Volunteer

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Give the Gift of Your Time

There are many ways to serve your neighbors in need through Catholic Community Services. Please consider pursuing one of our exciting volunteer opportunities to champion the positive development of children and adults, strengthen families and build community.

To learn about the many volunteer opportunities at CCS, please contact Heidi Frederick at (503) 856-7041 or [email protected].

Verna, Centenarian, Mission Benedict volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities

St. Joseph Family Shelter

Do you have or want experience supporting children and families in difficult circumstances? The Exchange Club Parent Aide Volunteer Program helps volunteers develop supportive relationships with families to strengthen parent-child relationships, build parenting skills, reduce stress and increase child safety.

Mission Benedict

Mission Benedict in Mount Angel recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.  The mission serves more than 2,000 people needing food or other urgent assistance annually. Volunteers gather weekly to sort and organize food and other items to help families who come during open hours.

Annual Luncheon

Give the gift of your time and enthusiasm as a table host at our Annual Fundraising Luncheon.
St. Joseph Family Shelter
Annual Luncheon

Our Stories

Read the stories of people in your community being helped. See all our stories.

ISN Joins SOLVE Beach Clean Up!

ISN Joins SOLVE Beach Clean Up!

May 20, 2022 |

  Care for the earth, our common home, is one of the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. We believe that we must be guided by a concern for the environment to preserve it for generations to come.  In April, ISN staff participated in the SOLVE Beach clean-up...

Volunteers Celebrate 20 Years of Service

Volunteers Celebrate 20 Years of Service

Apr 1, 2022 |

  To interview Elaine and Leonard is the same as sitting with two long-time friends. Woven into their stories about volunteering with Catholic Community Services was a thread of caring, loving, helping, giving, sharing and always looking forward to the next...