Interested in Helping?
There are many ways to help the young people in our area enter the workforce and achieve their dreams.
Volunteer
The more support the Yoop! participants receive, the more likely they are to succeed!Volunteering is a great way to enrich the lives of others as well as your own!
Yoop! is looking for volunteers who would like to work directly with the youth. We have tutoring opportunities helping youth learn math, science, social studies, and writing. Another opportunity is assisting youth in programs for gaining job skills.
Also, there are many other volunteer opportunities at CYFS, in addition to the Yoop! program, such as mentoring, office support, facility support projects, fundraising, and board involvement.
Host an Internship, Job Shadow or Industry Tour
Businesses can help a young person learn the job skills they will need to enter the workforce.As a local business, you have a lot to offer the youth we serve! You can host a youth intern at your business and teach them important job skills they will use in the future. It is a wonderful feeling to see a youth grow and mature when they gain experience and responsibility within a job. Your business can also benefit with an extra set of hands to help!
As a local business you can support a youth in career exploration, helping them to learn about your business through a half-day or full day job shadow. A look behind the scene helps youth figure out what career path lights them up.
Yoop! Helps prepare youth with a “background” for the workforce when they are seeking the opportunity to chart a new course in their life! Businesses willing to take a risk with these youth find support through the Yoop Internship program, to help these youth get the second chance they need to improve their future. And Yoop pays their internship wages!
Professionals are also encouraged to make presentations about their trade. Another great way to get involved is opening up your business for a tour, which gives Yoop! participants the opportunity to explore their future career path. Your business can also help by donating extra office supplies.
Donate
Your monetary donation and in-kind donations help Yoop! and CYFS fulfill our mission to help youth and families.Yoop! gladly accepts and appreciates donations from community members and businesses. Monetary donations to support Yoop! may be made to Chehalem Youth and Family Services. You can Donate Online anytime!
There is also a need for in-kind donated items, as they can greatly help the youth we serve. Here are some ideas:
Gift Cards to local merchants for interview and work clothes & shoes (Famous Footwear)
Snacks and drinks for study and tutoring time
Diapers (all sizes), baby wipes, clean baby clothes & toys, gift cards to local merchants for baby supplies
Photocopy paper or other office supplies for our day to day use
Professional services
Vehicle maintenance or repair for participants or Yoop vans
Auction items or services for our fundraisers that help “fill the funding gap”
Events
Learn more, help raise funds, and connect with the Yoop! Staff and participants at upcoming events.Upcoming Events:
Other Ways to Give:
Fred Meyer Rewards
You can support Yoop! just by shopping at Fred Meyer! If you have a Fred Meyer Reward card, you can still gain your own reward points, gas points, and rebates while supporting Yoop!
Go to www.fredmeyer.com/