Volunteer and Service Programs

If you would like to get involved in any of our Extension volunteer programs, contact the Extension office at 503-655-8634.

Family and Community Educators (FCE) Volunteers

Organized to strengthen individuals and families through leadership development and community service, the Clackamas County Chapter has about 100 members who continue their adult education by studying a variety of topics at their monthly meetings and volunteering in their communities.

The Chapter is affiliated with the Oregon Family and Community Education organization, the National FCE, and the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).

Once known as Extension Homemakers, read the history of this program's early years, how it grew during World War I, and how it flourished during the Great Depression, and continues today.

Family Food Educators (FFE)

The OSU Extension Service in Oregon City offers food preservation training classes every spring. The program prepares volunteers to deliver food preservation and food safety information to residents of Clackamas County--primarily at farmers' markets in Oregon City, Milwaukie, and Lake Oswego.

Formerly called the Master Food Preserver program, the name and format changed to the Family Food Education program several years ago to emphasize general food safety and food preservation.

Volunteers completing the program are expected to “return” 30 hours of service to the community. Besides staffing the farmers' market booths, volunteers also test pressure canner dial gauges for accuracy, answer consumer questions, teach canning classes, and speak to interested groups.

If you're interested in participating in the spring 2009 FFE food preserver training, call the Extension office to add your name to the waiting list, 503-655-8631.