The AJC Neighborhood Association always welcomes volunteer help, and our current vacancies/needs are listed below. Whether you’d like to help with one of these or have a totally different idea on how to contribute, please get in touch!
NOTE: Some of these positions have “Portland” in their names or have something to do with Portland, but you do not need to live in the Portland portion of AJC to fill these roles.
Current Needs
Portland District Four
At the beginning of 2025, Ardenwald-Johnson Creek became part of Portland’s District Four. We would welcome a volunteer to be a point of contact between AJC and the District Four Coalition. This person would represent AJC at meetings of the District Four Coalition, report back to AJC any of the Coalition’s requests, initiatives, etc., and be a general liaison between the two groups.
Grant Requests
If you have grant-writing experience, we would love to get you on board. To finance our August Concerts and other neighborhood initiatives, we’re always looking for fundraising opportunities. This person would help search for grant sources and the submission of necessary paperwork.
Land Use
Tracking issues and priorities surrounding land use in the neighborhood is a huge undertaking, and our Land Use chair could always use some help.
Graphic Design
We can always use an artist’s help with designing posters, lawn signs, t-shirts and other swag for fundraising, and probably other things we haven’t thought of yet. This person would implement the requirements of each project and deliver artwork in the necessary file format(s).
Homelessness with Cascadia Action
Cascadia Action, a Portland nonprofit known for its work on industrial air pollution, is now building an advocacy network with other nonprofits, faith communities, and Portland neighborhood associations. They seek a volunteer to serve as liaison between Cascadia Action and the AJC Neighborhood Association.
This person’s duties would include reading Cascadia Action’s research and proposed solutions on the issue, then serving as a link between Cascadia Action and the AJCNA. Their goal is to address any questions/concerns the AJCNA might have, and (assuming they successfully do so) earn the AJCNA’s endorsement and support.
Portland Coyote Crew
The Portland Coyote Crew (a partnership between the Human Society of the United States and a number of Portland-area nonprofits) pursues ongoing learning about urban coyotes and educates the public on how to keep people, pets, and coyotes safe. Volunteers will learn about urban coyotes from experts and pass that education on to the public via flyers, lawn signs, and presenting to the Neighborhood Association about how we can better coexist with coyotes.