Kathy Harrison
Volunteer
Coordinator |
|
How can you get
involved?
Volunteer Opportunities in North Clackamas
Schools
For more information about how to support students and
families in North Clackamas, contact Volunteer Coordinator Kathy Harrison
at 503-353-6019 or mailto:harrisonk@nclack.k12.or.us
• Classroom Volunteers:
Help out
one-on-one in the neighborhood school of your choice. Tutor students
one-on-one, or work with small groups on reading, writing, math, or art
projects. Contact the school of your choice and apply
there.
Volunteer
Facts:
* North Clackamas Schools is the
largest volunteer organization in Clackamas County.
*
More than 7,400 volunteers serve in our 27 schools.
*
North Clackamas volunteers contribute work hours equivalent to 103 full
time school employees. That"s the size of the staff at our largest
school, Clackamas High.
* Our seven School Board
members contributed 2222 volunteer hours last year, an average of 317
hours each. They do not receive any compensation for serving our
community.
* Youths who meet regularly with an adult
mentor are:
-- 46% less likely to start using illegal drugs
than their peers
-- 27% less likely to drink
alcohol
-- 33% less likely to engage in
violence
*Volunteering runs in the
family
Research reveals that young volunteers are most likely
to come from families where someone volunteers. Most say they want to
help people, and they"re most likely to believe they can make a
difference in their communities. Those are the findings among the data
released by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning
and Engagement (CIRCLE). The research on youth volunteering trends
found that 50% of young people between the ages of 18 and 25 who
volunteer were more likely to grow up in a family where someone spent
time volunteering; while 65% of youth who do not volunteer followed
their non-volunteering family"s lead. Further, the data showed that 60
percent of young people who volunteered came from a household where
politics was
discussed.
