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118 people are interested
Health Care Providers: Provide Heatlh Care for Homeless in Friendly Environment
ORGANIZATION: Operation Nightwatch
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118 people are interested
Operation Nightwatch is a hospitality program for the homeless community in the Portland area offering a non-judgmental, caring and supportive environment.
Our guests receive food, evening shelter, a listening presence and share games during the difficult lonely evening hours.
Our Health care providers give support with assessment, foot clinic, wound care and treatments, emotional support, OTC med support and early medical/nursing interventions and referrals. You can make a difference as an active or retired medical provider volunteer committing 1 or more nights a month serving in our Health Initiative.
Opportunities available Thurs/Fri/Sat (7 to 11pm ) at the downtown center or at our satellite site the Clackamas Service Center in SE (Sat 4-9). Program covers liability insurance.
Volunteers must be 21 years of age or older with valid BLS/CPR and First Aid card to participate in this opportunity. Contact Health@operationnightwatch.org
More opportunities with Operation Nightwatch
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Operation Nightwatch
Location:
1432 SW 13th Ave., Portland, OR 97201, US
Mission Statement
Since 1981, Operation Nightwatch has been providing radical hospitality to alleviate the isolation experienced by those living on the streets. We also distribute essential items and offer drop in mental health support to those who request it. Our hospitality center is one of the few who offer nighttime services, and for this reason acts as a "last stop" and meeting place for folks to meet their basic needs, wind down, and connect with their community.
Description
At Operation Nightwatch, volunteers play an important role to those who come through our doors each night; and not only through serving food and distributing essential items. Social connection is at the heart of our mission, and we strive to provide our guests with radical hospitality through each interaction. Three nights a week we provide a comfortable atmosphere for guests to socialize over a cup of coffee, connect with their greater community of unhoused and housed folks alike, cultivate friendships...and probably beat you at Scrabble.
Volunteers arrive at 5:45pm and will be given a tour of our facilities, a brief orientation and a chance to get oriented in the space before being assigned tasks. Throughout the evening you may be tasked with a variety of duties ranging from coffee service to bathroom monitor, but our core mission remains: providing radical hospitality & social connection. We invite you to show up just as you are, and expect you to extend the same grace to our guests.
The majority of our guests are experiencing houselessness, but many do have housing and may even live nearby. Operation Nightwatch welcomes everyone without question. Every meal or cup of coffee is served with kindness and respect.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1432 SW 13th AvenuePortland, OR 97201
DATE POSTED
November 17, 2017
SKILLS
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- I night a month
- A 1 hour orientation needed. Please contact Health@OperationNightwatch.org for details.