Service Opportunities in Mentoring
Boys and Girls Club |
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Address: 1395 Summer Street Northeast |
Opportunity Contact: Sue Bloom |
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Agency Description: The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties is to inspire and enable all youth ages 6-18, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens through the development of a positive self-image and self-reliance |
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Opportunity Description: Boys and Girls club is looking to reinstate a program called ‘Fella’s Club.’ This group involves connecting with several university male student volunteers to come hang out and mentor our male youth at the Teen Center. It’s about an hour a week commitment. The idea is to hand out and start discussions, eat of course, and provide some positive role models who are close to the teens’ age. |
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Boys and Girls Club - Teaching Teens For Tomorrow Program |
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Address: Chemeketa Community College |
Opportunity Contact: Courtney Galli |
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Agency Description: Helping Teenagers who face significant barriers in their lives, reach their goals and achieve their full potential. |
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Opportunity Description: We need tutors to come in 2-3 times a week and tutor the teens at our program that need some extra help with their school work. Specifically we are looking for math, english and foreign language tutors (French and Spanish) but any other subject would be great too. |
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Community Action Drug Prevention Network |
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Opportunity Contact: Amanda Lynch |
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Agency Description: Community Action Drug Prevention Network (CADPN) is a non-profit organization in Salem that serves Marion and Polk counties with the goal of preventing and reducing drug and alcohol use among all people in our service area. |
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Opportunity Description: CADPN is in need of volunteers to work with their youth programs, serving as a mentor at a cross generational after school mentoring program at McKay High School, or serving as a volunteer driver for reward-reminder outings with youth to reduce the sales of tobacco to minors (must be at least 21, have reliable transportation, and car insurance). If you or your student organization is interested in volunteering, please contact Amanda Lynch at 503-585-6232 orlyncha@mwvcaa.org! |
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Easter Seals Mentoring |
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Address: 290 Moyer Lane NW |
Opportunity Contact: Kathy Shannon |
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Agency Description: Easter Seals Children's Therapy Center is a therapy center in West Salem that provides services for children with developmental disabilities and additional special needs and diagnoses, ranging from autism to depression, and their families. |
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Opportunity Description: Easter Seals are starting up a mentorship program, and are looking for students to serve. This is a great opportunity to work with/mentor a child who is in need of a positive role model. The program requires a very minimum commitment and is a great experience! |
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Girls on the Run Willamette Valley - Marion County |
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Address: Sites include Hallman Elementary, Morningside Elementary, and Heritage Elementary |
Opportunity Contact: Lorin Scott-Okerblom |
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Agency Description: Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a character development program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through physical activity, lessons, and mentoring, Girls on the Run is designed for girls in grades 3rd – 5th while its sister program, Girls on Track (GOT), is for girls in grades 6th -8th grades. Both groups, which consist of 12 t o 15 girls will meet two times per week after school for 90 minutes and are led by coaches who have completed the GOTR coaches training. |
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Opportunity Description: GOTR is seeking volunteers to fill our Volunteer Coach/Assistant Coach position! For more information, contact Lorin using the information above, or check out the position description and application procedures here! Applications are due Feb 1st, 2013! |
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HOME Youth Resource Center Outreach Volunteers |
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Address: 625 Union St NE |
Opportunity Contact: Sue Bloom |
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Agency Description: The HOME Youth Resource Center works to provide a safe, supportive environment where Salem's at-risk and homeless youth may have their immediate needs met as well as have positive opportunities to reconnect with their community. |
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Opportunity Description: The HOME Youth Resource Center is in need of volunteers to assist outreach workers by hitting the streets armed with a backpack of hygiene and harm reduction supplies along with resource information. Volunteers would talk to teenagers and attempt to assist them with their basic needs along with offering them community resource referrals and connecting them with the outreach workers to be case managed. Volunteers will learn about a hidden population and will come face to face with the realities of abuse, neglect, poverty, hunger, drug and alcohol usage, and victimization along with the beauty of hope and resiliency. They will learn how to communicate with this population and the collaboration of social services and community resources. For more information, please contact Tricia Breiter at (503) 932-9121. |
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HOST Mentors & Tutors |
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Address: 2600 SE Pringle Rd |
Opportunity Contact: Candace |
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Agency Description: The Northwest Human Services, HOST Youth and Family Program is an emergency youth shelter for homeless and runaway youth ages 11-18. We are typically a two week program and some of our services are: family mediation, counseling, case management, parenting classes, etc. Often times we get youth who need mentoring and/or tutoring. |
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Opportunity Description: HOST is searching for mentors/tutors for youth served by the center. If you are interested in applying or learning more, please contact Candace using the information provided above! |
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Judson Middle School |
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Address: 4512 Jones Road Southeast |
Opportunity Contact: Theresa Walsh |
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Agency Description: Our School Judson is a traditional middle school serving students in grades 6 - 8. Average enrollment for our school is 910 students. |
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Opportunity Description: Judson Middle School is in need of volunteers to mentor and tutor their students. Their most immediate need is for math tutors Monday - Friday from 10:45 - 11:30 am for a math class. Math tutors are also needed Monday - Friday 8:10 - 2:40 pm to work with small groups and individual students. Math tutors are also needed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:40 - 4:20 pm to work with Home Work Club after school. Mentors are needed to work with male students, preferably during lunch periods one day a week. First lunch 10:42 - 11:12; Second lunch 11:35 - 11:43, and Third lunch 12:26 - 12:56. Volunteers are also needed to assist with lunchroom and recess coverage during these lunch times too. For more info, contact Theresa Walsh at walsh_teresa@salkeiz.k12.or.us. |
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Mano a Mano Family Center |
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Address: 116 Marion St. NE |
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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Marion County Volunteer Services |
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Address: PO Box 14500 |
Opportunity Contact: Cathy Crocker |
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Agency Description: Marion County Volunteer Services represents all departments in Marion County's local county government. |
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Opportunity Description: A variety of volunteer and internship opportunities are available with Marion County, including Marion County Sheriff's Office, Marion County District Attorney's Office, Marion County Dog Shelter, Health Department and more! Please check the Web site for the most recent updates on opportunities and details. |
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McKay Area Coalition for Student Success |
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Address: 2600 SE Pringle Rd |
Opportunity Contact: Norma Sanchez |
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Agency Description: The McKay Area Coalition for Student Success (MACSS) recruits, screens, and places volunteers in roles identified by McKay High School, Stephens and Waldo middle schools and a number of the area elementary schools. McKay High has been identified by some of their low test score as the school with the higher need for community and volunteer involvement. That is why MACSS has decided to focus their attention into supporting McKay and all of its feeder school. |
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Opportunity Description: You can help with special events, such as community service projects and college visitations, or help students on a weekly basis. You can be an elementary school Reading Buddy, Tutor, or After School Assistant. You can help middle school students improve their grades in math or reading. You can help high school students master study skills and prepare scholarship applications. The students are ready, and the choice is yours! For more information, please contact Norma Sanchez at nsanchez@skcequality.org. If you would like Norma to provide your student organization with a 5-10 minute overview of volunteer opportunities available during your next club meeting, please let her know! |
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Mid-Valley Mentors |
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Address: 3030 Center ST NE |
Opportunity Contact: Katie Haglund |
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Agency Description: Mid Valley Mentors breaks generational cycles of crime and harmful behaviors through quality mentoring that offers new perspectives on life and leads to brighter futures. |
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Opportunity Description: We're enrolling guys for our Sports Buddie Program. We train volunteers to build trusting, positive and fun relationships with their male mentees through weekly featured basketball activities at Parrish Middle School. |
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New Solutions - Volunteer Mentor Program |
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Address: 2421 Lancaster Dr. NE |
Opportunity Contact: Jennifer Pastorino |
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Agency Description: Marion County Health Department New Solutions is looking for volunteer mentors to work flexible hours with a child and/or youth with mental health needs and provide support and encouragment by building a relationship through community activities. |
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Opportunity Description: Volunteer mentors must be able to pass criminal background and have a personal vehicle, be committed for at least six months. The minimum age is 18 and training is provided. College age students can work with youth for the nine months while in school, but all other volunteers are asked to commit for one year. |
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Salem Dream Center |
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Opportunity Contact: Robin Speer |
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Agency Description: The Salem Dream Center is a non profit youth program that works weekly year round with low income at risk youth. |
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Opportunity Description: Our youth program is held each Saturday at Walker Middle School (1075 8th St. NW. Salem OR. 97304) from 10:00AM to 12:00PM. The Dream Center Saturday youth program includes teaching crafts, playing board games, playing soccer, basketball, football, volleyball and basically just having fun with local children. We also have seasonal events and field trips. |
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Salem Keizer Community Development Corporation |
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Address: 945 Columbia Street, NE, |
Opportunity Contact: Kate Caldwell |
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Agency Description: We are a private non-profit organization charged with changing the odds for the nearly 1 in 4 Salem kids living in poverty. We offer affordable housing and teach financial strategies to help these families climb out of the cycle of poverty. |
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Opportunity Description: Currently looking for people who can help us with our Tax filing project which will run from end of January to April, 2013. We show families how to file their taxes. 8 hours per week is recommended, some training may be necessary. Deadline: January 15, 2013. |
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SENCC After school Care Program |
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Address: 410 19th Street Southeast |
Opportunity Contact: Dave Hayworth |
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Agency Description: The Southeast Neighborhood Community Center runs an after school care program for children in the neighborhood which surrounds Willamette University. Approximately 85-100 children attend the after school care program each day so the center is always in need of more volunteers. |
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Opportunity Description: The after school program runs Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 5:30 pm (Wednesdays 2:00 - 5:30 pm). The program's daily schedule includes play time, learning center time, snack time, and music/story time. The SESNA community center needs volunteers to read with kids, play court sports, check-in kids when they arrive, play board games or supervise kids at play during their free after-school program We welcome Willamette students to volunteer with us! |
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Willamette Academy |
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Address: Willamette University |
Opportunity Contact: Joshua Bilbrew |
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Agency Description: Located on the Willamette University campus, Willamette Academy is a college access program committed to empowering youth who have the desire and potential to advance to higher education, targeting those who are historically under-represented at colleges and universities in the United States. |
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Opportunity Description: Opportunity Description: A great spot to volunteer on campus in support of local youth! Willamette Academy offers a wide range of service opportunities in areas such as marketing and publicity, donor relations, program evaluation, tutoring, and event planning. For more information on volunteering with Willamette Academy, please contact Joshua Bilbrew at academy@willamette.edu. |
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Willson House Child Development Center |
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Address: 1625 Center Street |
Opportunity Contact: Karen Kilgore |
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Agency Description: Our Child Development center exists as a place where generations can learn and grow together. We are an intergenerational facility for children 2 1/2-8 years old. Unique to our program is the opportunity for children to build relationships with seniors as they engage in special daily activities. |
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Opportunity Description: We are seeking Teaching Aids to assist our teaching team in the classroom. We have a preschool and pre-kindergarten class as well as an after school program and we need volunteers to assist with activities and interact with children. We are open Monday-Friday 6am-6pm. |
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Looking for other opportunities related to mentoring? |
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Find an up-to-date list of mentoring-related opportunities by browsing the Service Opportunity Listings at HandsOn Willamette! |