Transportation for transformation
ORGANIZATION: Boys & Girls Aid
Please visit the new page to apply.
Missing school is the number one indicator of whether a child will graduate from high school. Kids in foster care already have the odds stacked against them, and need the community’s support to make it to and from school every day. Directly contribute to their educational success by being a volunteer school transporter, either driving them to school in the morning or picking them up in the afternoon. Volunteers are not just drivers, they are also forming a meaningful relationship with the kids they are helping. The more adults who can demonstrate consistency and care to youth in foster care, the better!
Location: Varies, in and around Portland metro area
Commitment: 1-5 mornings or afternoons per week, commitment of 6 months is preferred.
Shift hours: Morning shift is 7am-9:30am, afternoon shift is 2pm-4:30pm
Application Deadline: Open
Volunteers must be able to pass a criminal background check, Oregon driving record check, and have reliable transportation with proof of insurance. Mileage reimbursement provided.
More opportunities with Boys & Girls Aid
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Boys & Girls Aid
Location:
9320 SW Barbur Blvd #200, Portland, OR 97219, US
Mission Statement
Boys & Girls Aid has a 135-year history providing quality foster care services to children and families in Oregon. We’re focused on a future where every child, teen and young adult has the tools necessary to build lifelong and lasting relationships. We're committed to ensuring every child grows up with a family of their own.
Description
In 1885, Boys & Girls Aid was founded in response to a crisis. Children were being abandoned on the streets of Portland with nowhere to go. The agency created a home for these children to go to and connection in the community to find families for them.
Over 135 years later and Oregon is facing a new crisis.
More than 8,000 children are living in Oregon’s foster care system. This morning, these children woke up in a bed that is not theirs, they are living without their parents, their siblings, their family pet, their teachers and friends. They are living in limbo, unsure about their future.
At Boys & Girls Aid, we see children in foster care for who they really are - kids. They are young people who have done nothing to deserve their situation and we believe that in the right family, they can thrive. It is our mission to make sure every child in foster care grows up in a family.
This is Boys & Girls Aid’s solution. Children in foster care need families who know their history and are invested in their future. The cycle of foster care is a brutal one that ends with children struggling as adults. To avoid this, we need to ensure their future safety and resolve their past traumas by connecting them with a forever family.
Our journey to end the cycle of foster care is not one we want to go at alone. Join us in building a better future for children in Oregon.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Varies, in and around Portland metro areaPortland, OR 97201
DATE POSTED
October 30, 2018
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
- Transportation
- Child Care
- Bus/Van Driving
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 1-5 mornings or afternoons per week