CommuniCare encourages the leadership potential in every student by putting them in the driver’s seat as community grantmakers. Student ownership is a cornerstone of the program and The CARE Foundation. The participants decide what their group wants to prioritize and fund each year, how they want to raise their money, who to interview, and who should ultimately receive their grants. … Read More
CommuniCare Announces First Annual Winter Leadership Retreat
CommuniCare is spearheading its first annual Winter Leadership Retreat on Thursday, March 1 at the Portland Art Museum. The retreat’s theme is “Empathy: How Great Leaders Build Common Ground” with 120 students, from 9 schools across 4 districts, expected to be in attendance. The retreat’s agenda explores questions such as why is empathy a leadership skill and how do we … Read More
Oregon Symphony CommuniCare Arts Experience
CommuniCare’s second Arts Experience will be Thursday, November 9th, sponsored by The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, students will attend The Oregon Symphony’s presentation of The Music of Michael Jackson at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. 35 students, teachers and family members from Open School East, Franklin High School and Lake Oswego High School will attend a question and … Read More