Volunteer Center Anniversary

The Volunteer & Mentor Center recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The Center was launched in October 2007 with a Call to Action inviting community members to contribute their time and talents to help those in need. Over the past year, the Volunteer & Mentor Center as grown to have more than 100 partner agencies throughout Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties and currently hosts more than 300 unique volunteer opportunities on its http://www.givebacktoday.org website.

The Center also works with businesses throughout the region to develop employee volunteer programs and consult on volunteerism in the workplace. During its first year, the Volunteer & Mentor Center provided Mentoring 101 trainings in partnership with the Oregon Nation Guard; worked with Chemeketa Community College and Oregon Department of Human Services in developing employee volunteer programs, and hosted United Way’s annual Days of Caring, tripling the number of volunteers participating from last year and completing 70 partner projects throughout the three counties.

If you are interested in volunteering, visit http://www.givebacktoday.org. If your business is interested in starting a employee volunteer program and need assistance in developing your current program, contact the Volunteer & Mentor Center at (503) 363-1651 or e-mail Mikki Trowbridge, director, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The Volunteer & Mentor Center is a program of the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley.