Be A Catalyst Campaign
The Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corporation Be a Catalyst Campaign is designed to help support affordable housing development and resident services programs in our communities.  Please call 1-541-683-1751 or email beacatalyst@qwestoffice.net to learn more about how your gift will make a difference. Be a catalyst. Make payment to: Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corp., and send to: Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corp. P.O. Box 11923 Eugene, OR 97440. Metro is a 501c(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible. Current donors of this campaign are listed below:

Richard Larson Richard Herman Barb Bellamy Mandy and Eugene Jones Jody Miller Susan Ban Greg Pitts Matt Powell Hope Pressman Jerry and Susan Gill George and Melissa Brown (The Kiva) A.H. Ismach Ruth South Carolyn Kranzler Michelle Smith Jill Chadbourne LeighAnne Curtis Linda Fletchall

Dr. Karen Baldwin                                   Benson and Mitzi Snyder Daniel Herbert Joyce Owen Gilbert and Judith James Lane Forest Products Ruth Miller and Dick Hayward Philip Farrington Jean and Wayne Tate (Tate Family Fund) Michael Coughlin Robert and Merl Bottge Art and Anita Johnson Pam Whyte and Ron Saylor Sharon and Michael Posner Jim Plummer Thomas K. and Sarah K. Bascom

Action Rent-All Albertsons Birth to Three Chamber of Commerce City of Eugene City of Eugene Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Community Health Education Network EWEB Food for Lane County Fred Meyer Good Neighbor Care Hollywood Video Jennings Pitts Development Jennings and Co. Property Management Jerry’s Home Improvement LCC Transitions to Success and Continuing Education Lane County Head Start Lane Relief Nursery Lane Workforce Partnership Lens Crafters

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) Oregon Community Credit Union Oregon Community Development Collaborative OSU Lane County Extension Services Peace Health Hospital Sally Goodgion Shopko St. Vincent de Paul State of Oregon The Neighborhood Partnership Fund The Workforce Network Trader Joe’s Willamette Family Treatment Services Willamalane Parks and Recreation Womenspace

Volunteering

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corporation. Volunteers help us continue to offer programs and services to our residents. Listed below are the volunteer positions we currently have available. If you are interested in helping and don't see a position that interests you, please call us and we will do our best to help you make a difference in your community. Contact us at 1-541-683-1751 to find out more or to fill out a volunteer application.

Kids Club Helper: Volunteers help the Kids Club program coordinator to set-up, clean-up, and participate in activities at weekly Kids Club. This includes arts and crafts, games, outside activities, and occasional off-site field trips. A three-month commitment is encouraged. Kids Club meets once a week for two hours.

Childcare Assistants: Metro provides childcare for many of the programs offered at the community center. Volunteers would assist Metro staff with providing childcare while residents attend on-site programs and classes. Days and times to be arranged for these positions.

Extra Helping Drivers: The Extra Helping program provides food that needs to be picked up from Food for Lane County and brought back to the community center for distribution. This program is offered once weekly at each site. Volunteers are asked to help drive to and from Food for Lane County and pick up and distribute food at the community center. Resident volunteers are strongly encouraged.

Summer Lunch Assistants: Summer lunches are available on-site and volunteers help setup, distribute lunches, and clean-up. This free summer lunch program is sponsored by Food for Lane County. This program is offered during the summer months and a one to three month commitment is encouraged.

Program Coordinators: Several programs are still in the planning stages and volunteers are always needed to help us plan and implement new programs at each community center. If you would like to help with networking in the community and providing more programs, please volunteer!

Community Event Planners: Each property has events such as spring parties, summer barbeques, Halloween parties, Thanksgiving dinners, and Holiday Events. Volunteers are needed to help staff and residents plan these parties with food, fun and games and good times for everyone. Volunteers are needed during the planning and duration of each event, about 10 hours per month. If you are interested and like to help plan fun social events, please volunteer today.

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