa Gibler
mgibler@unitedwaymwv.org
877-372-4141
Website: http://handsonmwv.org/
Counties: Marion, Polk and Yamhill

HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley is proud to support the work of over 160 community partners in volunteer management best practices as well as shining a bright spotlight on where volunteers can make the biggest difference in collectively improving the lives of our neighbors. We sponsor two AmeriCorps positions - one to increase service learning with youth and one to increase volunteer retention and strategies for increasing volunteer projects in Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties

United Communities AmeriCorps
Umpqua Community Action Network
For more information, please contact Sarah Davis at sarah.davis@ucancap.org or 541-492-3518.

AmeriCorps members with the United Communities AmeriCorps (UCA) address significant issues in the areas of education and human needs through direct service and volunteer mobilization. Learn about positions and the application process at http://www.ucancap.org/_pages/programs/americorps.php.

Locations: Roseburg, Riddle, Reedsport, and Grants Pass.

Oregon State Service Corps
American Red Cross – Oregon Trail Chapter
Matt Honore
Email: honorem@redcross-pdx.org
503-528-5658
http://www.oregonredcross.org/ossc
Counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Clatsop, Lincoln, Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Crook, Wheeler, Gilliam, Malheur, Coos, Hood River
Members: 49 FT 2PT

Oregon State Service Corps (OSSC) is an AmeriCorps*State program addressing significant community needs in the areas of education, public health, social services, disaster response, after-school programming and volunteer coordination across the State of Oregon. Members serve individually or in small teams at non-profits, government agencies and school districts. Placement sites include K-12 schools, museums, community housing programs, universities, community colleges, city agencies, family resource centers, health centers and non-profits of all varieties.

Oregon Food Bank-Operation Frontline AmeriCorps
SE Regional Food Bank - Oregon Food Bank
Ginny Sorensen
Email: gsorensen@oregonfoodbank.org
503-419-4183
http://www.oregonfoodbank.org
Counties: Malheur/Harney
Members: 1 FT

Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline is a series of cooking-based nutrition education courses presented to low-income community members through local program partners around the country. The Operation Frontline AmeriCorps member at SE Oregon Regional Food Bank will coordinate classes; work with community agencies hosting classes; recruit, train, and support volunteers; and provide other direct service support for the program in Ontario, Oregon. Candidates with Spanish language skills are strongly encouraged to apply. A detailed job description and application information will be available on the OFB website in Fall 2010.

AmeriCorps Conservation Team
The Nature Conservancy
Kyle Strauss
kstrauss@tnc.org
541-770-7933 ext 3#
http://nature.org/oregon/americorps
Counties: Clatsop, Multnomah, Clackamas, Lane, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Deschutes, Crook, Grant, Wallowa
Members: 13 FT (Positions will open in October for placement starting January 2010.)

The AmeriCorps Conservation Team members are placed at Nature Conservancy offices around Oregon. They work to improve environmental conditions in watersheds while learning and applying ideas and practices of conservation biology. Positions start in January and run through December.

AmeriCorps HOPE
Oregon Department of Human Services
Tina McCollum
tina.mccollum@state.or.us
503-945-6906
http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/children/teens/americorps
Members: 23 FT

Members work with youth and families to promote positive youth development, healthy sexuality and relationships, increase skills and knowledge to cope with teen issues, reduce risk behaviors, strengthen families, and increase awareness and prevetion of domestic violence and child sexual assault.

Catholic Network of Volunteer Services
Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education
University of Portland School of Education
Contact: Mary Dolan
dolan@up.edu
503-943-7417

Members serve in the PACE program whose mission is to infuse under-resourced Catholic schools in the NW with enthusiastic teachers who are themselves learning modern, research-based teaching methods and embarking on a career in education as a vocation in the context of community.

Playworks
Jonathan Blasher
jblasher@playworks.org
503-928-8686
http://www.playworksusa.org/make-recess-count/play/playworks-portland
Counties: Multnomah
Members: 9FT

Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that supports learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to schools at recess and throughout the entire school day. Playworks will bring its trademark brand of safe and inclusive play to eight Portland Public Schools when classes start up after the summer break. Playworks coaches are full-time positions, responsible for planning and implementing play and physical activity programming during recess, in school and after school hours at a public school.

Experience Corps
Metropolitan Family Service
Holly Williams
hollyw@metfamily.org
503-249-8215 x19
http://www.metfamily.org/expcorp.htm
Counties: Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah
Members: 50 FT 2 PT

Experience Corps is an innovative national service program that creates opportunities for older adults (55+) to take part in vital public and community service. Experience Corps members work in teams to provide children with mentoring and tutoring services in Portland, Clackamas and Gresham area elementary schools-helping children to read and to develop the confidence and skills to succeed in school and in life.

Habitat for Humanity
AmeriCorps Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East
1478 NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97211
Contact: Sarah Armstrong
email: sarah@habitatportlandmetro.org
503-287-9529x33
www.habitatportlandmetro.org
Counties: Multnomah
Members: 4 full time

Habitat builds partnerships among volunteers, families and the community to transform lives and revitalize neighborhoods by enabling families in need to earn and own a simple, decent, affordable home. Members play a key role on our construction site by providing leadership to volunteers. New members will be trained in all aspects of construction in order to lead volunteers on site.

Developing Youth, Empowering Communities
Northwest Youth Corps
Andrew King
andrewk@nwyouthcorps.org
541-349-7513
http://www.nwyouthcorps.org/americorps.html
Counties: Lane
Members: 14 FT and 7 PT

Northwest Youth Corps offers a challenging education and job-training experience that helps youth and young adults develop the skills they need to lead full and productive lives. HYL AmeriCorps members serve in an alternative outdoor high school and rural Lane County schools. Members encourage volunteerism and citizenship within the local community, assist with direct student instruction and individualized attention increasing adult to student ratios, program afterschool activities and provide environmental education.

Student Conservation Association
Kate Hagner
khagner@thesca.org
603-543-1700
www.thesca.org

Members help to protect vital habitats, threatened wildfire and other at-risk resources in our nation's parks, forest and urban green spaces. Sites include: Oregon Caves, Rogue River National Forest, Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge and Umpqua National Forest.

L'Arche Portland
L'Arche USA
Abbey Piner
(202) 543-0630
www.larche-portland.org
Counties: Multnomah
Members: 5 FT

This is a live-in placement, in an intentional faith-based community, wherein volunteers provide direct care for adults with disabilities. This includes physical and emotional care, as well as helping them participate in social and recreational activities. Volunteers fulfill specific tasks that help "create home," such as cooking, and light household maintenance. Volunteers help plan and/or participate in community events and celebrations.

CSC YouthBuild
Community Services Consortium
Lasette Doherty
ldoherty@communityservices.us
541-451-1071
http://www.csc.gen.or.us
Counties: Linn
Members: 1 FT 28 PT

Lebanon YouthBuild assists youth and young adults ages 17 – 24 with GED or high school diploma completion while promoting service learning activities in the community. Participants learn residential construction skills through building homes for low-income families.

Northwest Service Academy
Educational Service District 112
Cathy Humphrey
cathy.humphrey@esd112.org
360-750-7500 x229
http://www.nwserviceacademy.org
Statewide

Operating since 1994, Northwest Service Academy (NWSA) provides valuable job experience in environmental service careers while meeting local community needs across the entire northwest. NWSA service locations and community agency partnerships are extremely diverse: from environmental service in vibrant, progressive urban communities with non-profits or municipal agencies; to field work in some of the world’s most pristine landscapes doing restoration and public land enhancement projects. NWSA’s Links Education Award-Only program connects local communities and individuals with one another to address critical local needs in the areas of education, public safety, the environment and other human needs.

For the program year beginning September 2010, NWSA will be on a reduced program schedule due to not being selected for funding by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that funds AmeriCorps national programs. NWSA is working in partnership with several organizations, agencies and state AmeriCorps offices to develop opportunities for members. Please check the NWSA website for current notifications.

Partnerships for Student Achievement
Forest Grove School District
Jeri Lerwick
jlerwick@fgsd.k12.or.us
503-359-8110 Ext. 4537
http://fgsd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=78345&sessionid=a82350935a7ae25ebd95773066d49af4&sessionid=a82350935a7ae25ebd95773066d49af4
Counties: Washington
Members: 20 FT

Partnerships for Student Achievement (PSA) is an education-based AmeriCorps program serving k-12 schools in Washington County. PSA places full-time AmeriCorps members in schools for one year to help students reach academic success through tutoring, mentoring, volunteer generation, before and after school programs and parental outreach.

University of Oregon
RARE Opportunities
1209 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1209
541-346-2879
Director: Megan Smith
email: smith@uoregon.edu
website: http://rare.uoregon.edu/
Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Coos, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Marion, Umatilla, Wallowa
Members: 25 Full Time

Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) is a University of Oregon program that trains, places and provides technical support to graduate level participants who live and work in communities throughout Oregon helping improve economic, social and environmental conditions.

Oregon Campus Compact
Students in Service
Emily Guilliland
elg@pdx.edu
503-725--8139
http://www.studentsinservice.org/contact/oregon.shtml
Statewide

The Students in Service program is a part-time AmeriCorps program that encourages and supports college and university students to enroll as part-time AmeriCorps members who provide valuable service in their communities. SIS members make a difference in their communities, gain valuable civic and workforce skills, and upon completion of their term of service, earn an education award.

Youth Volunteer Corps
Corvallis Parks and Recreation
Deb Curtis
Debra.Curtis@ci.corvallis.or.us
541-754-1734
http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us
Counties: Benton
Members: 3 FT

Outgoing, energetic, self starters with good communication skills wanted. You’ll recruit and coordinate 11 – 18 year old youth for service learning and community service projects in Corvallis, Oregon.

Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
503-335-8202
jvcnorthwest.org
Email: info@jvcnorthwest.org

Jesuit Volunteer Corps connects women and men with volunteer service opportunities that focus on the core values of community, spirituality, simple living and social and ecological justice. JVC Northwest provides opportunities for young, motivated individuals to reach out to persons living on the margins of society and vulnterable places throughout the Pacific Northwest.