Service opportunities combine
experience, helping community
Students can get involved
in many volunteer projects
around the Eugene area
By Ashley Griffin
Freelance Reporter
University students have the oppor
tunity to make a difference by taking
any of dozens of community service
volunteer opportunities in Eugene.
Students with various career goals
can receive field-specific benefits
from volunteering, and many op
portunities exist for social workers
or education majors who plan to
work with children. Future educa
tors can gain hands-on teaching ex
perience by assisting Eugene-area
schools that have reading or tutoring
programs.
Organizations like Committed
Partners For Youth and the Boys and
Girls Club of Emerald Valley also al
low volunteers to gain valuable les
sons in both youth development and
working within a nonprofit program.
"Our goals are to provide an ongo
ing relationship and a safe place for
young people to learn and grow,"
Boys and Girls Clubs Executive Direc
tor loy Douglas Doctor said.
Aside from educational opportuni
ties, Eugene's Child and Family Cen
ter coordinator Jennifer Jabson said
volunteering will also provide stu
dents with a solid reference for future
job applications.
"Our students may receive a letter of
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Bob Cox has been volunteering in the Food for Lane County warehouse and kitchen
on Bailey Hill Road since before Christmas.
recommendation from the supervising
scientist and team coordinator that
could support efforts to be accepted to
a graduate program, secure employ
ment and other efforts," she said.
Further social work opportunities
exist for students interested in de
creasing community violence. Worn
enspace is a local organization dedi
cated to decreasing violence through
an advocacy center, a domestic vio
lence legal clinic, a 24-hour crisis
line and an educational program.
Womenspace can help a prospective
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