Street Outreach Volunteering offered by Janus Youth Programs
Street Outreach Volunteering offered by Janus Youth Programs
Provides community volunteers the opportunity to work directly with street youth by training them to operate as street outreach teams that provide crisis intervention and information and referral service.
Physical Address
738 Northeast Davis Street, Portland, OR 97232
Hours
Volunteer hours vary.
Application process
Visit website or email for more information.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Volunteers must be 18 or older and be able to clear a background check.
Service area
Multnomah, OR
Cowlitz, WA
Clark, WA
Agency info
Janus Youth Programs
Operates community-based programs in Oregon and Washington for children and youth and their families. A network of over 40 programs includes runaway and homeless youth services in the form of street outreach, 24-hour access and assessment, emergency and short-term shelter, family reunification, transitional housing, and independent living services; residential and shelter services for youth in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority and Oregon's child welfare system; a scholarship program for former clients; and an urban agriculture program. Face-to-face contacts with runaway and homeless youth are completed through an all-volunteer street outreach program on the streets every night.