2011-2012

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Ethos Music Center
Rural Outreach AmeriCorps
This full-time AmeriCorps program provides youth in rural underserved communities with opportunities to access music education, programming and to stimulate ongoing support for music education offerings.
2 North Killingsworth St.
Portland, OR 97217
Website: www.ethos.org
Contact: Megan Moran
email: megan@ethos.org
503-283-8467x111
10 Full time members
Statewide

FoodCorps
FoodCorps is a national Farm to School AmeriCorps program that focuses on school food systems. Members build and tend gardens, conduct hands on nutrition education and facilitate programming that brings local food into public schools.
Website: www.foodcorps.org
Contact: Michelle Markesteyn-Ratcliffe
email: mmarkesteyn@oda.state.or.us
4 Full time members
Counties: Multnomah, Marion, Tillamook, and Lane

Forest Grove School District
Partnerships for Student Achievement
AmeriCorps members serve in Washington County elementary, middle and high schools. Member activities vary from school to school, but all member service includes tutoring, mentoring, parent involvement programs and volunteer generation.
1728 Main St.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Directors: Amarylis Morrow
503-359-8110 X4568
e-mail: AMorrow@fgsd.k12.or.us
County: Washington
Members: 20 Full Time

Habitat for Humanity International
National Direct members serving with Habitat affiliates can swing a hammer on the construction site, recruit partner families and recruit and coordinate volunteers. The positions are "hands on" with members interacting directly with partner families and volunteers. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit ecumenical Christian ministry, founded on the convition that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe, and affordable place to live.
Habitat for Humanity International
3534 SE Main St.
Portland, OR 97266
800-422-4828x4515
Statewide
Members: 11 full time

Heart of Oregon Corps
Heart of Oregon is a youth training and employment program that provides an avenue to reduce poverty, stimulate economic growth and maintain the natural environment. In addition to their Youth Build program, Heart of Oregon has 24 part-time members that serve as part of the Civic Justice Corps , 16 part time members that serve as part of the Clean Energy Corps and 50 300-hour Education Award Program positions.
1291 NE 5th Street
Bend, OR 97701
Website: heartoforegon.org
Contact: Katie Condit
email: katie.condit@heartoforegon.org
541-633-7834
County: Deschutes

Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest
JVC Northwest 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 motivated individuals to reach out to persons living on the margins of society and vulnerable places throughout the Pacific Northwest.
3928 N. Williams
Portland, OR 97227
Website: jvcnorthwest.org
Contact: Clarissa Schoenberg
email: cshoenberg@jvcnorthwest.org
503-335-8202

L'Arche USA
L'Arche Nehalem is part of a world-wide network of homes where people with developmental disabilities and those who share life with them live together in community. L'Arche Nehalem to provides a safe and nurturing home with long term relationships to provide the experiences and support each person needs to live a meaningful and productive life, and to change society by choosing to live relationships in community as a sign of hope and love.
8501 SE Stephens
Portland, OR 97216
503-251-6901
fax- 503-251-6952
e-mail: amy@larche-portland.org
County: Multnomah
Members: 1 Full Time

Metropolitan Family Service
Building Engagement in Schools Together
The BEST AmeriCorps program places members in Portland area Community School programs to address escalating needs among children and families. Members will recruit and coordinate volunteers, develop service learning and youth development opportunities for students, build stronger partnerships with local businesses and create ways to engage more parents and families in schools.
1808 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97214
Contact: Annalise Albright Woods
503-688-1780
e-mail: annalisea@metfamily.org
Website: www.metfamily.org
Members: 16 Full Time

Metropolitan Family Service
Experience Corps
Experience Corps is an innovative 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 develop the confidence and skills to succeed in school and life.
1808 SE Belmont
Portland, OR 97214
503-249-8215
fax: 503-249-1480
Contact: Brendon Bassett or Jessica McLaren Counties: Multnomah, Washington
e-mail: brendonb@metfamily.org
jessicam@metfamily.org

Website: www.metfamily.org
Members: 25 Part Time

The Nature Conservancy
AmeriCorps Conservation Team
Members' service improves environmental conditions in watersheds while they learn and apply ideas and practices of conservation biology. Members are placed individually and in teams. (Members begin service in January.)
33 N. Central Avenue Ste. 405
Medford, OR 97501
Contact: Kyle Strauss
541-842-0284
email: kstrauss@tnc.org
Website: AmeriCorps Conservation Team
Counties: Clatsop, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Klamath, Jackson, Lane, Multnomah and Wallowa
Members: 13 Full time and four 300 hour positions

Northwest Youth Corps
Developing Youth, Engaging Communities
Developing Youth, Engaging Communities is a partnership between Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) and Lane Education Services District. Members serve either with the NYC Outdoor School, an alternative high school; the summer garden program; or a rural school within Lane County. 2621 Augusta Street
Eugene, OR 97403
Director: Kendra Henry
541-349-5055
fax: 541-349-5060
email: KendraH@nwyouthcorps.org
Website: NWYouthCorps.org
County: Lane
Members: 14 Full Time & 7 Part-Time

Oregon Campus Compact
AmeriCorps Retention Project
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.
Contact: Signe Bishop
503.406.3574
Email: signe@oregoncampuscompact.org
Website: www.oregoncampuscompact.org/americorps-programs/americorps-retention-project
County: Statewide

Oregon Campus Compact
Students in Service
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 communtiies gain valuable civic and workforce skills, and upon completion of their term of service, earn an education award.
Contact: Colin Jones, Student Leadership Coordinator
503.406.3570
email: colin@oregoncampuscompact.org
Website: www.studentsinservice.org/contact/oregon.shtml
County: Statewide

Oregon Dept. of Human Services
AmeriCorps HOPE (Healthy Options through Prevention and Education)
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.
500 Summer St. NE, 2nd Floor
Salem, OR 97301-1066
Director: Tina McCollum
503-945-6906
e-mail: tina.mccollum@state.or.us
Website: AmeriCorpsHOPE
Counties: Clatsop, Clackamas, Yamhill, Crook, Jackson, Lane, Marion, Multnomah, Washington, Josephine, Klamath, Grant and Deschutes
Members: 28 Full Time

Oregon Food Bank- SE Oregon Regional Food Bank
Cooking Matters
Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters is a series of cooking-based nutrition education courses presented to low-income community members through local program partners around the country. The Cooking Matters' AmeriCorps member at Oregon Regional Food Bank will support a volunteer-staffed learning program to deliver hands-on cooking and nutrition education to low-income community members in the Ontario area.
Contact: Joleen Fuller
503-853-8981
e-mail: jfuller@oregonfoodbank.org
Website: www.oregonfoodbank.org
Counties: Malheur/Harney
Members: 1 Full Time

Oregon Trail Chapter American Red Cross
Oregon State Service Corps (OSSC)
The Oregon State Service Corps (OSSC) is a statewide, individual placement model AmeriCorps program. Administered by and housed at the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross, the program places AmeriCorps members at nonprofits, government agencies and schools all across Oregon. Members address community needs in four target areas: education, public safety, homeland security and health and human needs.
Director: Mark Johnson
503-528-5622
e-mail: johnsonm@oregonredcross.org
Website: OregonRedCross.org/americorps
Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Jackson, Josephine, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Washington, Wheeler
Members: 57 Full Time & 6 Part Time

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI)
Confluence Environmental Center AmeriCorps
PO Box 8596
Moscow, ID 83843
A project of the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, the Confluence Environmental Center members address critical environmental needs related to Energy & Resource Conservation, Healthy Watersheds, and Environmental Education. CEC members will focus on low-income populations affected by social inequities, deploying a proven program model in a new direction.
Contact: Lara Jones
email: ljones@confluencecenter.org
County: Multnomah
Members: 20 full time

Playworks
Playworks AmeriCorps Coaches
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 begin their third year bringing its trademark brand of safe and inclusive play to 14 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.
1507 NW 23rd Avenue, Suite A
Portland, OR 97210
Website: www.playworks.org
Contact: Jonathan Blasher
email: jblasher@playworks.org
503-928-8686
Members: 8 Full Time
County: Multnomah

Student Conservation Association
Members help to protect vital habitats, threatened wildlife, and other at-risk resources in our nation’s parks, forests and urban green spaces. Sites include: Oregon Caves, Rogue River National Forest, Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge, and Umpqua National Forest.
PO Box 550
Charlestown, NH 03603
603-543-1700
Program Manager: Kate Hagner
e-mail: khagner@thesca.org
website: www.thesca.org
County: Deschutes, Douglas, Josephine & Washington
Part time Members

United Community Action Network (UCAN)
United Communities AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps members will address significant issues in the areas of education and human needs through direct service and volunteer mobilization in Douglas and Josephine Counties.
280 Kenneth Ford Drive
Roseburg, OR 97470
Director: Sarah Davis
541-492-3518
e-mail: sarah.davis@ucancap.org
Website: www.ucancap.org/americorps
County: Douglas & Josephine
Members: 17 Full Time

University of Oregon
RARE Opportunities
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.
1209 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1209
541-346-3881 Director: Megan Smith
email: smith@uoregon.edu
Website: www.rare.uoregon.edu
Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Curry, Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler
Members: 29 Full Time

YouthBuild
In YouthBuild young people ages 16-24 work toward their GED or high school diploma while learning construction skills. Strong emphasis is placed on leadership development and community service.

Community Service Consortium YouthBuild
380 Market Street
Lebanon, OR 97355
Contact: Lasette Doherty
Email: ldoherty@communityservices.us
County: Linn

Portland YouthBuilders
4816 SE 92nd
Portland, OR 97266
Contact: Jill Walters
Email:Jill_w@pybpdx.org
503-286-9350x241
County: Multnomah

Rogue Valley YouthBuild
The Job Council
673 Market Street
Medford, OR 97504
Contact: Sherri Stratton
Email: :sherris@jobcouncil.org
County: Jackson

Heart of Oregon YouthBuild
Heart of Oregon Corps
PO Box 279
Bend, OR 977209
Contact: Laura Handy
Email: laura.handy@heartoforegon.org
County: Deschutes