Volunteer

Check our volunteer video created by our summer intern!

 

CHAP Volunteers! from Celine O'Malley on Vimeo.

Volunteer

Thanks to all of our dedicated & amazing volunteers who make it possible for us to bring the healing power of art to children in crisis and their families.


 

CHAP volunteer opportunities:

Volunteering at CHAP

If your interested in volunteering please email : megan@chap.name

 

Volunteering with CHAP in Portland's Children's Hospitals

This requires a minimum 9-month commitment of 4-12 hours per week and some training.

This Work to include:

Beading with children and families outside surgery wards.

Assisting CHAP teaching artists in group classes in hospital playrooms

Assisting CHAP teaching artists in bedside art classes on the Oncology Ward

 

 

CHAP Holiday Store:

This year we are open from November 25th through January!

Retail tasks (pricing, branding, restocking, window & store displays, sizing, accounting), Promotions (flyering,etc.) Silk-screening wrapping paper, Soliciting & gathering donations of clothing and art materials, and many varied art-making tasks.

Events

Community Outreach Events: CHAP participates in many fun community events each year from the Mississippi Street Fair to Art Night at City Hall. We need help with set up, running art programs, and breakdown.

CHAP Fundraisers Tasks: Event production/coordination, set-up, break-down, onsite (cooks & servers)

Studio support

Data entry, grant assistance, press kit assembly and more.  Arranging & making presentations about CHAP's mission and programs to elementary & high schools, and various community groups

Artwork Archivist

Scanning of children's artwork is needed for our digital library, as well as product layout (greeting cards, rug and fabric designs, etc). This can be completed at the CHAP Studio, or scanning can be done outside of the factory.

Community Service Hours for Teens

We will work with you to fulfill your requirements within our fun and art-filled program

Internships (credit or non-credit)

Available in These Fields:

Visual Arts, Arts Education, Arts in Healthcare, Graphic Design, Product Development. Computer Animation, Non-profit administration, Arts Management, Event Planning, PR & Marketing, Community Outreach

 

ALL AGES WELCOME & NO ART TRAINING REQUIRED!