The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free Mortgage Default Orientation on Thursday, August 12th, from 5-6PM at the Center. This workshop is the required first step in learning how to work with your lender and how the Center can assist you in resolving your mortgage issue. You do not need to be in default to get help. No reservations are required. For information, contact 360-690-4496 X105. The Community Housing Resource Center is a HUD certified, non-profit counseling/education center.

Portland Homeless Family Solutions Job Posting

Job Title: Shelter Manager

Portland Homeless Family Solutions is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide temporary shelter for families with children, access to transitional resources to get families back into permanent housing, and advocacy for the elimination of family homelessness. Portland Homeless Family Solutions operates the Goose Hollow Family Shelter, a night shelter located at the First United Methodist Church, and Thirteen Salmon Family Center, a day shelter located at the First Unitarian Church.

Do you love art? Or have a passion for holistic care and herbal remedies? Are you seeking a chance to make a difference for women in Portland? Come join A Mama Like Me and help us build capacity in the community!

Up and coming community-based non-profit for multicultural, artistic mothers is seeking an intern (or two) to help with marketing, events, herbal product-making and fundraising! A Mama Like Me is seeking Doulas, Healers, childcare workers, artists, community organizers, cultural history lovers, policy advocates, graphic/web design wiz, and passionate individuals alike interested in getting in on the ground floor of a growing support network for alternative mamas in the Portland area! All talents that can be shared are appreciated.

The Community Consulting Program (CCP) is an outreach effort sponsored by the Organizational Development Network of Oregon and provides pro-bono consulting services to Portland area public benefit non-profits. CCP is accepting applications through August 13th for our Fall Round of consulting assistance. For more information, client testimonials, and to download the application, go to the ODN Oregon homepage and look for the CCP link on the left menu: www.ODNoregon.org 

Create Plenty needs those little containers holding 12 fluid ounces or less — and is accepting roll-on and solid deodorant containers, too! All containers must have their original lid, whether it is a cap, pump or a spray nozzle. Glass or metal are preferred, plastic containers must be marked a #1, #2,#4 or #5. All containers will be accepted on a case by case basis.

Send an email to [email protected] to confirm & arrange for pick up or drop off location.

This is likely to become a regular request, so, Portlanders, start saving lidded containers today!

Thank you. For more information, visit: www.createplenty.org

Tuesday, August 17, 6-8pm

How do people benefit when they hire you instead of the “other guy?”

Susan Rich, writing consultant and creator of the Write it Rich! series, teaches you how to write “benefit-based” copy: The magic ingredient every entrepreneur needs to snag attention, drive traffic, boost sales…and earn more money.

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Mercy Corps Northwest works to assist motivated low-income individuals improve their lives through starting or expanding a small business. We provide funding, matched savings and small business classes that help clients increase their economic self-sufficiency through self-employment.

St. Philip Neri’s Muddy Boot Organic Festival A Soulful Celebration of Sustainable Living 2010: Nourishing Spirit: City to Farm

www.muddyboot.org 

The Annual Muddy Boot Organic Festival is a citywide festival celebrating sustainable products, living and local, organic foods. Muddy Boot is an outdoor venue for education, conversation and celebration about matters of sustainable living. With live music, food, drink, vendor displays, workshops, speakers and walking tours of local sustainable projects, people learn and share in the experience of conscientious living.

3 Miles, 2 Bridges, 1 River

With the iconic Willamette River as the backdrop, The Freshwater Trust is partnering with the Portland Triathlon to launch the Run for the River 5K and 1K Stream Stride. The fun run will begin in Waterfront Park, circling around the Willamette River through parks and over bridges and crossing a living finish line to end at the popular post-race festival.

Get Involved! Volunteers are an integral component of our successful and dynamic event. We’d love to have you as part of our team.

Job possibilities include:

* aid stations * course/site setup * course marshals * registration/packet pickup

To volunteer e-mail [email protected]  

Team up with RFH Roots & Shoots for our last service project of the summer on Monday, 8/16, from 2-4pm at Evergreen Park in Hillsboro!

We’ll be doing park patrol and a barkdust project, caring for the environment and our community by beautifying the park and mulching around plants and trails. Tools and snacks provided. Remember to wear protective clothing and a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated. If everyone's not too tired by the time we're done, we can hang out and play at the playground and basketball court afterward.

For more info or to RSVP: Anne at [email protected]

Learn more about us at www.resourcesforhealth.org   

August 21, 2010 We need your help, really you. Yes, you the person reading this right now, not somebody else, you!

The Alberta Street Fair will be held August 21st from 11AM - 9PM. We need you for: Set up, passing out programs and proving general information, working in and around the beer garden and main stage, helping at the other stages, helping with the parade, clean up and surely many things we don't even know we need you to help with.

Please help us out. You can sign up now at http://www.albertastreetfair.com/alberta-street-fair/volunteers/

Thank you in advance!