Becoming a Host Site

What Do Host Sites Do?

• Submit Application and Service & Training Plans
• Designate a Site Supervisor
• Enter into Host Site Agreement
• Attend annual Site Supervisor orientation
• Advertise, recruit, select Member according to HOPE requirements
• Arrange / provide adequate training for Member for each Service Plan activity
• Orient Member to Host Site organization, local government, schools, community partners
• Provide ongoing guidance, supervision, support, member development opportunities
• Certify Member's Monthly Service Reports
• Assure Member attends HOPE sponsored team trainings and events
• Participate in site visits
• Complete mid-year and year-end performance evaluations of Member

Who is eligible to become a Host Site?

Eligible applicants include the following types of entities who are interested in expanding their youth sexual health and youth risk/prevention and positive development efforts:

• Non-profit groups, community-based and faith-based organizations
• Educational institutions
• Tribal, state, county, city government agencies

Timeline for Host Site application process:

Please see the Application forms page for more information and application documents.

AmeriCorps HOPE 2010-2011 Host Site Roster

SALEM
CENTRAL OFFICE  
Site Supervisor: Tina McCollum, Program Manager
OR Dept. of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, #E48
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-945-6906
Fax: 503-373-7032
Email: tina.mccollum@state.or.us

One member will serve as Team Leader for all members in the statewide AmeriCorps HOPE program. Benefits are the same as all other team members. The team leader's direct service is to the team itself rather than to individuals in the community. Duties include:

• Coordinate team training and events
• Coordinate ongoing communication within the team and staff
• Support individual members with training, technical assistance and problem-solving
• Shadow members on event/service plan activities occasionally
• Attend site visits with program manager
• Develop promotional materials
• Give community presentations
• Assist staff with program development and continuous improvement 

CENTRAL OFFICE - My Future My Choice  
Site Supervisor: Sandra Harms
OR Dept. of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, #E48
Salem, OR 97301-1067
Phone: 503-945-6134
Fax: 503-373-7032
Email: sharms@dhs.state.or.us

Member will do extensive traveling around the state at times by them selves. Member must be comfortable traveling and staying in hotels alone. Member will be "on call" in regard to covering trainings and needs to be able to work with a very flexible work schedule. While traveling member will train and coach peer educators to present My Future My Choice curriculum, facilitate My Future My Choice classes, coordinate and mentor My Future My Choice Teen Advisory Board on individual projects and work with Commission on Children & Families-Positive Youth Development to assists community involvement with the Youth Sexual Health Plan.

CLATSOP COUNTY
Clatsop County Juvenile Department  
Site Supervisor: Jill Quackenbush
800 Exchange Street Suite 200
Astoria, OR 97103
Phone: 503-325-8601
Fax: 503-338-3648
jquackenbush@co.clatsop.or.us

Members will become a part of the Clatsop County Juvenile Department prevention team. Two Members will work in tandem, one serving Astoria School District and the second serving communities outside the Astoria area within Clatsop County. The essential responsibilities of the Members will be to help coordinate and facilitate substance abuse prevention and health promotion programs in coordination with local community partners and health related coalitions. Emphasis is on positive youth development and gender-specific prevention programs. Members will conduct community education and awareness activities. In addition, Members will provide opportunities for youth leadership and community service.  

Located in the North Western region of Oregon, Clatsop County has much to offer. Access to beautiful coastline, outdoor activities, and a growing arts scene in the county seat of Astoria make it a great place to live and serve.

Position Description Part Two Member 1 (specific to Host Site)

CLATSOP COUNTY
Oregon State University Extension Services  
Site Supervisor: Kristin Frost Albrecht
2001 Marine Drive, Suite 210
Astoria, OR 97103
Phone: 503-325-8573
Fax: 503-325-7910
kristin.albrecht@oregonstate.edu

Member will be a part of the Oregon State University Extension Family Community Health and 4 - H Youth Development team in Astoria, Oregon. The essential responsibilities of the Member will be to help coordinate and facilitate upper elementary, middle school and high school nutrition education and outreach programming. Programs will include expansion of a pilot project combining nutrition education, physical exercise and basic cooking skills along with a new "Garden to School" project with Seaside School District. Emphasis will be on evidence-based practices and strategies with middle school youth using "Pyramid Power", "Pyramid Plus" and "Growing Healthy Kids" curriculum. Member will conduct community education and awareness activities. In addition, Member will provide opportunities for youth leadership and community service. Spanish speaking applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Located in the North Western region of Oregon, Clatsop County has much to offer. Access to beautiful coastline, outdoor activities, and a growing arts scene in the county seat of Astoria make it a great place to live and serve.

DESCHUTES
Deschutes County Health Services  
Site Supervisor:
   Kathleen Christensen
   Rebeckah Berry
2577 NE Courtney Drive
Bend, OR 97701
Phone: 541-322-7407 (Kathy)
Phone: 541-322-7434 (Rebeckah)
Fax: 541-322-7465
kathyc@co.deschutes.or.us
rebeckah_berry@co.deschutes.or.us

Member will work out of Health Services Main Office and will be involved in activities in Redmond, Sister and LaPine communities as well as Bend. The member in this position will be involved in positive youth development through involvement in the My Future My Choice program (MFMC- a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum), implementing presentations and curricula to local schools, and participation and coordination of Queer Youth Space. They will also have the opportunity to increase their leadership and collaborative skills by working with several advisory boards and by assisting the Commission on Children and Families on several projects focusing on substance abuse prevention. We always leave room for some creativity and personal interests within our service plan and like to build on the strengths that the member brings with them. 

Deschutes County is located in Central Oregon at the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Bend, the largest city in the county, it is an energetic city with a growing population of over 76,600 and is the home for the AmeriCorps position. Bend is noted for its scenic setting, year-round recreational activities and community events.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

DESCHUTES
Saving Grace
Site Supervisor: Trish Meyer
1425 NW Kingston Avenue
Bend, OR 97701
Phone: 541-815-9821
Fax: 541-330-5067
trish@saving-grace.org

Site Supervisor: Rebecca Swearingen

203 NE Court Street

Prineville, Oregon 97754

Phone: 541-416-2114

Fax: 541-382-9229

rebecca@saving-grace.org 

Two Members will provide violence prevention education to youth and outreach to the community. The AmeriCorps Members will implement the Safe Dates curriculum, an evidence-based program that targets attitudes and behaviors associated with dating abuse and violence. The Members will also provide classroom presentations, small group presentations to at-risk teens in alcohol and drug treatment settings, and support groups for youth who have witnessed family violence. The Members will also be providing community outreach highlighting dating violence and domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the Members will maintain and improve social networking websites in order to educate youth about violence prevention in a setting commonly accessed by youth. One AmeriCorps Member will serve South and Mid-Deschutes County, with a site office in Bend. A second AmeriCorps Member will serve Crook, Jefferson, and North Deschutes County with a site office in either Prineville or Madras.

Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties are primarily rural counties with ample opportunities for outdoor activities. Central Oregon is also known for its active music and arts communities.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

GRANT COUNTY
Grant Co. Commission on Children and Families
Site Supervisor: Dana Brooks
201 S. Humboldt Street, Suite 299
Canyon City, OR 97820
Phone: 541-575-3600
Fax: 541-575-2248
brooksd@grantco-or.gov

Member will present prevention and gender specific curriculum, such as the Promoting Positive Action curriculum in schools, as well as facilitate skill building groups for middle and high school aged youth. They will also provide support to, and expand upon, the Youth Coalition and Parental Outreach groups through Grant County’s Safe Communities Coalition.

Located in rural Eastern Oregon, Grant County is outstandingly beautiful. Outdoor enthusiasts will find themselves right at home near mountains, rivers, forests, and fossil beds.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

LANE COUNTY
Ophelia’s Place
Site Supervisor: Kyra Kelly
1577 Pearl Street #100
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: 541-284-4333
Fax: 541-284-4332
kyrakelly@opheliasplace.net

Member will facilitate groups and provide presentations to youth. Member will also support, coach, and recruit volunteers to provide Healthy Relationship Education to youth. Ophelia’s Place is located in Eugene, Oregon and serves much of Lane County. Eugene offers easy access to many outdoor activities including hiking, biking, rock climbing, and swimming. It has a growing and vibrant art community who host a monthly “First Friday Art Walk”, a wonderful Saturday Market, and many musical, theatrical and intellectual programs offered through the University of Oregon and numerous other community organizations.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

CURRY COUNTY
Curry County Commission on Children & Families
Site Supervisor: Karlie Wright
PO Box 746
Gold Beach, OR 97444
Phone: 541-247-3307
Fax: 541-247-2603
wrightk@co.curry.or.us

Member will facilitate Positive Action Prevention curriculum to elementary school aged youth, facilitate the On Applebee Pond Puppet Project, recruit youth to participate in a youth coalition, and assist youth coalition participants in planning and implementing community projects.

Gold Beach is the seat of Curry County, located at the Southwestern most edge of the state. Access to beautiful coastline, forests, and mountains make this a great place for outdoor enthusiasts. In addition, the area boasts wonderful art and music festivals and community events.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

JOSEPHINE COUNTY
Women’s Crisis Support Team
Site Supervisor: Ray Dinkins
560 NE F Street #A-470
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Phone: 541-476-3877
Fax: 541-472-8244
ray.wcst@gmail.com

Member will be a part of WCST’s Violence Prevention Team whose duties will be linked to enhancing the delivery of violence prevention curricula to area youth, promotion of community building strategies to prevent violence, and improved volunteer coordination. Primarily, Member will engage in violence prevention work, promotion of healthy relationships and community building activities with area middle and high school students.

Grants Pass is nestled among the beautiful mountains, forests and rivers of Southern Oregon. On the banks of the Rogue River, Grants Pass is known for whitewater thrills, forest trails, fly fishing, friendly faces, and a dynamic local arts and entertainment scene.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Catholic Charities’ – El Programa Hispano
Site Supervisor: Alison Dunfee
138 NE 3rd Street, Suite 140
Gresham, OR 97202
Phone: 503-489-6801
Fax: 503-666-7487
adunfee@catholiccharitiesoregon.org

Member will facilitate a weekly youth group, an after school enrichment program, and a summer action research project for students as a part of the SUN community school team in David Douglas School District. Member will also conduct community education and awareness activities and recruit volunteers to support these activities.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington County Healthy Start
Site Supervisor: Randy Fulgham
155 North First Avenue, MS4
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-846-4746
Fax: 503-846-4540
randy_fulgham@co.washington.or.us

Member will create a series of volunteer-led parent-child interactive groups and expand capacity to provide regular social-educational family activities for families. The AmeriCorps Member will be responsible to develop a system to recruit, train and support volunteer facilitators of these parent-child interaction groups. The Member will co-facilitate groups with volunteer facilitators to assure volunteers are comfortable with the format, have appropriate access to supplies/materials needed for groups, and that space arrangements are workable. The Member will develop a six to eight week cycle for groups, prepare materials needed for each session (handouts, toys/equipment, etc), and develop check out system for group materials.

Washington County, Oregon is located minutes away from downtown Portland and is home to world-class golf courses, award-winning wineries, scenic parks, wetlands and wildlife preserves, and a variety of restaurants and shops. Family activities are abundant, from sports, educational, and annual events and festivals. For those with an interest in the outdoors Washington County provides options for fishing, white water rafting and is about 90 minutes away from year around skiing at Mt. Hood.  

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Washington County Public Health -  Positions Filled

Site Supervisor: Kelly Jurman
155 North First Avenue, MS4
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-846-4965
Fax: 503-846-4540
kelly_jurman@co.washington.or.us

Member will be part of the health promotion team and will assist the health educators in collaboration efforts needed to work with community partners. The health promotion team provides reproductive health education at both teen clinics in Washington County. In addition, the Member will also be active in continuing to support the Youth Leadership Council formed at Merlo Station High School. The member will also be engaged in the planning and implementation of a teen parent resource fair in cooperation with Washington County Healthy Start program. The resource fair will be a one day interactive event for young parents and their children. The Member will be active in the promotion of the teen clinics in Washington County through website development, recording PSAs and participating in a cable access tv show with the lead health educator. The final expectation for this member is to implement the Teen Decision Maze, an interactive "game" that focuses on reproductive health, drug and alcohol and violence.

Washington County, Oregon - located minutes away from downtown Portland - spans 727 square miles and is home to world-class golf courses, award-winning wineries, scenic parks, wetlands and wildlife preserves, and a variety of restaurants and shops. Family activities are abundant, from sports, educational, and annual events and festivals. For those with an interest in the outdoors Washington County provides options for fishing, white water rafting and is about 90 minutes away from year around skiing at Mt. Hood.

GRANT COUNTY
DHS Volunteer Program-Grant County
Site Supervisor: Debi Hueckman
725 West Main Street
John Day, OR 97845
Phone: 541-575-2595
Fax: 541-575-0656
debi.hueckman@state.or.us

Member will coordinate and support prevention activities such as the Lunch Buddy mentoring program, Soar With Your Dreams community event, Random Acts of Kindness club, Teen Radio, and Youth Prevention Coalition. Member will also be actively involved in volunteer recruitment, support, and recognition.

Located in rural Eastern Oregon, Grant County is outstandingly beautiful. Outdoor enthusiasts will find themselves right at home near mountains, rivers, forests, and fossil beds.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

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KLAMATH COUNTY
Lutheran Community Services-Project Changes
Site Supervisor: LaVonne Reeves
2545 North Eldorado
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Phone: 541-883-3471
Fax: 541-883-3524
lreeves@lcsnw.org

Member’s major service projects will be fulfilled through service with Project Changes. Direct service responsibilities include: facilitating weekly in school resiliency groups and monthly recreation and service learning activities with at risk adolescents using Leadership and Resiliency Program curriculum and classroom presentation in elementary school classrooms using Too Good For Drugs curriculum. Program enhancement responsibilities are: continue development and enhancement of the Youth Advisory Council and two national services days.

Klamath Falls is located in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, just north of the Oregon/California border in south Central Oregon. Home to Crater Lake National Park and the highest concentration of bald eagles in the Pacific Northwest, Klamath County offers a variety of outdoor recreation – cross country skiing, golfing, fishing, hunting, canoeing, mountain biking and bird watching. Cultural activities include theaters, museums, historical attractions, music and art.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

JACKSON COUNTY
Kids Unlimited
Site Supervisor: Will Young
821 North Riverside
Medford, OR 97501
Phone: 541-774-3900
Fax: 541-245-6261
will@kidsunlimitedoforegon.org

Member will serve primarily in Kids Unlimited’s after school and summer youth development program for kids grades 1-8. Members will be involved in coordinating service learning projects, facilitating gender-based groups and a substance use prevention program for youth. Member will also be actively involved in recruiting and supporting volunteers to serve as mentors and in other capacities.

Medford is located in Southern Oregon. Within a two hour drive, one can reach the ocean, Crater Lake National Park, wonderful camping, mountain biking, and skiing.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

JACKSON COUNTY
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Oregon
Site Supervisor: Maggie Sullivan
125 South Central #201
Medford, OR 97501
Phone: 541-770-3331 ext. 1015
Fax: 541-282-0588
maggie.sullivan@pphsso.org

Member will serve with the Community Education Program of Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon. Activities will include outreach; community networking and organizing; youth development and youth mentoring; youth, parent and community education; professional training; and assistance with setting up service learning opportunities for youth.

Medford is located in Southern Oregon. Within a two hour drive, one can reach the ocean, Crater Lake National Park, wonderful camping, mountain biking, and skiing.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

YAMHILL COUNTY
Chehalem Youth & Family Services
Site Supervisor: Ruth Stokesbary
501 East First Street
Newberg, OR 97132
Phone: 503-538-4874
Fax: 503-538-1271
rstokesbary@cyfs.net

Member will assist with volunteer recruitment, training, support and recognition to provide sustainability for new and existing CYFS programs serving at-risk youth in residential foster care and in the community; facilitate expansion of the TeenScreen mental health screening program by marketing it to additional middle and high schools and helping to conduct the program at these schools; facilitate expansion of the Fun 101 After-School/Summer Recreation Program to include at-risk youth from the community; give presentations to a variety of audiences about CYFS programs and services, how they meet the needs of youth and families in our community, and emphasizing how community members can get involved; serve as an individual mentor for an at-risk teen while working to enhance our Mentoring Program; and expand and enhance a volunteer recognition system.

Newberg is located on the Willamette River near the Portland metro area. One hour east are the Cascade Mountains for skiing, camping, fishing, and hiking, and one hour west is the Pacific Ocean coastline with scenic beaches and a variety of activities. CYFS is located in historic downtown Newberg, with a variety of stores, galleries, coffee shops, restaurants, a retro-style movie theater and nearby drive-in theater, parks, disc golf course, skate park and pool. 

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Clackamas County Children, Youth & Families Division
Site Supervisor: Rod Cook
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: 503-650-5677
Fax: 503-650-5674
rodc@co.clackamas.or.us

Member will assist with expansion and implementation of My Future My Choice (MFMC) comprehensive sex education curriculum, as well as the Above the Influence (ATI) substance abuse prevention program in area schools.

Clackamas County, in North central Oregon, is one of the counties that make up the Portland metro area, and is located near Mt. Hood, Mt. Hood National Forest, and numerous rivers. The region’s light rail system links Clackamas County to big city attractions in downtown Portland.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site)

MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Camp Fire Columbia
Site Supervisor: Mae Wilson
619 SW 11th Avenue, Suite 234
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: 503-224-7800
Fax: 503-223-3916
mwilson@campfirecolumbia.org

Member will use a curriculum designed to assist youth in connecting with their passions and develop goals based on these interests. The curriculum was developed by the Thrive Foundation for Youth and draws upon the findings of leading researchers in youth development. Youth learn how to identify their Sparks or passions, recognize growth or fixed mindsets, take inventory of areas of strengths and barriers to goal attainment that exist within their lives, and begin developing goal management skills. These goals will then be practiced in a group service project, which will transition into the second phase of the program where youth are individually mentored to create personal goal management plans.

During this transition the member also helps the youth explore the community, find resources to assist them in gaining their goals, and develop the skills necessary to access these resources. During the final phase youth are progressively becoming more self sufficient in attaining their goals and the mentoring transitions to periodic check-ins on their goal attainment progression. The skill development of the youth is assessed according to rubrics designed by the Thrive Foundation for Youth, which let the member know what particular skills need to be developed by the youth to attain self sufficiency.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Cascade AIDS Project
Site Supervisor: Annika Shore
208 SW 5th Avenue #200
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-278-3872
Fax: 503-223-6437
ashore@cascadeaids.org

Members' roles will be to maintain current and create two new Youth Advisory Councils (YACS) within eight High School School Based Health Centers (SBHCs). Their work will be housed and supervised at Cascade AIDS Project (CAP); they will receive training and experience in managing youth councils, conducting health education, and organizing youth through outreach and social media. The main responsibilities of the Members' will be to work with Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) Outreach Workers and clinic staff to actively engage and provide ongoing support and structure for YACs in each SBHC with the purpose of increasing awareness and access to each clinic. This will include recruiting youth, organizing meetings and trainings, providing resources for youth, evaluating and tracking the work of the YACs, and assisting in event planning and outreach that the youth councils choose to conduct. The Members will also engage in ongoing activities with both CAP's youth peer education program, and the Multnomah Youth Commission (MYC) to fuel the work they are doing within the schools and to strengthen linkages between SBHCs and community youth groups.

Portland, OR boasts an affordable lifestyle, a beautiful landscape, and fun activities to do when new to the area, such as hiking, some of the best cuisine in the world, and free or cheap community events like readings or nickel arcades.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Volunteers of America-Home Free
Site Supervisor: Linda Arata
3910 SE Stark
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503-988-6446
Fax: 503-771-5347
larata@voaor.org

Member will provide healthy relationship presentations to area teens and community groups, and advocacy to teen survivors of domestic and dating violence. The member will develop position descriptions and recruit male volunteers to assist in Home Free services to teen boys, assist in training and supervisions of volunteers, plan a volunteer recognition event; create and facilitate a population-specific empowerment group, co-facilitate survivor support groups, and provide information and encouragement to individuals. Member will be responsible for the oversight of Home Free’s teen website. Home Free is located in Portland, Oregon - a mid-sized, socially progressive city on the Willamette River, within easy driving distance of the Pacific Ocean, Columbia Gorge, Willamette Valley, Cascade Mountains and high desert. Males and bi-lingual/bi-cultural applicants are encouraged.

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CROOK COUNTY
Crook County Public Health
Site Supervisor: Donna Hamlin
375 NW Beaver Street #100
Prineville, OR 97754
Phone: 541-447-5166 ext. 226
Fax: 541-447-3093
dhamlin@h.co.crook.or.us

Member’s service will focus on prevention, self-development, skill building, and teen pregnancy prevention through evidenced based programs. The program will service youth 9-18 in multiple environments throughout Crook County. The program will include: Reproductive Health presentations in the local High School and other teen venues, My Future My Choice / Teen Advisory Board, Involvement with local S.A.D.D in the High School and Middle School, Partner with Tobacco prevention and education coordinator, Tobacco use/prevention presentations in the local schools, Partner with Outreach Coordinator around early prenatal care and tobacco prevention.

Prineville is located in the region of high desert. Bike trails and numerous parks and greenways make Prineville an outdoor city from the earliest days of spring until in the fall. This is an area for outdoor fun and recreation.

Position Description Part Two (specific to Host Site) 

DOUGLAS COUNTY
Adapt
Site Supervisor: Pauline Martel
PO Box 1121
Roseburg, OR 97470
Phone: 541-672-2691 ext. 248
Fax: 541-673-5642
paulinem@adapt-or.org

The Member will recruit volunteers, facilitate PeerPower mentor groups, provide trainings and support for mentors, organize, facilitate delivery of, and train volunteers to provide PeerPower community service activities and awareness events. The Member will recruit volunteers to facilitate Friendly PEERsuasion after school groups and Strengthening Families 10-14 classes. In addition, the Member will participate in local prevention focused coalitions and assist the Mentor Coordinator in updating the PeerPower website. PeerPower serves 14 school districts in the county with active participation by 6-10 of these.

Douglas County covers 5080 square miles with a population of approximately 102,000 people. A little less than half of the population resides in or around Roseburg, the county seat. Douglas County has a vast array of outdoor activities and is known worldwide for outstanding fly fishing opportunities. In addition, for a small community, we have exceptional music and theater opportunities throughout the year.

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