Human Solutions Family Winter Shelter is in need
of on-call volunteer overnight hosts
Human Solutions Family Winter Shelter is a shelter for homeless families with children, located in Outer NE Portland. Doors are open from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week from Nov. 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011. One paid overnight staff will be on site during hours of operation. Here, families have a warm, dry, and welcoming place to sleep and can begin to access additional services.
The staff member on duty stays awake all night and has the capacity to serve up to 65 homeless parents and children without a volunteer. However, numbers have been extremely high, hitting 60 on November 21 and 64 on November 22. There is an overflow area but in order to provide services in this overflow area additional help is needed.
The Family Winter Shelter is recruiting on-call volunteer hosts to assist overnight staff. The on-call volunteer host with the Family Winter Shelter will meet the following guidelines:
- Successfully pass a criminal background check
- Available with 24 hours notice between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
- The overnight host will be able to sleep during the night, but must be available in case of an emergency
- Friendly and welcoming but also assist staff in enforcing shelter rules
- Bring their own bedding and pillow (sleeping mats provided)
- Refrain from use of alcohol or drugs during shift and not report to shift under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Families are welcome to volunteer together as a family.
Please contact Michael Lodge by email or call (503) 256-2280.
Volunteers for Homeless Day Shelters
East County Day Shelters for the Homeless
Volunteers are needed Monday through Saturday at various Day Shelters for the homeless around Gresham. If you would like to volunteer at a Day Shelter, please contact
Jeff Plummer or Steve Kimes or call 503-888-4453.
Current Day Shelter locations include Anawim Christian Fellowship, East Hill and First Baptist.
Follow the links below for volunteer information:
Day Shelter Volunteer Sign UpNight Shelter Volunteer Sign Up
Daytime Warming Shelters in East County
Mondays, 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
1st Baptist Church
224 West Powell
Gresham, OR 97030
capacity - 30-50
Tuesdays, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
St. Henry's Catholic Church
346 Northwest 1st Street
Gresham, OR 97030
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Anawim Fellowship
19626 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR 97030
capacity - 30
Thursdays, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
East Hill Church
701 N Main Ave
Gresham, OR 97030
Fridays, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Anawim Fellowship
19626 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR 97030
capacity - 30
Saturdays, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (1 pm service)
Anawim Fellowship
19626 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR 97030
capacity - 30
Nighttime shelters are available in emergencies only and the locations vary.
We are often asked "What is Mountainview doing for the community"? That's a good question.
The following organizations are fulfilling various services to Gresham and the East County that we simply are not able to. We partner with them through support and the sharing of our resources and facility that we have been blessed with.
By clicking on their name, you will be directed to that organization's website for more information.
Oral Hull is a 23-acre park three miles from Sandy, Oregon. Serene and wooded, the unspoiled natural beauty of Mt. Hood, Oregon's loftiest peak, forms a fitting background. Since 1962, the Oral Hull Foundation for the blind has been dedicated to providing a special place for persons with blindness or low vision and their friends to get away for a day, week-end or week for an exceptional experience. They provide year- round recreational, social, and informal educational opportunities for the blind and low vision community.
...meets here at Mountainview at 10 am on the 3rd Monday of every month.
Contact Melissa Zollner for more details.
A non-profit organization that offers encouragement and education to needy families. Mountainview and Birch partner together to provide classroom space for marriage and finance classes offered.
The Gresham Arthur Academy is a K-5 school of 150 students in the Gresham-Barlow School District. Chuck Arthur founded the David Douglas Arthur Academy in 2002.
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