Portland Arthritis Walk
Make a difference for more than 700-hundred Oregonians suffering from arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability. Join the Portland Arthritis Walk Saturday, May 17th at Willamette Park. Sign up here.
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Portland Iron Chef Competition
Head to the University of Portland Chiles Center the evening of May 17th to watch some of Portland’s top chefs do culinary battle in the 7th Annual Portland Iron Chef Competition. It’s all to benefit the Children’s Relief Nursery.
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Greater Portland Heart Walk
Raise funds to save lives at the Greater Portland Heart Walk Saturday, May 17th at the Eastbank Esplanade. There’s a heart walk event for every level walker. Sign up here.
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Audubon Society of Portland
“Go Native” this spring to help birds and wildlife. Audubon Society of Portland’s huge Annual Native Plant sale is May 17th and 18th.
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Pajama Bowl
Join us at the Foster Kids Pajama Bowl Sunday, May 18th. You’ll have a blast bowling in your PJs, and every penny raised will help local foster kids. Get the skinny here
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Vote
Are you a registered voter? BE SURE TO VOTE! Mail in your ballot for Oregon’s May 20th Primary Election. There are many nonpartisan positions and decisions you can have a voice in.
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SMART
Grants and donations to SMART are down, and need is up! Help SMART keep its programs in area schools, so every child who needs help reading, gets a caring volunteer. Donate online.
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Child Welfare Department
You don’t have to be a foster parent to help a child in foster care… Driving a child to school, counseling or the doctor is a way you can help. Call the Portland area Child Welfare Department at 503 872-5572 to volunteer.
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Columbia/Willamette Women of Vision
The “Columbia/Willamette Women of Vision” are making a difference for children in poverty in Africa, rescuing children from the sex trade in Cambodia, and helping small children at risk right here in Portland .
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Oregon Environmental Council's "Greenlinks"
Check out the Oregon Environmental Council’s “Greenlinks” site for chemical free yard and garden products, and safe household cleaners too.
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Habitat for Humanity's ReStore
Remodeling this spring? Check out Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore for new and used building materials.
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Red Cross and Salvation Army
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The Pixie Project
The Pixie Project is a new animal adoption center and nonprofit pet supply store in Portland. 100 percent of sales goes to their adoption and spay and neuter programs. Check ‘em out at http://www.pixieproject.org/
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New Avenues for Youth
New Avenues for Youth’s “Wish List” includes school supplies to help more youth go through their alternative school and get a G-E-D. Get the full list at http://www.newavenues.org/
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USO
Click to sponsor a USO care package to provide a “touch of home” for an Oregon soldier overseas
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YWCA's LearnLinks
Volunteer with the YWCA’s LearnLinks program: Be a tutor at an afternoon homework club for children of homeless and low-income families in Portland. Start here http://www.ywca.org/
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Portland Youth Builders
Portland Youth Builders has great opportunities for young people to get paid while they finish high school and learn construction or computer skills. Space is limited, so go to http://www.pybpdx.org
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Metro
Metro holds community roundups of hazardous waste every week… Dispose of toxic trash and learn about safer alternatives. Get the schedule http://www.metro-region.org/
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Nature Conservancy
Join a Nature Conservancy work group this summer in alpine meadows, gorges and prairies around Oregon.
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Sisters of the Road
Keep the cornbread comin’ at Sisters of the Road Café for low-income folks in Portland. Your donation will be matched two to one by Operation Cornbread. Make it here http://www.sistersoftheroad.org/wa/sisters
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Loaves and Fishes
With the high price of gas this season, Loaves and Fishes needs Meals-On-Wheels drivers big time. Sign up at http://www.loavesandfishesonline.org
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Free Geek
Don’t toss that old computer in the dumpster! Take it to Free Geek. They’ll recycle it safely, or refurbish it for job skills training for someone in need. Start at http://www.freegeek.org
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SCRAP
SCRAP collects re-usable stuff from businesses and gives it to schools, artists and kids’ groups. Find out what they take at http://www.scrapaction.org
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Depression Screening
Taking a depression-screening test is quick and easy.
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Oregon Mentors
A study of Oregon school children reported a that 1 in 10 middle school students said they don’t have a caring adult to talk to when they’re worried or scared. So while we’re all a little worried and scared, think about mentoring a kid. Start here http://www.ormentors.org/
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Oregon Environmental Council
The Oregon Environmental Council’s Greenlinks will hook you up with products and services to keep your yard beautiful and your lifestyle healthier. Start here http://www.oeconline.org/livinggreen
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Growing Gardens
Help Growing Gardens build home veggie gardens for low-income folks in Portland, or simply sign up for one of their cool workshops at http://www.growing-gardens.org
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Drive Less Save More
Think you don’t have much control over the time you spend on the road? Think again. Metro has all sorts of travel options at their new site http://www.drivelesssavemore.com
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Oregon Literacy
Oregon Literacy connects more than a thousand adults with reading and writing tutors every year. Check here http://www.oregonliteracy.org/programsservices/ to volunteer or find a tutor anywhere in the state.
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Operation Hero Miles
Operation Hero Miles gives regular folks a way to donate their frequent flyer miles, so troops can fly home on leave for free. Start here http://www.heromiles.org/
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Resolutions Northwest
Neighborhood feuds don’t have to fester. Resolutions Northwest offers free mediation services to folks in the Portland. Don’t let that barking dog drive you over the edge. Check out http://www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/
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Clackamas County's Volunteer Connection
Clackamas County's Volunteer Connection has hundreds of volunteer opportunities for the holidays and beyond! Senior companions are especially needed. Get the list here http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/socialservices/involved/volun/vc.htm
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Transition Projects Shelters
Looking for a volunteer gig for the gang at work? Every day groups of volunteers buy, cook and share meals with homeless people Transition Projects shelters. Get the scoop at http://www.tprojects.org/volunteer.html
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The Oregon Trail Chapter of the Red Cross
The Oregon Trail Chapter of the Red Cross responds to a disaster every 40 hours. Take their Pledge to Prepare Oregon: build a kit, make a plan, get trained. Start here http://www.redcross-pdx.org/
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Metro's Buyers' Guide
Metro’s Buyers’ Guide to Recycled Products lists more than a thousand recycled-content products available here, including auto and building supplies.
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CASA
Help find a safe, permanent home for a child who needs one. Check out the work of CASA volunteers at orientation nights in Portland or Hillsboro. Start here http://www.casahelpskids.org/main.asp?id=30
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Know HIV Aids
Join us in the worldwide effort stop the spread of AIDS. Start here: http://www.knowhivaids.org/
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Charity Navigator
Get the most for your charitable contribution. Charity Navigator will show you which organizations are well run and accountable for your dollars. Go to http://www.charitynavigator.org/
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Oregon Partnership
Have a few questions about methamphetamine, and no one to give you straight answers? Oregon Partnership can help. Email Youthline Online. http://www.orpartnership.org/youthlink.asp It's confidential.
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Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America needs volunteers for the Home Free program, for women and children surviving domestic violence. Check here for info http://www.voaor.org/help/volunteer.html
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Habitat for Humanity
Help Habitat for Humanity and save some bucks on your remodeling project: buy your building materials at the Re-Store. Materials change often, the prices are unbeatable, and you can donate decent used stuff to Re-Store. Check this site for more info http://www.wwhfh.org/index.htm
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Oregon Mentors
Being a mentor is a way to share what you know... and children with mentors are less likely to use illegal drugs or take part in violence. Oregon Mentors can tell you all about mentoring, or find a mentor for a child you care about. Hook up with Oregon Mentors at http://www.ormentors.org
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