Volunteer Information

Overview

Help Strengthen Our Community's Foundation

The Gresham-Barlow School District welcomes and appreciates volunteer efforts, no matter how big or small. With your help, our students' education is enhanced. If a child can experience success at school, they will be better prepared to tackle life's challenges and contribute back to our community. We invite you to volunteer in our schools and programs, and we hope you enjoy and grow from the volunteer experience.

Thank you to all our volunteers! The number of people and hours donated can be tracked and counted, but their compassion, dedication, and eagerness to help strengthen our community's foundation can never be measured. You do make a difference

How do I become a volunteer?

It's important our volunteers enjoy their time and experience while helping with our programs and in our schools. To help us place you in a position that best suits your needs, please take time to review the following steps:

Consider how often and how much time you would like to donate
You may contact our programs and schools directly, or you may request more information from our
Communications and Community Engagement Director, Athena Vadnais, at: vadnais@gresham.k12.or.us
Complete and submit a volunteer application (see link below)

Online Volunteer Application Form

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can volunteer?

Why should I volunteer?

You invest your heart in your loved ones.

You invest money in your home, cars, and hobbies.

Why not invest some time in the strength and success of your community?

Your volunteer contribution makes a difference by:

Assisting professional staff to provide more individualized instruction
Increasing student motivation by providing positive encouragement
Enriching student experiences with your unique talents and skills
Relieving staff of many non-teaching duties and tasks
Strengthening the school-family-community partnership
Understanding the importance of education
Modeling the value of community involvement
Growing personally from the experience of helping others

What opportunities can I choose from?

Who should I contact for more information?

Is there any training I should take?

Gresham-Barlow volunteers can take online safety training free of charge

SafeSchools training is an online training center that allows schools districts across the state of Oregon to easily train staff, parents, and volunteers on school-related safety issues to demonstrate state and federal compliance with safety mandates.

As a district volunteer, you may register and take the following trainings:

Child Abuse: Identification & Intervention
Sexual Conduct: Staff-to-Student

Directions on how to access the online training program:

Use your registration key: cd7075eb
Go to the SafeSchools homepage, parent.or.safeschools.com click "register" (To the right of the "sign-in" button). On the next screen you will be prompted to enter the registration key above. Next you will be prompted to enter some basic information, including a username of your choice, which you will use to login to the system moving forward.

To begin a course, click on the blue title link and follow the prompts. To earn a certificate of completion, you must complete all sections of a course and pass the quiz.

Thank you!
Your participation helps to make our schools a safer place to work and learn.