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1 | Don't forget to check out the student-led ongoing volunteer programs through the CCEC! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Animals & Environment | 4-H Youth Development Program | https://extension.wsu.edu/wallawalla/4h/ | Become a 4-H leader to work with youth in school or special activities, or volunteer as a resource person. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Blue Mountain Humane Society | https://bluemountainhumane.org/ | Everything from animal care to office guru! Dog and cat walking, care, and socialization, photography, creative writing, office assistance, and help with farmers markets (May-Oct) and class talks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Kooskooskie Commons | https://www.kooskooskie-commons.org/ | Stream riparian and wetland restoration including stream clean up, removing blackberries and other non-native vegetation, and planting native plants; GIS mapping and monitoring; writing stories; organization and outreach for environmental films. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sustainable Living Center | https://www.slcww.org/ | Staff a booth at the Farmer's Market or at a fair, help with grant writing, retail opportunities at the Builders ReSupply, help with a Builders ReSupply clean-up day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Tri-State Steelheaders | https://www.tristatesteelheaders.com/ | Installing native plant buffers along urban streams, which involves removing non-native vegetation, laying ground cloth, and planting native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Walla Walla 2020 | https://ww2020.net/ | Maintenance of planting areas, help with the community sustainability plan, and other projects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Walla Walla County Conservation District | http://www.wwccd.net/ | Help with occasional environmental projects, such as green construction workshops, environmental infomercials, collecting junk cars and tires. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Water & Environmental Center | https://watereducationcenter.org/ | K-12 and community environmental education, campus sustainability, and riparian restoration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Arts & Culture | ArtWalla | https://artwalla.com/ | Public art tours, kids' art, events/fundraisers that require planning, set-up, execution and clean-up. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Carnegie Picture Lab | https://www.carnegiepicturelab.com/ | Working with elementary school students, assisting with public events and poster distribution. All opportunities provide hands-on involvement with an emphasis on art. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Downtown Walla Walla Foundation | https://www.downtownww.com/ | Multiple events all year long, historic property database maintenance, newsletter articles, poster distribution, and clean-up days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Fort Walla Walla Museum | https://www.fwwm.org/ | Tour guidance, gardening, building attendance, exhibits & collections, and office work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Kirkman House Museum | https://www.kirkmanhousemuseum.org/ | Docents: Tour guides Program aides: Hands on History children's camp Garden upkeep Communications: media relations Special event assistance: Sheep to Shawl, Historic Home Tour, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Walla Walla Symphony | https://www.wwsymphony.org/ | Marketing, poster distribution, mailing preparation, ushers, ticket sales, event set-up/tear-down. Volunteers receive free tickets to the performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Whitman Mission National Historic Site | https://www.nps.gov/whmi/index.htm | Resource inventory/monitoring, stream restoration, tour guiding, graphic design, historic document transcription, and historic and scientific activity demonstrations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | GESA Power House Theatre | https://phtww.org/ | Usher, scan tickets, and greet patrons in a non-profit performing arts theatre. Assist with other projects like poster distribution, decorations, building improvements, and mail campaigns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Food & Hunger | Blue Mountain Action Council - Food Warehouse | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Volunteers can organize food drives, deliver food boxes to elderly residents, help at food-raisers and fundraisers, and glean fresh produce from local farms, gardens, orchards, and vendors at the Farmers Markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Christian Aid Center | https://www.christianaidcenter.org/ | Food preparation, cleaning, organizing donations, childcare, maintenance, van driving, chapel leadership, nursing, teaching, and community outreach. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Helpline | https://www.helplineww.org/ | Client intake: Meet directly with clients to coordinate assistance. Resource navigation: Volunteer in our case management program. Front office: Greet clients, file information, answer phones, and enter data. Donations: Organize and track food, clothing, and other in-kind goods. Custodial: General maintenance duties to ensure a safe, clean environment. Committees and special projects: Share your talents by joining one of our boards or community committees, such as Communications, Finance, or Fundraising | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Senior Round Table | https://www.wallawallaseniorcenter.org/ | Substitute or part-time drivers are needed to deliver (or help deliver) meals-on-wheels to shut-ins in the Walla Walla and College Place area Monday-Friday from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Health & Medicine | American Red Cross | https://www.redcross.org/local/washington/about-us/locations/central-southeastern.html | Disaster Action Team Member: Respond to local house fires and other disasters with housing, clothing, and food for victims. Teaching CPR/First Aid classes General office support: website management, clerical tasks, and janitorial work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Blue Mountain Heart to Heart | https://bluemountainheart2heart.wordpress.com/ | Special events: fundraisers, World AIDS Day, education, and outreach. Advocacy: letter writing and calling lawmakers. Front desk coverage: general office assistance, syringe exchange program, food distribution, and community presentations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Planned Parenthood General Action | https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/washington/walla-walla/99362/walla-walla-health-center-2405-91850 | Generation Action is a young people's movement that seeks reproductive freedom. Generation Action members register voters, foster campus conversations about sexual assault, and raise awareness about reproductive rights. We also need outreach volunteers to table, collect petitions, canvas, and more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Providence St. Mary Medical Center | https://www.providence.org/locations/wa/st-mary-medical-center | There are several opportunities available, including comfort rounding (social interactions with patients), supporting patients in the Cancer Center, cashiering in the gift shop, and supporting our caregivers/patients in the ER and same-day surgery. Any special skills or talents are welcome and we would be happy to consider new volunteer positions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | S.O.S Health Services | https://soshealthservices.org/ | Help with all clinic tasks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | The Health Center | https://www.thehealthcenterww.org/ | Depending on skills and interest, one can volunteer at any of our sites as anything from a yoga instructor or jump rope expert to a webpage manager, administrative assistant, or grant researcher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Walla Walla Community Hospice | http://www.wwhospice.org/ | Patient care: work directly with hospice patients as part of an interdisciplinary team (RN, Social Work, Chaplain) of hospice staff. Application and training are required. Office help: phone answering, filing, etc. Scheduled weekly times are preferred. Direct mail: preparation of materials for mailing. Special events volunteers: Pond & Garden Tour, Evening of Elegance, etc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Housing & Homelessness | The Loft - Catholic Charities | https://www.cceasternwa.org/post/the-loft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | The STAR Project | https://www.thestarproject.us/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | The Alliance for the Homeless | https://www.wwallianceforthehomeless.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | American Red Cross | https://www.redcross.org/local/washington/about-us/locations/central-southeastern.html | Disaster Action Team Member--Respond to local house fires and other disasters with housing, clothing, and food for victims. Teaching CPR/First Aid classes General office support, (website management, clerical tasks, janitorial work) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Blue Mountain Action Council | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Food drives: Ability to sort different products and lift 25 or more pounds. Literacy: Good reading and tutoring skills (some volunteers help adults prepare for GED exams). Long-term care ombudsman program: Attentive listening and clear communications skills. Commitment to Community neighborhood revitalization: Enthusiasm for events and projects such as clean ups, youth activities, painting, and a Christmas tree lighting ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Additional Blue Mountain Action Council Opportunities | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Volunteers can contribute to the Housing Department by landscaping, helping residents with landscaping and household tasks, moving furniture, collecting hygiene items, visiting elderly residents, organizing enrichment activities for children in our programs for homeless families, adopting families for Christmas, and delivering food boxes to elderly residents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Christian Aid Center | https://www.christianaidcenter.org/ | Food preparation, cleaning, organizing donations, childcare, maintenance, van driving, chapel leadership, nursing, teaching, and community outreach. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Habitat for Humanity | https://habitatbuilds.com/ | Primarily new home construction. A work day may include foundation work, framing, painting, installing floors, siding, roofing, and more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Helpline | https://www.helplineww.org/ | Client intake: Meet directly with clients to coordinate assistance. Resource navigation: Volunteer in our case management program. Front office: Greet clients, file information, answer phones, and enter data. Donations: Organize and track food, clothing, and other in-kind goods. Custodial: General maintenance duties to ensure a safe, clean environment. Committees and special projects: Share your talents by joining one of our boards or community committees, such as Communications, Finance, or Fundraising. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Walla Walla Housing Authority | http://www.wallawallaha.org/ | Grounds maintenance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Young Women's Christian Associatiation (YWCA) | https://www.ywcaww.org/ | Reading to children; helping with kids' activities while moms are in support group meetings; sorting donations; cleaning toys; misc. maintenance projects; weekly grocery shopping for childcare programs; office work; helping on childcare fieldtrips; making presentations to girls in Mariposa program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | People with Disabilities | Blue Mountains Industries Adult Employment Services | http://www.lilliericecenter.org/programs.php | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Walla Walla Valley Disability Network | https://www.wwvdn.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Parent to Parent | https://www.wwvdn.org/getting-started/parent-to-parent/parent-to-parent.html | Recreational programs, which include basketball, baseball, yoga, Christmas open house, parent night out, Easter egg hunt, support groups, and summer day camp. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | United Blind of Walla Walla | https://ubww.org/ | Assisting folks with shopping, yard work, reading, cleaning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Valley Residential Services | https://valleyresidential.org/ | Client care. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding | http://www.bluemountaintherapeuticriding.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Catholic Charities - Volunteer Services (formerly Volunteer Chore Services) | https://ccsww.org/get-help/services-for-seniors-people-with-disabilities/volunteer-services/ | Independent living requests: Housework, laundry, transportation, shopping, etc. One-time projects: Moves and yard clean-ups. Administrative tasks: Data entry, filing, designing and distributing promotional materials, mailing surveys to clients, taking pictures, making thank-you cards, and cooking, setting up, serving or entertaining for volunteer recognition events. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Senior Citizens | Additional Blue Mountain Action Council Opportunities | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Volunteers can contribute to the Housing Department by landscaping, helping residents with landscaping and household tasks, moving furniture, collecting hygiene items, visiting elderly residents, organizing enrichment activities for children in our programs for homeless families, adopting families for Christmas, and delivering food boxes to elderly residents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Center at the Park | https://www.wallawallaseniorcenter.org/ | Several Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Washington Odd Fellows Assisted Living | https://oddfellows.com/ | Reading to residents, helping with events, performances, and games, and visiting with residents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Catholic Charities Volunteer Services (formerly Volunteer Chore Services) | https://ccsww.org/get-help/services-for-seniors-people-with-disabilities/volunteer-services/ | Independent living requests: Housework, laundry, transportation, shopping, etc. One-time projects: Moves and yard clean-ups. Administrative tasks: Data entry, filing, designing and distributing promotional materials, mailing surveys to clients, taking pictures, making thank-you cards, and cooking, setting up, serving or entertaining for volunteer recognition events. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Walla Walla Community Hospice | http://www.wwhospice.org/ | Patient care: work directly with hospice patients as part of an interdisciplinary team (RN, Social Work, Chaplain) of hospice staff. Application and training are required. Office help: phone answering, filing, etc. Scheduled weekly times are preferred. Direct mail: preparation of materials for mailing. Special events volunteers: Pond & Garden Tour, Evening of Elegance, etc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Tutoring / Education | Academic Fun Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Blue Mountain Action Council - Adult Education | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Volunteers adult literacy tutors meet one-on-one in public places with students to work toward their educational goals, which range from GED prep and English as a Second Language to studying for citizenship tests and improving computer skills. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Head Start | https://www.wwccf.org/programs/head-start | Working with children ages 3 to 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Junior Achievement | https://jawashington.org/ | JA teacher/consultants volunteer in elementary school classrooms for a series of 5-6 sessions that take approximately 45 minutes each. Fall sessions are October to December; spring sessions occur February to April. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | STAR Project | https://www.thestarproject.us/ | Ongoing and one-time projects in office, mentoring, tutoring, and support services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Walla Walla High School | https://www.wahibluedevils.org/ | Our team of tutors helps with Math, Science, English, History and Foreign Language while encouraging individual responsibility. We aid with many tasks: finish homework, work on a paper, retake a quiz, review assignment, etc. Lab Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-8:25, Mon-Thurs 2:00 – 4:00 Required hours: This is a volunteer position and students may work as little as one hour per week, although we do require that tutors are committed to tutoring during the time that they have indicated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Walla Walla County Rural Library District | https://www.wwcrld.org/about-us/volunteer | With 5 branches, a bookmobile, and an administrative center, there is a wide range of volunteer opportunities at WWCRLD from admin and office help to program preparation, outreach assistance, special projects, and general staff support. Potential volunteer projects may align with computer technology/IT, English, Sociology, Accounting, Education, Arts, Humanities, and other majors and interests. Prospective volunteers may fill out a form and return it to their branch (the closest is the College Place branch) or contact the Administrative Center. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Walla Walla Center for Children and Families | https://www.wwccf.org/the-center/about-the-center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Communities In Schools | https://bluemountainregion.ciswa.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Walla Walla Public Schools | https://www.wwps.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Washington State Migrant Council | http://wsmconline.org/ | Tutors needed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Women | Birthright | https://birthright.org/wallawalla | Office administration, staffing, and special projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Planned Parenthood General Action | https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/washington/walla-walla/99362/walla-walla-health-center-2405-91850 | Generation Action is a young people's movement that seeks reproductive freedom. Generation Action members register voters, foster campus conversations about sexual assault, and raise awareness about reproductive rights. We also need outreach volunteers to table, collect petitions, canvas, and more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Young Women's Christian Associatiation (YWCA) | https://www.ywcaww.org/ | Reading to children; helping with kids' activities while moms are in support group meetings; sorting donations; cleaning toys; misc. maintenance projects; weekly grocery shopping for childcare programs; office work; helping on childcare fieldtrips; making presentations to girls in Mariposa program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Youth | 4-H Youth Development Program | https://extension.wsu.edu/4h/ | Become a 4-H leader to work with youth in school or special activities, or volunteer as a resource person. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Boy Scouts | https://www.scouting.org/ | Work with youth and adults; plan and run district program events. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Camp Fire USA | https://www.wwcampfire.org/ | Open to having volunteers come to share their talents and knowledge (music, culture, dance, theater) with the kids. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Children's Museum of Walla Walla | https://cmww.org/ | Museum assistance, workshop leadership, special project assistance, landscaping, gardening, activities at local fair events, and bilingual early learning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Farm to School - Sustainable Living Center | https://www.slcww.org/wwvf2s | Activities such as germinating seeds, cooking demonstrations, learning about compost, and planning for the spring garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Friends of Children of Walla Walla | https://wallawallafriends.org/ | We recruit adult friends (mentors) to spend time with a child (6-18 years old) each week. Service organizations and clubs can volunteer to host a special event for our adult friends and youth to enjoy together. Volunteers can also help out with office work, such as making phone calls and performing data entry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | The Health Center | https://www.thehealthcenterww.org/ | Depending on skills and interest, one can volunteer at any of our sites as anything from a yoga instructor or jump rope expert to a webpage manager, administrative assistant, or grant researcher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Triple Point | https://www.childrenshomesociety.org/ | Supervising LGBTQ and straight ally youth at meetings/events, serving as a community role model and providing support and resources to youth, setting up/cleaning up at meetings/events, attending monthly TriplePoint Advisory Council meetings, marketing, health fairs, flyers, and community education. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Young Men's Christian Associatiation (YMCA) | https://www.wwymca.org/ | Joining our board, coaching youth sports, babysitting, helping with the Peach Basket Classic tournament, community Halloween party, Healthy Kids Day, fun runs, and other family events. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Young Women's Christian Associatiation (YWCA) | https://www.ywcaww.org/ | Reading to children; helping with kids' activities while moms are in support group meetings; sorting donations; cleaning toys; misc. maintenance projects; weekly grocery shopping for childcare programs; office work; helping on childcare fieldtrips; making presentations to girls in Mariposa program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Communities In Schools | https://bluemountainregion.ciswa.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Additional Blue Mountain Action Council Opportunities | https://www.bmacww.org/ | Coordinating ongoing afterschool programs such as homework clubs, music, arts and crafts, and physical activities for children in targeted neighborhoods; coordinating activities during spring break and summer break for kids in our housing for homeless families; hosting a kids’ activity at Día de los niños, an annual event held in Washington Park. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Immigrants' Rights | Walla Walla Immigrants Rights Coalition | https://www.wwirc.org/ | The Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition (WWIRC) seeks to foster equity with immigrant populations in the Walla Walla Valley through education, advocacy, outreach, and emergency aid. WWIRC connects our Walla Walla Valley community with culturally relevant support regardless of their immigration status. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Vital Wines | https://www.vitalwinery.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | SOS Health Services | https://soshealthservices.org/ | Help with all clinic tasks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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