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Volunteer with Us!Special Volunteer Opportunity!!! Have a special skill or knowledge? Think about volunteering as a Saturday Class Instructor at our Thirteen Salmon Family Center. At 1:00 on Saturdays we are looking for volunteers to come teach classes at the shelter. exercise, art, cooking, or anything you can think of! If you are interested in the above volunteer position contact Allie: 503-915-8307, allie@pdxhfs.org
Since 1994 we have provided temporary emergency shelter to families with children in the downtown Portland area during the cold winter months.
Last year, the Goose Hollow Family Shelter helped over 55 families find shelter during the cold, winter months.
We make a difference in the lives of families with children because of you!
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Capacity at the Shelter is 24 people, or 8 families. Last year, the Goose Hollow Family Shelter helped over 55 families find shelter during the cold, winter months. Thank you!
The following volunteer opportunities are available nightly:
- Kid Time Host - Every Day : 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
If you enjoy interacting with children, we would love to have you come spend the evening. We find that providing nightly structured kid-friendly play, crafts, or story time is a fun way to engage the children after dinner and give parents a bit of a break.
- Meal Provider - Every Day : 6:30 pm-8 pm
A Special Note for our Meal Providers
Out of consideration for the health of our guests, we are requesting that Meal Providers please refrain from bringing dessert items for dinner -- or that they replace normal desserts with healthier alternatives. Considering bringing cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, soda, or ice cream? Our families would love fresh fruit, vegetables, or yogurt instead. Parents often find it difficult to restrict their children's sugar intake when there is so much available, and our experience shows that our kids will eat things like pineapple, carrot sticks, and raisins just as quickly and happily as less nutritious fare. By working together to provide healthy alternatives, we will be supporting families during a particularly vulnerable time. Thank you for your generosity, and for cooking up such delicious meals night after night!
Providing a nutritious dinner each evening is a valuable contribution for families after a long day. Volunteers who bring our dinner meal find this is a fun way to interact with parents and children and to better acquaint volunteers with the shelter operation. We invite you to come eat with our families and volunteers.
- Overnight Host - Every Day : 7:30 pm-07:30 am
Overnight hosts may arrive between 7:00 and 8:00 pm each evening to greet parents and children, assist families with personal needs, spend the night, and then wake them in the morning for a continental breakfast before they leave for school, work or SafeHaven.
- Helping Hand - Every Day : 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
Being one of our helping hands is an easy way to become more familiar with the shelter, and also an excellent first step to hosting overnight. Helping hands help facilitate a welcoming atmosphere for families as you accompany guests while doing laundry, helping to organize donations and assisting with special projects.
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Day shelter located at the First Unitarian Church on SW 13 & Salmon. Here, you can volunteer to help with the daily opening of the shelter, or preschool activities in the morning, lunch time, or our after school program. We also have opportunities to volunteer on Saturdays to share your skills with our families - things like cooking, yoga, sewing, or even resume building...just contact us and let us know your talents, and we'll try to work with you to share them with our families!
The following volunteer opportunities are available daily:
- Kid Time Day Host - Sa : 1 pm-4 pm
Kid Time Host at Thirteen Salmon
- Preschool Activity Host - Mo - Fr : 10 am-11:30 am
The preschool volunteer will provide structured fun activities for the children. You will have the opportunity to teach arts and crafts, play games or provide other activities to help the children remain engaged and occupied.
- Lunch Host - Mo - Sa : 11:30 am-1 pm
The lunch assistants help in getting food and beverages prepared so that the families can assemble their own lunch. This is an excellent time to catch up with families during the day.
- After School Assistant - Mo - Fr : 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
Come spend time with the children at the shelter, help them with homework, lead activities, and hear about their day.
- Opening Host - Mo - Sa : 8 am-10 am
The opening host helps the manager with the day to day tasks of the shelter. This may include sorting donations, getting things out that guests will need for showers, sanitizing areas, helping families get settled, and playing with children
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