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AmeriCorps HOPE Host Sites
AmeriCorps HOPE is currently accepting applications to serve as Host Sites for AmeriCorps Members for the 11-month term beginning September 1. Applicants may be schools, nonprofits, community or faith based organizations, or local government agencies who serve youth and families and work with areas outlined in the Performance Measures.
Deadline for receipt by DHS of Host Site Applications is May 28, 2008, 5 p.m. All forms required are provided on this website under AmeriCorps HOPE Forms and Documents section. Read the Invitation for Applications for complete details and instructions.
Below is the 2008-09 Roster of AmeriCorps HOPE Host Sites, which ends 8/01/09. A new roster will be posted here in June when 2009-10 Host Sites have been selected.
AMERICORPS HOPE 2008-2009 ROSTER Healthy Options through Prevention and Education
CENTRAL OFFICE
Statewide Team Leader Position Tina McCollum, Program Manager OR Dept. of Human Services 500 Summer Street NE, #E48 Salem, OR 97301-1067 Phone: 503-945-6906 Fax: 503-373-7032
Team Leader will facilitate communication among team and with staff, including weekly bulletins, monthly newsletters, electronic group, phone, email, and meeting with members. Frequent travel required for site visits, including extended overnight stays (4-5 days). Coordinate team events, promotional materials. Keep data, files, and records. Prepare monthly reports. This position is housed w/program manager in central office in Salem.
Statewide STARS Trainer Position Sandra Harms OR Dept. of Human Services 500 Summer Street NE, #E48 Salem, OR 97301-1067 Phone: 503-945-6134 Fax: 503-373-7032
STARS Trainer will travel around the state of Oregon to help train Teen Leaders, attends meetings and etc… This Position is housed w/STARS Trainers in central office in Salem. For more information contact Sandra Harms.
ASTORIA
CLATSOP Clatsop County Health & Human Services Site Supervisor: Alice Beck 820 Exchange Street Astoria, Oregon 97103 Phone: 503-325-8500. ext. 2600 Fax:503-325-8678
Member is involved in STARS, conducts Girls Groups, Mentors, After-school Programs, Summer Camp or Parks and Recreation Activities. For more information contact Alice Beck.
BEND
DESCHUTES Deschutes County Health Department Site Supervisor: Kathleen Christensen Rebeckah Berry 2577 NE Courtney Drive Bend, Oregon 97701 Phone: 541-322-7407 (Kathy) Phone: 541-322-7434 (Rebeckah) Fax: 541-322-7465 rebeckah_berry@co.deschutes.or.us
Facilitate STARS curriculum/classes in Bed/ La Pine & Sisters school districts among middle school youth. Assist in recruitments of teens for several programs and activities. Member will Mentor, Support and Service Cordination in the MARS Program and Directions.
DESCHUTES Planned Parenthood Columbia-Willamette Site Supervisor: Aylett Wright 2330 NE Division Street, Suite 7 Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541-317-9388 ext 2950 Fax: 541-389-0850
Help train teen council members to deliver Making Proud Chocies in a varity of settings. Be trained in Action Research curriculum, recruit community partners and support teen council members in creating the action research project. For more information contact Aylett Wright.
DESCHUTES Kids Intervention & Diagnostic Services Site Supervisor: Elaine Knobbs, Heather Kaisner 1375 NW Kingston Avenue Bend, Oregon 97701 Phone: 541-383-5958 Fax: 541-383-3016
Facilitate child sexual abuse prevention trainings to adults. Conduct child abuse sexual prevention presentation to the community. More information contact Elaine Knobbs or Heather Kaisner.
EUGENE
LANE Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) Site Supervisor: Wendy Maurer 591 W 19th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 Phone: 541-484-9791x317 Fax: 541-342-3696
Member will provide presentations to 6th grade youth about Child Sexual Abuse. Provide presentations to 8th-12th grade youth about Sexual Assult Awareness/Prevention. Manage volunteers providing supports during community events dealing with sexual violence. For more information contact Wendy Maurer.
LANE Dept. Human Services SDA5 Site Supervisor: Jennifer Holland, Rose Wilde 2885 Chad Drive Eugene, OR 97408 Phone: 541-687-7373, ext. 302 (Jennifer) ext. 401 (Rose)
Coordinate Parent Daughter Fair with planning team. Assist with HOPE Coalition member activities as schedule permits. Recruit youth volunteers for STARS and help facilitate in the classroom. Coordinate and recruit youth and adult mentors to implement youth action research. For more information call Jennifer Holland or Rose Wilde.
GRANTS PASS
JOSEPHINE Women’s Crisis Support Team Sire Supervisor: Joseph Schulz 560 NE F Street suite A-430 Grants Pass, OR 97526 Phone: 541-476-3877 Fax: 541-472-8244
Americorp Member will facilitate and co-facilitate ongoing Leadership and Violence Prevention curriculums to Middle School & High School Student classes and groups. Semester length curriculums to be presented include; "Young Men's Work", "Mentors in Violence Prevention", and "Theater of Illumination Project."
HILLSBORO
WASHINGTON Washington County Health & Human Services Site Supervisor: Kelly Jurman 155 N First Ave. MS-4 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 Phone: 503-846-4965 Fax: 503-846-4922 kelly_jurman@co.washington..or.us
Member will recruit, train and help facilitate STARS classes. Member will also help in the Teen Clinic. For further detail member discription contact. Kelly Jurman
MEDFORD
JACKSON Kids Unlimited of Oregon Site Supervisor: Jane McAlvage, Jamie Kaufman 821 North Riverside Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 541-774-3900 Fax: 541-245-6261 jane@kidsunlimitedoforegon.org jamie@kidsunlimitedoforegon.org
Member will be trained and teach Project Alert Curriculum to youth ages 10-15. Member will mentor, support and services coordination. Work with youth in a positive environment. For more information contact Jane McAlvage.
PORTLAND
MULTNOMAH Insights Teen Parent Program Site Supervisor: Tiffany Tucker 2020 SE Powell Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97202 Phone: 503-239-6996 Fax: 503-239-6040
Member will facilitate Teen Parents Support groups. Once a month, teaching birth control and STI prevention education to teen parents. Other programs working with high-risk teen parents for more information contact Tiffany Tucker.
MULTNOMAH - Position has been Filled Volunteers of America – Home Free Site Supervisor: Linda Arata 3910 SE Stark Portland, Oregon 97214 Phone: 503-802-0491 Fax: 503-771-5347
Member will conduct Domestic violence/healthy relationship presentations. Facilitate Girls Empowerment Group. Member will conduct Volunteer Recruitment, Mentor and Support Coordinator. For more information contact Linda Arata.
MULTNOMAH Youth Employment Institute Site Supervisor: Rebecca Parker 1704 NE 26th Ave. Portland, OR 97212 Phone: 503-250-1058 Fax: 503-280-2801
The Youth Advocate AmeriCorps member position operates as a key position within the direct service team at the Youth Employment Institute. The AmeriCorps member will be responsible for developing program curriculum components, recruiting adult volunteers to support program services, and engage the community through public presentations and establishing networks that build resource sharing and services. This position requires excellent communication skills, great attention to detail and the ability to work with a diverse constituency. The position also requires a high degree of discrepancy judgment and facilitation skills that promote professionalism and youth development programming.
OREGON CITY
CLACKAMAS Clackamas Co. Office Children & Families Site Supervisor: Rebecca Stavenjord & Rod Cook 2051 Kaen Road, Suite 267 Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Phone: 503-650-5682 (Rebecca) Phone: 503-650-5677 (Rod) Fax: 503-650-5674
Conduct Prevention Education: STARS Program and Risk Prevention. Positive Youth Development, leadership and civic engagement presentations to middle and high school age youth. Volunteers will be involved in County’s Youth Action Committee events, activities and local decision-making groups. Further more information contact Rebecca Stavenjord or Rod Cook.
REDMOND
DESCHUTES Edwin Brown High School Site Supervisor: Deborah Newport, Randy Price 850 SW Antler Ave. Redmond, OR 97756 Phone: 541-923-4868 x222 Fax: 541-923-4867 deborah.newport@redmond.k12.or.us
The member will facilitate the development of school/community connections to support at-risk youth in our community. He/she will conduct asset development activities with students, parents and community stakeholders to identify resources, sources of support and needs. The member will assist in volunteer recruitment, training and development of an advisory council that will oversee sustainability of services and activities.
WOODBURN
MARION Woodburn School District Site Supervisor: Betty Komp 695 N Boones Ferry Road Woodburn, OR 97071 Phone: 503-981-9555 Fax: 503-981-8018
Member must be Bilingual in Spanish. Member will conduct prevention education classes, STARS, and Action research Project. For more information cal Betty Komp
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