Opportunity Details | Tibbetts House Volunteer Team

Tibbetts House Volunteer Team

St. Ignatius / Tibbetts House Volunteers.

 

Thank you for signing up to be part of this welcoming and supportive team for refugee families arriving to Portland.  

 

Please take a moment to complete your Catholic Charities Volunteer Profile in the CERVIS online platform and complete your background check.  You will receive an email from Sterling Volunteers to authorize your background check.  The invitation will expire within 72 hours.  If your invitation expires or you have questions please contact us at volunteer@CCOregon.org.  

Event Name:    Tibbetts House Volunteer Team

Volunteer Service Project Description:

Welcome and reception team for recent arrivals placed in short-term housing at the Tibbetts House.

 

Time Commitment: On-going; this service project encompasses many volunteer roles for the Tibbetts House.  By registering you will be able to record your volunteer hours for the time you spend serving Catholic Charities families.

 

 Volunteer tasks may include any of the following: 

• Welcoming and orienting family to the house
• Cultural navigation - help introduce family to community resources such as:
• Tri-met
• Grocery Store
• Banking
• Medical appointments
• Schools
• Social visits and hospitality support
• Assist with meals, play games with children, library or park visits, etc.
• Childcare during appointments
• Transportation assistance: providing transportation OR accompanying on Tri-met to appointments (IE. DHS, IRCO, Medical, Social Security, classes at Catholic Charities)
• Helping with collection drives to change over/resupply the house between family stays

• Volunteers will be notified of specific volunteer activities and schedule by the St. Ignatius Tibbetts House team,  tibbettshouse.portland@gmail.com

 

Position Requirements:  Catholic Charities background check, Catholic Charities Refugee Services orientation, Called to Protect training & Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon background check 

 

*Volunteers under 18 must complete the Volunteer Release Form for Minors* and volunteer with an approved adult.

 

 

 

Please remember to log your service hours with this project. You can find instructions for logging hours here: https://youtu.be/Fr5DB76ZBOg 

Event Meeting Location:
Tibbetts House
4444 SE Tibbetts Street, Portland

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Please follow these instructions to register online for this event:
1. Visit the Catholic Charities of Oregon event registration page: http://cerv.is/m?0305g8Pc3b7
2. Click on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page.
3. Follow the on screen instructions to access the CERVIS registration system. If this is your first time using the CERVIS online registration system, you will be prompted to create a Volunteer Profile.
4. Once you have successfully signed into the system (or created a profile, if needed), select the desired Volunteers and click on the "Submit Service Project Application" button.

Event Registration Code: 8Pc3b7

 

Category:

Refugees / Refugee Services - Portland