Special Volunteer Opportunities



Holiday Food Box Program
Help JOIN spread holiday cheer by collecting items for a holiday food box and delivering it to a formerly homeless family.  This is a great opportunity to get your whole family involved in volunteering!  We are asking volunteers to bring their box(es) of food items to JOIN at 1435 NE 81st Avenue on Wednesday, December 21st anytime between 5-7pm and we will give you directions to deliver the box.  Please contact Emily at (503) 307-1197 or enelson@joinpdx.com to sign up to participate!

Holiday Food Box Suggested Items List
Turkey, Chicken or Ham
Green Bean Casserole Ingredients & Recipe
Condiments: Olives, pickles
Stove Top Dressing
Instant Potatoes
Turkey Gravy Mix
Cranberries, Applesauce 
Butter
Dinner Rolls
Ingredients for Pumpkin Pie
Fred Meyer Gift Card

Please feel free to add a favorite holiday recipe or ingredients from your own holiday traditions!

Severe Weather Basic Service Center Volunteers
Approximately 10-20 times throughout the winter, the City of Portland declares a severe weather warning; during these warnings there is a significant risk to the life and safety of hundreds of men, women, and children who are homeless.  We are seeking to engage a pool of on-call volunteers that we can contact to help us staff our basic service center or "House" during the morning from 7am-10am and/or 3:00-7:30pm.  Training will be provided and staff support will be available at all times. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us your contact information as well as your times and days of availability. Contact Sydney at slinden@joinpdx.com or (503) 232-7052 ext 204.

Organize a Blanket Drive
Consider organizing an item drive for JOIN! It's a great way to get your workplace, faith community, or school involved in a project that benefits the community! Click here for a list of needs.

"House" Volunteers:
Work in JOIN's day center

Friendly Visitors:
Provide friendship and support to newly housed folks.

Plan a Community-Building Event:
Help formerly homeless people re-build community

Move-in Volunteers:
Help a household move in to their new apartment.

Organize a Drive:
Encourage school, community, or faith groups to collect items for JOIN.