Volunteer

Volunteering and Service Learning are good compliments to your academic endeavors.  Frequently they not only are fulfilling but lead to current letters of reference, networking and structure to the day.

Below is the link to PCC’s Service Learning sites

http://www.pcc.edu/resources/community-based-learning/connector/

Local Job Search & Volunteer Sites

  1. Oregon Employment Department – http://www.emp.state.or.us
  2.  Washington A&D job search site – http://wajobline.com/
  3. Oregon Labor Market Information System – OLMIS direct link to chemical dependency jobs
  4. Hands on Portland – www.handsonportland.org
  5. Volunteer Match/Idealist – www.volunteermatch.org
  6. Non Profit of Oregon – https://nonprofitoregon.org/
  7. Non-Profit jobs – http://www.idealist.org
  8.  Lines for Life Formerly (Oregon Partnership) – great opportunity to build counseling skills and crisis assessment.  Time count towards ACCBO hours https://www.linesforlife.org/
  9. National job search site but you choose by state. http://www.bridgestar.org/Home.aspx
  10. Nonprofit Association of Oregon –  web site with local job board – http://www.nonprofitoregon.org/
  11. Ecumenical Ministries http://www.emoregon.org/volunteer.php
  12. Victim Advocate – Multnomah Co. District Attorney  http://mcda.us/index.php/about-the-da/volunteers/
  13. Skills based volunteer matching https://www.catchafire.org/

Interested in a career in Re-Entry in the Portland area join the ROAR alliance and get their e-newsletter by emailing vjbaucom@gmail.com

Many students wish to have a coop with the local counties this takes a few months to set up and there is a background check.