The mission of OSC is to promote and enhance the culture of service, volunteerism, and civic engagement across communities throughout Oregon. OSC promotes activities that instill a lifelong commitment to service, and lead to personal, educational, and career achievements. OSC works with partners to increase resources and programs that meet needs in education, environmental stewardship, emergency response, community capacity and resiliency, economic opportunity, workforce development, civic and community engagement, service learning, and youth, senior, and veteran services. OSC advances national and community service in Oregon by: • Establishing and implementing a statewide vision for volunteerism, national service, and civic engagement. • Promoting initiatives for expansion of service opportunities and impacts. • Introducing policy and supporting legislation that furthers the OSC’s service goals. • Acting as a central hub for the national service network in the state and administering funding to AmeriCorps State programs to make impactful contributions in local communities. • Championing greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in Oregon’s service and volunteer opportunities. • Coordinating national and community service resources to ensure communities are equipped to prepare, respond, and recover from disaster.
