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
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 voluteers.
- 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 a post-presentation survey. We also have a variety resources allowing you to customize the class content and activities to fit you and your student’s needs.
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!
Latino Cultural Festival
June 30
Hillsboro Ballpark
Waterfront Blues Festival
July 4-7
11am-9:00pm
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Mississippi Street Fair
July 13
10am-8pm
Fremont to Skidmore streets
Portland Pride
July 20-21
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Broadway in Bloom
July 20
5-8pm
1700 NE Broadway, Portland
OHSU Farmers Market
July 23
10am-2pm
OHSU Auditorium Courtyard
Jade International Night Market
August 10
PCC SE Campus
Beaverton Family Resource Fair
August 16
10am-2pm
Beaverton Resource Center
El Programa Hispano
Back to School Event
August 20
4-6pm
Wilkes Elem School
Latino Fest
September 14
Madras, OR
Portland Sunday Parkways
September 22
11am-4pm
SW Portland
Oregon SHAPE Annual Conference
October 11-2
Lakeridge Middle School
Everybody’s Work
Documentary Screening
Community Members:
Saturday, Oct 5
1:00-2:30p
CLA/OHSU/Partner Staff:
Tuesday, Oct 8
7:30-9:00p
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 strenghten this relationship by providing donation education and recognizing the DMV’s invaluable contributions.
Coming soon! Watch for our recognition program to celebrate the contributions of the DMV staff from offices around the state.
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.