Profile

Site Address:

33421 SW HWY 224
Estacada, OR 97023

Site Contact:

Teryl Hoffman-Figgins, Director
Phone: 503-682-9675
Email: woworegon@aol.com

Faculty Contact:

Isbel Ingham, Adjunct Professor, Conflict Resolution
Phone: 503-725-9195
Email: ingham@pdx.edu

Project Description:

Students work with Winners on Wheels of Oregon, an organization dedicated to empowering wheelchair-bound children, in order to learn about the needs of people in wheelchairs and what life is like for both the children and their families. Students interact directly with children and also perform fundraising.

Project Website: www.angelfire.com/ab/wowor/

Type of Partnership: Community-based Learning Academic Course

Partnership Frequency: Multi-year, multi-term partnership

Student Commitment: 30 students, 2 hours per week

Partnership Began: 09/30/2001

Partnership Ended: On-going