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
- Oregon Employment Department – http://www.emp.state.or.us
- Washington A&D job search site – http://wajobline.com/
- Oregon Labor Market Information System – OLMIS direct link to chemical dependency jobs
- Hands on Portland – www.handsonportland.org
- Volunteer Match/Idealist – www.volunteermatch.org
- Non Profit of Oregon – https://nonprofitoregon.org/
- Non-Profit jobs – http://www.idealist.org
- Lines for Life Formerly (Oregon Partnership) – great opportunity to build counseling skills and crisis assessment. Time count towards ACCBO hours https://www.linesforlife.org/
- National job search site but you choose by state. http://www.bridgestar.org/Home.aspx
- Nonprofit Association of Oregon – web site with local job board – http://www.nonprofitoregon.org/
- Ecumenical Ministries http://www.emoregon.org/volunteer.php
- Victim Advocate – Multnomah Co. District Attorney http://mcda.us/index.php/about-the-da/volunteers/
- 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.
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Multnomah County Dept. of Community Justice – Go to their web page https://beta.multco.us/dcj/dcj-volunteers/become-intern-dcj Fill out the online application, then contact Stephanie Bolson 503-988-5634 her email is stephanie.bolson@multco.us.
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Multnomah County Sherriff Volunteer Coordinator Maureen Raczko maureen.raczko@mcso.us
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The contact for Clackamas County Juvenile Department is Lori Bell Volunteer Coordinator 2121 Kaen Road Oregon City, Oregon 97045 503.655.8342 x7125 FAX: 503.655.8448 http://www.clackamas.us/juvenile