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volunteermatch.org

volunteersolutions.org

 

Books To Prisoners

bookstoprisoners.net

A Seattle based non-profit that (obviously) sends books to prisoners. They always need new volunteers and have tons to do, every Monday and Tuesday. (206) 442-2013 or email bookstoprisoners@cs.com

Food Not Bombs

scn.org/foodnotbombs

DIY homeless feeding program, all vegetarian. They need volunteers, bulk foods (grains, beans, spices, coffee), cooking equipment, and vehicles and drivers for transport.

Thursday meal - (206) 633-9600 or email seattle-fnb@riseup.net

Saturday Free Market - fnb@scn.org or call (206)524-8979

Left Bank Books

An anarchist book store located downtown. They occasionally need volunteers to help with inventory and to help with cashier work. 206-622-0195

 

Sidecar For Pigs Peace - sidecarforpigspeace.com.

Sidecar is an all-vegan grocery store, and all proceeds go to Pig’s Peace, a farm sanctuary. They need help with incoming items, and volunteer cashiers.

peggy@sidecarforpigspeace.com for more info.

Last White Elephant

Beneficiary thrift store for animal rights. They need people to volunteer at least two hours each week and take on projects like organizing books, records, house wares, etc. Stop by or call the store to sign up for shifts and projects. 902-A NE 65th St, (206) 525-0170.

 

Lifelong Aids Alliance

A nonprofit that supports the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS. They have a lot of volunteer opportunities.

(206) 957-1776 or volunteers@llaa.org

The Bikery

Currently, we're working on a few things: finding a space & opening up shop,

Sunday's free bike maintenance workshops, fundraising, outreach & fliering,

and much more. We can always use help, so please get in contact:

info@thebikery. org or drop by our weekly workshop: Sundays 2-5pm @ Garfield

Community Center (Cherry &23rd).

 

The Bike Shack

A DIY bicycle workshop running out of the back of the Wayward Café. They need talented mechanics that are good with teaching.

The Vera Project

A volunteer run music and art nonprofit. Most positions are to volunteer at Vera’s shows. Check their website for the next volunteer orientation.

volunteer@theveraproject.org

 

Puget Sound Community School

An alternative junior and high school that provides education based on the desires of the students. For info about volunteering, visit http://www.pscs.org/give/volunteering.htm

Planned Parenthood

A reproductive health clinic centered around a pro-choice philosophy.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-involved/jobs-volunteer for more info.

The Old Firehouse

theoldfirehouse.org

A city-run arts and music oriented teen center in Redmond. The OFH needs volunteer workshop leaders for various projects (silkscreening, photo lab, etc). Teenagers can get community service hours by doing random projects around the place, or can volunteer at shows. ccullen@redmond.gov

Ground Zero Teen Center

myspace.com/groundzeromusic

An arts and music oriented teen center in Bellevue. Teens can volunteer at shows or do whatever, adults can lead workshops. 425-452-6119

Kirkland Teen Union Building

ktub.org

An arts and music oriented teen center in Kirkland. Teens can volunteer at shows or do whatever, adults can lead workshops. volunteer@ktub.org

 

Seattle DIY

A collective whose intention is to promote the DIY ethos through projects like this one, as well as put on benefit events, publishes a newsletter, and runs a community website. Meetings happen every Sunday – go to seattlediy.org

 

PAWS – Progressive Animal Welfare Society

An incredible animal advocacy group that operates no-kill shelters and does community outreach, and has plenty of volunteer needs at various level of intensity. http://www.paws.org/help/vol/

 

Humane Society

http://www.seattlehumane.org/volunteer.shtml

 

ROOTS Young Adult Shelter

A volunteer-based homeless young adult shelter (18-25). Rootsinfo.org

 

Children’s Hospital

A hospital for children.

http://waystohelp.seattlechildrens.org/volunteer/

 

Food Banks

http://www.udistrictfoodbank.org/volunteer.php

http://www.westseattlefoodbank.org/getinvolved.asp

 

United Indians Of All Tribes

http://www.unitedindians.com/volunteer.html

 

Senior Services

A nonprofit that cares for and provides services to older people.

http://www.seniorservices.org/volunteer/volunteer.htm

 

Home Alive

Anti-violence organization that offers low-cost self-defense classes. Volunteer opportunities at selfdef@homealive.org

 

Richard Hugo House and ZAPP

http://www.hugohouse.org/involved/

The Hugo House is a literary arts center that has various volunteer opportunities. The Zine Archiving and Publishing Project needs plenty of volunteers for help with incoming zines, organizing the place, and keeping it open. zines@hugohouse.org

 

Solid Ground

A community support organization for low income people. They have a number of great projects.

volunteers@fremontpublic.org