The Sunnyside Newsletter is looking for a new Delivery Coordinator! If you enjoy this community publication and would like to join the team that produces and distributes the newsletter, this might be the job for you. As Delivery Coordinator, you will oversee the monthly distribution of newsletters to the delivery volunteers, recruit new volunteers to fill gaps in the distribution, and update the list of volunteers and their assigned routes for each section of Sunnyside. This is a fun way to meet lots of lovely people in our neighborhood while serving the community! If you’re interested, or to learn more about what’s involved, contact Diana Deumling at [email protected].
Category: Volunteer Opportunities
Tool Library Seeks Volunteers
Every job is easier with the right tool. The nonprofit Southeast Portland Tool Library at Hinson Church (SE Salmon and 20th) keeps tools close at hand and needs a helping hand from you. Volunteers are needed to help track, lend and repair tools, so please consider making sure your neighbors always have access to the tools they need. No experience necessary. Email [email protected] or visit septl.org for more information.
Winter Clothing Drive Dec 9th
We will have our fourth annual Winter Clothing Drive for our houseless neighbors on Saturday, December 9th in the basement of the Sunnyside Methodist Church at 35th and Yamhill. Volunteers will be on hand to collect donations from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
We especially need clothing donations for all genders of pants, shirts, sweaters, coats, new underwear, socks, shoes, hats and gloves as well as sleeping bags, tents and other warm layers. We are not accepting children’s or formal clothing.
If you are not able to drop off your donations on December 9th, we can arrange a pickup. Please contact Diana Deumling at [email protected]. Thank you!
Newsletter Delivery Help Needed
Have you ever dreamed of having your own paper route? Join the newsletter delivery team! Each month, about 60 dedicated volunteers deliver the neighborhood news to every household and business in Sunnyside. When a volunteer moves away or gives up their route, we add these blocks to the “Gap Map,” which is printed on the back of each issue, showing where we currently need delivery help.
It’s a great way to meet your neighbors, get some exercise, and give a little bit back to the community. Most routes cover one or two blocks and take about 20 minutes to deliver. The newsletters will be delivered to your door. If you’re interested, please contact Diana Deumling at [email protected].
Thanks to all the volunteers who bring this newsletter to our doorsteps!
You Can Help Oregon’s Foster Care Crisis
On any given day, there are about 6,000 children in Oregon’s foster care system. Many of these children come from situations of abuse and neglect only to find themselves facing uncertainty and instability once they enter foster care.
Boys & Girls Aid, a nonprofit founded in Portland in 1885, wants to change that. We are looking for compassionate people to help improve the lives of children in foster care.
A good foster home is often the first place a child in foster care has felt safe in a long time. Foster parents help children build trust in adults and provide a supportive environment where they can thrive.
Boys & Girls Aid supports foster parents with responsive program staff available 24/7, ongoing free professional training, and generous monthly, tax-free stipends ranging from $1,200 to $3,500 per month. There are options to fit every family, from full-time placement to relief care a few days a month.
Fostering children might bring life changes and challenges, but it’s a great opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life — and in your own life, too.
“It’s worth it to get to know these kids,” said experienced foster parents Jen and Chad. “It has enriched our lives a lot.”
To learn more, visit our website: boysandgirlsaid.org/fostercare or contact Hallie Campbell at 503-544-7003 or [email protected].