EDUCATORS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Together…educate, empower, inspire
There are many ways to partner with Cascade Life Alliance to bring organ, eye, and tissue donation education to your school or organization. Learn more below about our school education programs, our community outreach, and how we celebrate our community partners.
EDUCATORS
Cascade Life Alliance in collaboration with Donate Life Northwest offers education programs to provide students and educators information about organ, eye, and tissue donation.
COMMUNITY
Cascade Life Alliance is committed to providing thoughtful, culturally sensitive, and factual education on organ, eye, and tissue donation to our community.
PARTNERSHIP
DMV employees support our mission every day with the simple question: “Would you like to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor?”
Educators
Cascade Life Alliance, in collaboration with Donate Life Northwest, provides multiple ways educators can bring thoughtful, culturally sensitive, and factual education on organ, eye, and tissue donation in a manner that engages and inspires students.
Classroom Presentations
Beginning in the 2025-26 academic school year, an Oregon Revised Statute (ORS 336.474) will go into effect, requiring all high schools in Oregon to educate on organ, eye, and tissue donation. We are offering these free resources to schools and the community that meet the new health education standards.
Educators can choose from in-person, virtual, or Teach-It-Yourself presentations.
- In-person or virtual presentations – educators in Oregon and SW Washington can request either an in-person or virtual program presented by Cascade Life Alliance & Donate Life Northwest staff or highly-trained volunteers.
- Teach-It-Yourself – educators who prefer to teach the materials themselves will be provided with everything needed at no cost; including lesson plans, engaging videos, activities, handouts, and pre- and post-presentation questionnaires (in English & Spanish). We also have a variety resources allowing you to customize the class content and activities to fit you and your student’s needs.
HB 3234, which creates standards for organ donation education in Oregon High Schools, passed the House yesterday and will move to the Senate for consideration. Thank you to Nisha for all the hard work she has put into this bill over the years – we are so excited to see this life-saving legislation gain support.
Posted by Dan Rayfield for Oregon Attorney General on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Discover how a high school student’s passion sparked change, inspiring her local representative to introduce House Bill 3234. This groundbreaking legislation is now an Oregon state law, ensuring that all students in the state receive education about organ, eye, and tissue donation.
Student Pages
Are you a student who wants to boost their college application or resume while also educating fellow students about saving lives? Start a SODA chapter or host an event.
- Connections to other life-saving students across the country
- Leadership opportunities to add to your resume
- Scholarships
- Student development to add to your college applications
- Up to $200 per semester for event costs
- Mentorship
Learn more about the SODA program.
Community Outreach
Do you want your local organ procurement organization, Cascade Life Alliance, to come speak to your organization, congregation, or community event about organ, eye, and tissue donation?
Community events are the perfect opportunity to promote organ, eye, and tissue donation and also proudly participate in meaningful community events throughout the state. We wish we could attend every event! Here is where you can find us soon!
DMV Partnership
Without the incredibly powerful partnership with the Oregon DMV, there wouldn’t be over 3 million Oregonians registered to be organ, eye, and tissue donors…Registered Lifesavers! We are grateful to each and every DMV employee that supports our mission to “Save, Enhance, and Heal Lives through Organ Donation and Transplantation.”
Cascade Life Alliance continues to strengthen this relationship by providing donation education and recognizing the DMV’s invaluable contributions.
DMV Recognition Program
Cascade Life Alliance is excited to launch a quarterly DMV Recognition Program to honor the incredible efforts of DMV staff who go above and beyond in supporting organ, eye, and tissue donation. This program allows DMV employees to nominate their peers who demonstrate exceptional dedication to promoting donation registration. Nominations can be made for individual staff members, management, departments, committees, work groups, or entire DMV offices that have shown a special commitment to donation advocacy.
We also invite DMV staff to make suggestions on how we can support their work in promoting donation. We want to hear from you! Please share any suggestions, feedback, concerns, and/or questions with us.
DMV Recognition Program Nomination & Feedback Form
Our Commitment to You
We Promise…
…to provide thoughtful, culturally sensitive, pressure-free and factual education on organ, eye, and tissue donation.
…to provide students and educators with a curriculum that meets Oregon Board of Education curriculum standards.
…to uphold our commitment to being anti-racist and anti-oppressive by practicing self-reflection and engaging in transparent, honest, and brave dialogues with people of all backgrounds.
…to continually evaluate our department’s areas of growth and ability to deepen community relationships.
We Ask…
…for opportunities to educate on organ, eye, and tissue donation to various communities, students, and organizations.
…for willingness to have open-minded, engaged, and collaborative dialogue surrounding organ, eye, and tissue donation education.
…for honest, direct, and constructive feedback on any areas we can improve, especially regarding education and cultural competency.
…for you to remember our mission is to save, enhance, and heal lives; therefore our approach to education is to provide facts and resources, not to persuade.
Our Donation Partners
Contact Us
Contact our Community Outreach Department with any questions or suggestions.