First Thursday of Each Month • 5:30-7pm • Burnside Shelter • 111 W. Burnside Portland
Since 1949, the Portland Rescue Mission has been meeting the immediate, tangible needs of Portland’s homeless at it’s downtown location by providing meals, shelter and emergency services. On the first Thursday of each month, Intown volunteers to serve dinner, preach the gospel, and enjoy fellowship with the men and women of Portland in need.
Contact: Brooke Snelling at pcawithprm@gmail.com
Tuesdays • 4-8:30pm
Every Tuesday night, Dinner & a Movie provides a home-cooked meal, and a safe, indoor place for homeless youths to watch a movie and build relationships with each other and staff. These gatherings also serve as an opportunity for Dinner and a Movie to produce long-lasting, healthy relationships with the youth through its mentoring program.
Intown has a wonderful relationship with Dinner & a Movie, and we’d love to help you get involved in this ministry.
p:ear is an enrollment-based community center for transitional and homeless youth, providing art, recreation and educational opportunities and one-on-one mentoring. P:ear builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives.
Contact: Jessica at jpoundstone@gmail.com.
A Compassion clinic uses volunteers to offer free medical, dental, chiropractic, and other professional care to those in need. There are also social service expo fairs where organizations and churches are able to network with the community about what is offered in the area. Both professional and general volunteers are needed at all of these events. Visit the Compassion Clinic site to view upcoming clinics and sign up.
Donating one unit of blood can save up to three lives. If you are unable to give blood, the Red Cross is always in need of volunteers as well.
Contact: Brian at blandoe@intownchurch.com.
BCS is a Christian non-profit located in NE Portland providing wholesome food and free budget/sustainability classes for more than 650 low-income Portland families. BCS has two large organic gardens (one in West Linn, and one in NE) that offer free classes and grow food for participants. Many volunteer opportunities at the warehouse (NE 181st) and both gardens.
Contact: Angela at angela.baker.knits@gmail.com.
CCRR is one of only two organizations in Portland that provide resettlement services to refugees, Catholic Services trains volunteers to teach conversational English, finances, budgeting, explaining notes from school, and general navigation of American culture. Some volunteers are focused more on the children and helping with tutoring for school, others get more involved with medical issues and providing transportation to appointments.
Contact: Sharon at sharon@bertuleit.com