Local Service Opportunities
We believe very strongly in serving our world by helping the people in our community. There are wonderful organizations throughout the Portland area that seek to serve all types of people with all types of struggles. For information on how to get involved email . The focus projects for local outreach in 2008 and 2009 are the following:
Pregnancy Resource Center
Join others at Eastridge by donating time, supplies and clothing to this awesome Portland ministry. For more details on what their needs are go to www.portlandprc.org.
Transitional Youth
Hook up with a group from Eastridge who hangs out with homeless teens one Friday a month or contact them to find out about more opportunities. Go to www.transitionalyouth.org.
Father's Heart Street Ministry
Caring for the homeless in Clackamas. Check out the Father's Heart Street Ministry Wishlist to see how you can give to this ministry.
For more info about TFH, go to www.tfhstreetministry.com.
We also offer other opportunities for service if God has laid a different area of the community on your heart! Here are some of the other organizations we work with:
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Clackamas County
Make a commitment to mentor a child of a single/incarcerated parent. For more info go to www.bbbsnorthwest.org.
Blanchet House
Feeding the homeless downtown Portland. Hook up with a group that is going this month... or call and schedule a time to volunteer.
Meals on Wheels
Oregon City, Gladstone and Milwaukie always need volunteers to deliver meals to seniors.
North Clackamas School District
Meeting the needs of kids in the district.. providing food, clothing, school supplies, housing, financial support. For more info go to www.nclack.k12.or.us.
Prison Fellowship Ministries
Provide support to inmates prior to there release by writing. After their release- become a mentor, helping them find housing, jobs and re-enter society.
Ronald McDonald House
Work with others to provide food for families with seriously ill children being treated at Doernbecher's Children's Hospital.