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5 people are interested
Help Make Sure Refugee Kids Get Help on Their Homework *Possible Internship*
ORGANIZATION: Catholic Charities of Oregon
Please visit the new page to apply.
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5 people are interested
Help refugee kids be successful and volunteer as a HW Club Coordinator!
The program takes place during the school year - we follow Portland Public’s schedule - Monday-Thursday from 3:00-5:30. Volunteers are asked to arrive 15 minutes early. This year homework club starts September 9th and ends May 28th. The format is fairly simple; we have the volunteers sit at a table, if the kids need help then they are there to offer it and if not the volunteer is there to make sure they are actually doing their homework. The kids are in grades K-12 and occasionally we get some of the college students that live on the property.
Kateri Park and its sister complex Esperanza Court are an affordable housing community, located just off Powell on 28th Avenue. Many lower income families live here, including many refugee families. They come from Somalia, Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and more. Who knew there was a little United Nations right here in SE Portland! Our refugees and immigrant parents haven’t had much (if any) schooling and many don’t speak English. This means they can’t help their kids with school assignments, so many of the kids are struggling. This is why we have Homework Club.
HW Club Coordinator helps the program coordinator ensure that the after school program runs smoothly. This consists of making sure the room is setup and breakdown before and after the program, taking attendance of the students and volunteers, making sure school work is getting done, and matching volunteers with students. The coordinator will also help the students with work as needed. This position can be offered as an internship.More opportunities with Catholic Charities of Oregon
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About Catholic Charities of Oregon
Location:
2740 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202, US
Mission Statement
Catholic Charities of Oregon partners with the most vulnerable, regardless of faith, to achieve lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Catholic Charities envisions a society in which all people: thrive economically, socially and spiritually; cultivate diverse, respectful and just communities; recognize the inherent dignity and sanctity of human life. Catholic Charities of Oregon achieves lasting solutions to poverty and injustice by partnering with clients to meet their economic and educational goals and to support their physical and social well-being.
Description
Catholic Charities of Oregon annually serves over 20,000 Oregonians without regard to faith, race, ethnicity, marital status, gender or condition in life.
Catholic Charities works to meet the needs of the poor and most vulnerable through 12 programs, four member agencies, and numerous grantee agencies located throughout western Oregon.
Catholic Charities is the professional social service arm of the Archdiocese of Portland. Catholic Charities independently secures its own funding. Catholic Charities is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, and is a member of Catholic Charities USA, the largest private network of voluntary social service agencies in the United States.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3640 SE 28th AvenuePortland, OR 97202
DATE POSTED
August 7, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Development
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Youth Services
- General Education
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 10 hours a week