AmeriCorps*VISTA in Oregon

Additional information about
AmeriCorps*VISTA Programs in Oregon.
http://www.oregonvista.org/

2011-2012 VISTA PROGRAMS

Community Services Consortium
Building Bridges
The Community Services Consortium “Building Bridges Program” serves as an Intermediary Sponsor to faith and community-based, grassroots agencies addressing the reduction of poverty-related issues in Benton, Lincoln, Linn and Marion Counties.
545 SW 2nd, Suite A
Corvallis, OR 97333
Supervisor: Tifani Erpelding
541-758-2641
email: terpelding@csc.gen.or.us
Website: www.csc.gen.or.us
Counties: Benton, Lincoln, Linn and Marion

Hands on Mid-Willamette Valley
National VISTA Program
VISTA member serves as the Youth Volunteer Coordinator encouraging youth to get involved in their community and recruiting community members to volunteer with HOME Youth and Resource Center, an at-risk youth day shelter.
Contact: Melissa Gibler
Email: melissa@handsonmwv.org
Phone: 877-372-4141
Marion County

Medical Reserve Corps
AmeriCorps*VISTA members perform capacity building activities for the various Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unites throughout the State. Activities range from building infrastructure through assisting in the development of operational plans, training curriculum, activation policies and resoucres development, as well as planning and implementing community health projects.
Portland, OR
Supervisor: Akiko Berkman
Phone: (503) 593-6228
email: akiko.berkman@state.or.us
Website: https://serv-or.org
Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Jackson, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill

Oregon Campus Compact
Members with the Oregon Campus Compact program serve to develop meaningful volunteer opportunities for college students that address critical issues of poverty in each community.
620 SW 5th, Suite 800
Portland, OR 97205
Supervisor: Signe Bishop
503-406-3567
email: signe@oregoncampuscompact.org
Website: www.oregoncampuscompact.org
Counties: Benton, Clackamas, Jackson, Lane, Marion, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill

Oregon Microenterprise Network (OMEN)
Oregon Asset Building Corps
The Oregon Microenterprise Network VISTA project is a statewide entrepreneurial program which offers business development and financial literacy for citizens in economically depressed areas.
1220 SW Morrison, Suite 805
Portland, OR 97205
Supervisor: Leanne Murray
503-546-9913
email: leanne@oregon-microbiz.org
Website: www.oregon-microbiz.org
Counties: Clackamas, Deschutes, Jefferson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington and Yamhill (Intermediary)

City of Portland
Members with the City of Portland "Future Connect" Project will seek to double the current percentage of students who are going to college or career training programs by identifying community assets, strengthening existing partnerships, forging new collaboartaions, and plugging into the Cradle to Career framework.
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Supervisor: Kali Ladd
503-823-1123
email: Kali.Ladd@portlandoregon.gov
County: Multnomah

Umpqua Community Action Network (UCAN)
UCAN VISTA Coalition
UCAN is a Community Action Program and serves as an Intermediary Sponsor for up to eighteen small non-profit agencies addressing the reduction of poverty-related issues in Coos, Douglas and Josephine Counties.
2448 W Harvard Avenue
Roseburg, OR 97470
Supervisor: Jane Larsen
email: jlarsen@ucancap.org
541-672-3421
Website: www.ucancap.org
Counties: Coos, Douglas, Josephine (Intermediary)

Wisdom of the Elders
Members will serve to create a sustainable model to address social and economic inequities within Portland's Native American community. Native people will have improved access to resources, life and career skills that could lift them out of poverty.
5518 SE Flavel Drive
Portland, OR 97206
Supervisor: Katie Shaw
503-775-4014
email: katie@wisdomoftheelders.org
County: Multnomah

Youth Builders
National VISTA Program Multnomah County