Service Opportunities in Immigration
Causa |
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Address: 700 Marion St NE |
Opportunity Contact: Francisco López |
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Agency Description: CAUSA is Oregon’s statewide, grassroots immigrant rights coalition and the largest Hispanic civil and human rights, and advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest. We work to defend and advance immigrant rights through coordination with local, state, and national coalitions and allies. CAUSA organizes, educates, and mobilizes to build power in the immigrant community. Through networking with immigrant, religious, labor, youth, and ally organizations, we work to create a society that recognizes the contributions of immigrants and upholds the values of equality and respect. |
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Opportunity Description: For more information on available volunteer opportunities, call Francisco López at francisco@causaoregon.org (503)-269-5694 or visit CAUSA's Web site! |
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Colonia Libertad |
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Address: 2911 Saddle Club Court Southeast |
Opportunity Contact: Fabiola Camacho |
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Agency Description: Colonia Libertad is an affordable housing development that provides services to migrant farm workers and their families. It is a community that offers educational programs and recreation for children and helps families gain economic stability. |
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Opportunity Description: Volunteer opportunities include working with pre-school/kindergarten children (Monday & Wednesday 1:30 - 2:30 pm), working with elementary school children (Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 - 3:00 pm), or tutoring Monday - Wednesday from 4:15-6:00 pm. |
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Farmworker Housing Development Corporation |
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Address: 1274 Fifth St, |
Opportunity Contact: Jaime Arredondo at |
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Agency Description: Providing affordable housing, it is the umbrella organization for Colonia Libertad and also includes housing sites in Woodburn and Independence, Oregon. |
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Opportunity Description: For information on volunteer opportunities, contact Jaime Arredondo at (503) 302-6549 or jaimearredondo@fhdc.org. |
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Juntos Podemos |
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Address: 2475 Lancaster Drive Northeast |
Opportunity Contact: Teresa Gomez |
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Agency Description: “Juntos podemos” means “together we can in Spanish. This Salem organization offers a variety of public services and community resources to aid the families of children with disabilities. While the program is designed to help families who often face barriers of culture and language in accessing services; anyone can get help. |
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Opportunity Description: Download a volunteer form or learn more at our Web site. For additional information contact Teresa Gomez at (503) 566-7727 or tgomez@hsri.org. |
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Mano a Mano Family Center |
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Address: 2911 Saddle Club Court Southeast |
Opportunity Contact: Circe Barraza at |
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Agency Description: Mano a Mano Family Center supports the social and economic integration and inclusion of low income, Latinos, and families and individuals of color in Salem-Keizer. |
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Opportunity Description: Mano a Mano is in need of volunteers to work with their Youth Program activities (Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm), After School Program (twice a week for two hours each day), or ESL Tutoring program (twice a week for two hours each day). |
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PCUN Oregon’s Farmworker Union |
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Address: 300 Young Street |
Opportunity Contact: Erubiel Valladares |
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Agency Description: Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United), is Oregon's union of farmworkers, nursery, and reforestation workers, and Oregon's largest Latino organization. PCUN's fundamental goal is to empower farmworkers to understand and take action against systematic exploitation and all of its effects. To achieve this end, PCUN is involved in community and workplace organizing on many different levels. |
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Opportunity Description: PCUN is currently building a new building to house their Leadership Institute which will build the leadership capacity and political consciousness to sustain and expand that movement and to propel a host of related struggles, such as immigrants’ rights. Volunteers are needed (preferably a group of at least 3 volunteers) to move dirt, gravel, etc. as they prepare the foundation for the building. Volunteers will also receive a tour of the PCUN office and radio station and learn about PCUN’s work and vision for the future. (car) |
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Salem-Keizer Family Literacy Program - Even Start – Baker School |
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Address: 1515 Saginaw St. S |
Opportunity Contact: Jacob Bailey, Grant Coordinator |
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Agency Description: The Salem Family Literacy Program is a federal program conceived to break the cycle of poverty by providing education for the family unit. Parents have the opportunity to improve their education status, gain parenting skills, learn English and prepare their children for success in school. Meanwhile, in the classroom children are given the chance to increase pre-literacy skills, such as vocabulary building, verbal expression and social skills. |
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Opportunity Description: Volunteer opportunities include assisting children in the classroom or tutoring parents. Opportunities are available during the daytime and in the evenings. (bike, car, bus) |
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Looking for other opportunities related to Immigration? |
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