11:45 Community

Do you have a few hours to spare to make a difference in our community? Come volunteer with 11:45!!

Apartment Outreach
Saturday, August 13th
11:30 am - 3:00 pm
E 162nd & Burnside

Join us to spread food, fellowship, fun, prayer and the love of Christ with folks living in an apartment complex in East County. This will be our third year visiting with the residents and we always have a great time! We encourage members of ALL our teams to join in. Volunteers are needed to set up, help with the food, games, give-aways and tear down. During the event, we'll also visit and pray with the residents, letting them know we care about them.

Unify Portland Event
Saturday, August 27th
Peninsula Park, 2-4 pm

11:45 will be donating backpacks with school supplies for this back-to-school event sponsored by Unify Portland. We could use some volunteers to represent 11:45 and help distribute the backpacks to children from the community.

Meals on Wheels Jambalaya Fest "Kid's Zone"
Saturday, September 10th
Dawson Park - see below for shifts

11:45 will be participating in the Meals on Wheels Jambalaya Fest, hosting the children's activities "AKA Kid's Zone". We're looking for folks to help out with the activities again this year. Our volunteers last year had a fabulous time interacting with neighborhood children at the different activity stations. This is another awesome opportunity to make our presence known in the community and share the love of God with those we are serving!

Games: - Ring toss; Nail salon; Basketball shoot-out; Golf; Doll table
Shifts:
10 am - 12 pm: Set-up/assembly of goodie bags

Game shifts: (please indicate if you want to work 2 or 4 hours)
12- 2 pm
1:30 - 3:30 pm
3:00 - 5:00 pm

5:00 – 6:00 pm: Tear down

Contact Marcie Spruill @ [email protected] to sign up and help make a difference in our community!

Violence and anger cannot heal a nation. We have to remember who the real enemy is. God uses people of peace. Wise men and women who are guided by the Holy Spirit can bring about change. Come join us this Monday, July 11th, 7:00 pm at NE Community Fellowship Church, 636 NE Stanton. We will engage with God, praying for our nation, our community, our police department, our neighbors and people on the street.

You see it on the news - a few shootings one weekend, five shootings another. You talk about how terrible it is. You may even pray about it in your church. Now is the time to get out of the pew and DO something! We may not be able to solve the whole problem, but we can each do our part to try to make our community a safer place to live and raise our children.

There are multiple opportunities for you to plug in to an 11:45 activity this summer. We encourage you - even if you can't volunteer on a weekly basis - if you can make a commitment to volunteer even once during the summer, you can make a difference! Please see all the opportunities below and contact us to plug in.

Reminder - to always keep abreast of 11:45 news and events, please visit our website at eleven45.org

PRAYER:

Our PRAYER team will gather this Friday, June 19th, 7:00 pm at Emmanuel COGICU (4800 NE 30th). Folks from all churches are invited to gather and pray for our city. There will not be PRAYER gatherings in July and August due to the ALL-TEAM OUTREACH (see below).
To keep up to date on PRAYER team news, please contact team leader JD Boyd (503-830-5898 or [email protected])

ALL-TEAM COMMUNITY OUTREACH

We'll be hosting four community outreach activities in apartment complexes in East County this summer. They're simple - some simple food and children's activities - but they are invaluable when it comes to establish relationship in our community. No special skills are required - just come and help out, play with the kids, chat with the parents, and pray with those open to it. We encourage members of ALL our teams to come out and participate. Please contact Marci Jackson (503-888-6244 [email protected]) or Marcie Spruill (503-781-0510 [email protected]) to sign up.
Set-up will be at 5 and outreach will last from 6-9 pm
Friday, July 24th E Burnside & 162nd
Friday, July 31st E. Burnside & 158th
Friday, August 7th E. Burnside & 160th
Friday, August 14th SE 125th & Powell

THERE Walking Teams:

Join our faithful volunteers, walking in the community, spreading the love of Christ with a smile, a sincere conversation or a prayer. Just our presence can have a positive effect wherever we go. Please contact the team leaders below for more information.
Note: We have a unique opportunity to walk at a large apartment complex on SE 125th & Powell. We'd love to get a solid group of MEN to walk and provide a positive presence in a troubled area.

Lloyd Center
Team Leader: Shei’Meka Owens
503-358-5935
Saturdays, 4-5 pm

162nd & SE Stark
Team Leader: Pastor Jerrell Waddell
971-212-0739
Fridays, 6-7 pm
125th & SE Powell Blvd.
Team Leader: Marci Jackson 503-888-6244 Saturdays, 6-7 pm

Peninsula Park
Team Leader: Tony Coleman
503-706-4566
Tuesdays and Thursdays* 5-6 pm
(with the exception of last Thursday*),

*Last Thursday on Alberta
Team Leader: Tony Coleman
503-706-4566
Last Thursday of the month, 5-6 pm


CARE

11:45 partners with community-led Enough is Enough to provide support for families dealing with loss due to violence in our community. Activities include annual “Hope and Healing” events; providing voices for impacted families and counseling and support for grieving families.

Day of Hope & Healing
As part of our partnership, 11:45 will be participating in Enough is Enough's annual "Day of Hope and Healing" on Saturday, September 12th at Alberta Park. 11:45 will be hosting the children's activities at the event and we're looking for volunteers to help. Please contact Joan Davis (360-281-3442 [email protected]), Victoria Fleming (325-660-9539) or email [email protected] to sign up.

SHARE

One of the most important keys to reducing violence in our community is providing our youth with positive influences and folks who care about them. We have the following opportunities available for you to provide a loving, positive presence and make a difference in the life of a young person.

Court Bench Probation Program
Contact Marcie Spruill, [email protected], 503-995-3448
11:45 partners with Multnomah County Judges, the District Attorney’s office and the Office of Youth Violence prevention to mentor young gang-affiliated men charged with misdemeanor crimes, as part of their probation conditions. Mentors offer a positive male presence who can offer insight and wisdom concerning their struggles, providing advice, support and encouragement. Mentoring starts with just one lunch, but can grow to long-lasting relationships as mutually agreeable.


Foster Grandparents
Contact: Khela Singer, [email protected], 503-988-6717
Matching older adults (60+) with children in 17 elementary schools, nine Head Start programs and several other specialized children’s programs. The Foster Grandparent Program taps the skills, talents and experience of older adults to make a significant impact in the academic, social and emotion lives of children in the community. Foster Grandparent volunteers serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with special needs in schools, Head Start programs, after-school sites and other special programs for children. Foster Grandparents review schoolwork, reinforce values, teach parenting skills to young parents and care for children with disabilities. They volunteer from 15-40 hours a week, often maintaining an ongoing, intensive relationship with the children they serve for a year or longer. Foster Grandparents address key needs, promoting school readiness in early childhood and K-12 success for older children including improved school attendance, improved reading and math skills and emotional and social well-being. Currently full, but still accepting applications.