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We encourage you to join our 1,400 skilled and caring volunteers who contribute
160,000 hours in the Greater Portland, Oregon
region. MFS makes connections that strengthen the lives of
30,000 low-income individuals and families each year.
Most, but not all of our positions are on the east side. Our
volunteers work with children, families, and older adults. A list of
many of our positions can be found by following the links below.
Volunteer Opportunities with Children and Families
Volunteer
Opportunities with Older Adults
Volunteer Opportunities at Events
Volunteer Opportunities for Groups

If you would you like us to help you find an MFS volunteer
position in Portland, Oregon that matches your skills, interests, and available time you
can register online.

Volunteer Opportunities with Children and Families
After School Activity Leader. Volunteer as a SUN instructor
for an after school class at 1 of 11 elementary and middle schools
(mostly in East Multnomah County). Hours vary, between 2:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. Volunteers may teach anything that they are interested in
including recreation, enrichment, art, music, academic tutoring, and
homework. If you have a special skill or interest and you want to
share it with youth in the community contact Tricia Harding at triciah@metfamily.org or 503.232.0007, ext. 150.
For a list of schools, visit MFS SUN Community Schools.
Assistant After School Activity
Leader. Assist a SUN activity leader in leading after school
classes for students in elementary or middle school. Classes are
designed to build academic, inter-personal, or life skills to
students attending SUN Community Schools. Contact Tricia Harding at triciah@metfamily.org or
503.232.0007, ext. 150.
For a list of schools, visit MFS SUN Community
Schools.
Car Mechanic. Volunteer as a Ways to Work Car Mechanic. Ways to Work
helps low-income working parents purchase or repair a car. If you
are a certified mechanic you can help parents by 1. Inspecting cars
prior to purchase 2. Providing diagnosis/consultations for car
repairs and/or 3. Providing car care classes to our loan recipients
(approximately once per month). Total volunteer time is flexible,
but averages about 5 – 10 hours per month. If you have special
talents with cars and would like to share them, contact Shana Sturtz
at shanas@metfamily.org or 503.232.0007, ext 303.
Car Shopper. Ways to Work, a program assisting working parents
purchase a car, is looking for someone who is knowledgeable about
buying used cars and wants to share that information with car
shoppers. Our clients are looking for cars in the $2,000 to $4,000
range, and would greatly appreciate any advice you have to share.
Time commitment is flexible, average five hours a month. Contact
Shana Sturtz at shanas@metfamily.org or 503.232.0007, ext 303.
Experience Corps. Experience Corps volunteers work one-on-one with elementary school
students as academic mentors and tutors. Several volunteers are
placed at one of ten schools located in Portland, Beaverton, and
Forest Grove. Volunteers commit to serving 450 hours over a
10-month period (12 – 15 hours a week), and they may receive a monthly
taxable stipend of about $250. Upon completion of the 450 hours, an
Education Award of about $1,200 is also available. You can view a job description, complete an application, or contact Beth
Jacobs at bethj@metfamily.org or
503.249.8215, ext. 22.
Foster Grandparent. Foster Grandparent volunteers help special-needs children by acting
as positive role models in public schools, childcare programs, and
hospitals. Foster Grandparent provides opportunities for adults age
60 and older to remain active and serve the communities in which
they live. Volunteers may be eligible for a modest stipend for
serving 15 – 40 hours a week. You can view a
job description, complete an
application, or contact Beth Jacobs at bethj@metfamily.org or
503.249.8215, ext. 22.
RSVP– volunteer with all ages. RSVP volunteers share their
expertise in rewarding jobs with people of all ages in schools,
hospitals, museums, the arts, the environment, and other non-profit
agencies throughout Multnomah County. Volunteers are eligible to
receive mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability/accident
insurance. The time commitment varies according to site placement;
however, volunteers contribute an average of 16 hours of service
each week and work both as individuals and on team projects. You can
view a job
description, complete an
application, or contact
Beth Jacobs at bethj@metfamily.org or
503.249.8215, ext. 22.
For additional information about volunteering, contact MFS at volunteer@metfamily.org or 503.232.0007, ext. 105.
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