Change Agent Project

The Change Agent Project (CAP) is an exciting opportunity for Members to spend 40-120 hours co-creating a project with a community of their own choosing. CAP allows Members to practice community-driven development and project management skills that they can carry with them beyond AmeriCorps.

Some examples of past CAPs are:

• Designed and launched Tails to Trails, a program connecting foster kids with foster dogs on nature walks.
• A resource manual and signs for school garden coordinators to use in developing their summer maintenance plans
• Starting a community garden on an unused piece of city property that ended up creating a wonderful sense of community in the neighborhood in addition to producing delicious, organic food
• Created the foundations for Ariadne Garden to grow as a thriving community resource by establishing a decision making procedure and building communications platforms
• Started a youth educational community garden and installed medicinal herb wheel
• A short video about living alongside beaver habitat.
• Develop an interactive lesson on how to evaluate the role of community gardens in food access for neighborhoods
• Educational project aimed to increase public knowledge of the meaning behind food eco-labels and how they affect buying choices for consumers
• Educational tool for kids to understand where recycling, trash and compost end up after putting it on the curb
• A native plant species swap program where Invasive plants are swapped with Native plants
• Naturescaping workshops for low-income families
• Created "Trash Cards" describing where garbage, recycling and compost is sent from curbsides in Portland, OR
• Freecycling:  sharing clothing and items for free before they get donated to charities
• Researched Benefit Corporation legislation, the movement to enact such a policy in Oregon and it's potential impacts