Needs From: Skagit Volunteer Center

The East County Resource Center in Concrete is looking for critical needs supplies to distribute!  Please consider holding a donation drive for the following items.  This would be a great activity for civic groups, businesses, teams, church groups, adults or youth.  

Contact: volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org or (360)416-1733 for more information.

The East County Resource Center is in need of the following items: 

Our Volunteer Services Program is looking for dedicated and kind volunteers that would be willing to help a senior or disabled adult maintain their living environment in order to start or continue living a healthy life.

Volunteers can do tasks such as sweeping, vacuuming, mopping floors, dusting, window cleaning and more. You can choose from an activity list. Volunteers assist only in light housekeeping activities. 

Location and Time Commitment: Time commitment can range from one time assistance, weekly, every other week or monthly assistance. We will work with your schedule, location preferences, and with what you are comfortable in doing!

Volunteer Benefits: Increase the quality of life for a senior or adult with a disability, gain new friendships, and make the community a safer place to live.

Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org for more information.

A little about our Volunteer Services Program:

Community Action’s Senior and Disabled Volunteer Services Program is one of the largest volunteer based programs in the area that meets one of the greatest needs by providing this population of individuals with dignity and a safe, healthy home. 

Without volunteers these needs would not be met!

We are looking for community volunteers to provide direct services for elderly and disabled adults. These direct services include transportation, housekeeping, shopping, yard work, moving assistance, firewood stacking, minor home repair and more as we strive to help clients remain living independently in their own homes . 

Grass growing season is upon us!

Help make a huge difference in the lives of seniors near you, by adopting their yard! If you can help even once, it would make a massive impact in the peace of mind and health of our seniors.

Excellent opportunity for volunteer groups as well!

Location and Time Commitment: We will work with your schedule and location preferences!

Volunteer Benefits: Increase the quality of life for a senior or adult with a disability, gain new friendships,  and make the community a safer place to live.

Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org for more information.

A little about our Volunteer Services Program :

Community Action’s Senior and Disabled Volunteer Services Program is one of the largest volunteer based programs in the area that meets one of the greatest needs by providing this population of individuals with dignity and a safe, healthy home. 

Without volunteers these needs would not be met!

We are looking for community volunteers to provide direct services for elderly and disabled adults. These direct services include transportation, housekeeping, shopping, yard work, moving assistance, firewood chopping and stacking, minor home repair, meal preparation and more as we strive to help clients remain living independently in their own homes . 

This position offers opportunity for creativity! Community Action's family shelter, The Family Development Center, houses 10 families at a time in fully furnished apartment-like units. Because families often come to our Family Development Center from extreme situations, everything from bed linens to lamps and kitchen utensils are needed and lend a sense of belonging and comfort. This position includes stocking the units with household goods donated from our supportive community members and partners. Our goal for these units is quick turnover time so that we may serve as many families as possible.

Location and Time Commitment: Family Development Center, Mount Vernon, WA

Volunteer Benefits: Volunteers are provided adequate supplies and staff support while serving. Individuals and groups can use this opportunity to meet community service hour requirements, complete a day of service event, and/or as a regularly scheduled volunteer opportunity.

Community Need Met: At Community Action of Skagit County, we believe that everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The Family Development Center offers homeless families a supportive first step on the path to stable housing. Stocking units directly impacts families experiencing homelessness, offering a tangible connection to the community through the comforts of home, and hope for their futures.

Applicant Type: Small groups of 2-6. Groups may consist of adults 18 and over, seniors, students on summer breaks.  

Supervisor: Laura Eberhard, Family Development Center Coordinator

How to Apply:

Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org to find out more about Community Action volunteer opportunities and fill out a volunteer application.

Food delivery drivers and helpers are needed right now to help get nutritious food out to seniors in the community who need it!  Flexible work schedules:  Volunteer one morning a week, one morning a month, or anything in between.  Volunteers must:

How to Apply: Contact volunteercoordinator@communityactionskagit.org to learn more about the program.

Description: Food Delivery Drivers do more than deliver boxes of food! You connect isolated clients to their community and give them a voice to communicate their ideas and concerns, and deliver much needed food to food banks. A Food Delivery Driver can be anyone who is qualified to drive a van or box truck, can lift 30 - 50 pounds,  and genuinely wants to improve the lives of those who find it difficult to leave their home due to financial constraints or disability. Helpers are also needed to ride along and assist with the deliveries. 

Community Need Met: Program will equip participants with the skills to budget, save, and make informed financial decisions while fostering financial stability and education.

Applicant Type: A successful candidate should provide support to participants through provided materials and training, maintain excellent communication skills with participants and supervisor, show empathy and understanding along with adaptability to meet the needs of participants. Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred but not required.

Position Description: The Financial Literacy Program Mentor will work with low to moderate income participants in supporting their journey through a 12-month all-encompassing financial literacy program. FLARE (Financial Literacy and Renter’s Education) program will run 2 hours per week, for 8 weeks via zoom for participants. For the remaining 10 months of program, mentor will meet with participant monthly to work towards 4 or more ongoing goals related to improving financial stability. Mentor will be provided with coaching support by Taylor and other Education Department staff members along with outside training materials.

Volunteer Benefits: Volunteers develop and practice coaching skills which are easily transferable to their personal lives. They will also gain knowledge on financial and other educational resources in the community while supporting participants in achieving overall financial stability.

Position Responsibilities:

Location and Time Commitment:

·         Attend initial FLARE program overview and training, Nov./Dec. with time and location to be determined.

·         Attend FLARE program orientation (in-person), Nov./Dec. with time and location to be determined.

·         Encouraged to participate in FLARE program (2 hours/week for 8 weeks, 16 hours in total).

·         Commit to support of program participant(s) through navigating financial stability for 12 months.

·         Commit to maintaining ongoing contact (via phone, email, in-person) with participant monthly, for 12 months.  

Many people come across a time when they need an extra hand to move furniture around the house, assistance with packing and moving to a new place, or hauling things to storage or the dump. Seniors in our community have those needs too. 

Join our MOVEment and be their helping hand!

Volunteers may assist with rearranging furniture to make a home more accessible; help get rid of items through a trip to the thrift store or a dump run; aid in packing, loading, and moving belongings to a new place of residence; and more. YOU choose what you are willing and comfortable doing.

This is a great opportunity for volunteer groups as well!

Location and Time Commitment: This volunteer opportunity is very flexible. We will work with your schedule and location preferences!

Volunteer Benefits: Increase the quality of life for a senior or adult with a disability, gain new friendships, and make the community a safer place to live.

Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org for more information.

A little about our Volunteer Services Program :

Community Action’s Volunteer Services Program is one of the largest volunteer based programs in the area that meets one of the greatest needs by providing this population of individuals with dignity and a safe, healthy home.

Without volunteers these needs would not be met!

We are looking for community volunteers to provide direct services for elderly and disabled adults. These direct services include transportation, housekeeping, shopping, yard work, moving assistance, firewood chopping and stacking, minor home repair, meal preparation and more as we strive to help clients remain living independently in their own homes.

One of the biggest issues our seniors and disabled adults in Skagit County face is transportation. 

You can be the solution!

Help seniors in Skagit County with transportation to doctors appointments or other necessary errands like shopping runs, getting to the senior center, and more. 

Mileage reimbursement is available!  

Volunteers must have a clean driving record, current license and insurance, and have no criminal record.

Location and Time Commitment: This volunteer opportunity is very flexible. We will work with your schedule and location preferences!

Volunteer Benefits: Increase the quality of life for a senior or adult with a disability, gain new friendships, make the community a safer place to live, and gain new skills you can put on a resume. 

Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org for more information.

A little about our Volunteer Services Program :

Community Action’s Senior and Disabled Volunteer Services Program is one of the largest volunteer based programs in the area that meets one of the greatest needs by providing this population of individuals with dignity and a safe, healthy home. 

Without volunteers these needs would not be met!

We are looking for community volunteers to provide direct services for elderly and disabled adults. These direct services include transportation, and also housekeeping, shopping, yard work, moving assistance, firewood chopping and stacking, minor home repair, meal preparation and more as we strive to help clients remain living independently in their own homes. 

Team Project Idea: Shelter Supply Donation Drive

Engage in a meaningful group activity by holding a donation drive for families in crisis. The Family Development Center is a 10-unit apartment style shelter overseen by Community Action of Skagit County. The shelter is designed to house homeless families on their path to stability and prosperity by keeping family members together in one unit. The Family Development Center is constantly in need of specific items that aren’t commonly donated, such as the following:

Volunteer Type: Civic group, business, team, church group, adult, youth or child.

Where to Donate: Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org to find out pressing shelter donation needs, plan a donation and arrange for a drop off time.

Timeline: Supplies are needed on an ongoing basis, any time of year.  Check with coordinator as to what is needed, as storage is limited.

Community Need Met: The Family Development Center meets homeless families’ immediate need for shelter and safety. Your contribution to this program allows for Skagit county community members to feel at home and know that they are valued on their path to stability and prosperity.

Project Ideas: Make it fun!

Build your team by doing a diaper drive for young families on the WIC program! Collect items for a month or more.

Timeline: Drives can take place any time of the year. WIC really needs about 1 diaper drive every three months, but, especially near year end.

Where to Donate: Contact Community Action of Skagit County’s Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) and Maternity Services programs, which can take in donations and distribute the diapers to families at the agency and beyond: (360) 416-7595.

Volunteer Type: Civic group, business, team, church group, adult, youth or child.

Community Need Met: Diapers are a major need for many of our families. When costs like rent, food, heating and transportation add up, there is often little left over each month for all the other expenses related to babies and young children. Community Action’s WIC program has approximately 1,350 clients under the age of 3, and almost all of them do not have enough diapers. For most families, cloth diapers are simply not an option, and diapers can be expensive. Disposable diapers really are the only choice for most WIC families. We need ALL sizes from 1-5.

Please note that WIC also needs 1 gallon size Ziploc bags for distributing the diapers.

Contact: WIC Program, (360) 416-7595.

 Project Ideas: Make it fun!

THANK YOU SOO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR CONSIDERING HELPING OUR WIC FAMILIES

Team Project Idea: Food and Toiletry Drive for the Skagit Food Distribution Center

Engage in a meaningful group activity by holding a donation drive for Skagit County families. The Skagit Food Distribution Center serves 14 Skagit County food banks and is in need of the following items:

Where to Donate: Skagit Food Distribution Center, 220 Michael Street in Sedro Woolley, weekdays between 10:00 and 2:00

Volunteer Type: Civic group, business, team, church group, adult or youth

Timeline: Ongoing  

Community Need Met: At Community Action of Skagit County we believe everyone should have access to enough healthy, nutritious food to thrive at school, work and home. Your contribution to this program will help end hunger by providing a local source of nutritious food for the hungry in Skagit County, where one in four children and one in seven adults don't know where their next meal is coming from.

Contact: volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org or (360) 588-5753.

Project Ideas: Make it fun!

The Concrete Community Center Thrift Shop is in need of volunteers!  People are needed to help sort donated merchandise, stock, and display merchandise.  The retail associate works directly with customers to meet or exceed customer service expectations.  They help volunteers maintain a safe and clean store including, but not limited to, sweeping, cleaning, and dusting.  They assist customers in finding what they are looking for, and sort and display merchandise.  Contact volunteercenter@communityactionskagit.org for more info. 

Adopt a Senior!  Community Action’s Volunteer Services Program is looking for community volunteers to provide direct services for elderly and disabled adults. Volunteers are needed to provide housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, yard work, transportation, moving assistance, firewood chopping and stacking, minor home repair, and more as we strive to help clients remain living independently in their own homes.  With summer fast approaching, help with yard care is especially appreciated.  Adopt a senior's yard to take care of for the summer!  COVID protocol in place to provide for safety.

Groups and individuals are greatly needed to work as a team on weekdays or weekends to assist with these services on a regular basis.

Location and Time Commitment: Senior and Disabled volunteer services go wherever they are called, so locations vary throughout Skagit County. We try to match the location of our clients with that of volunteers, depending on current needs.

Time ranges between 2-6 hours per week; firewood projects and moving typically happen on Saturdays.

Volunteer Benefits: Increase the quality of life for a senior or adult with a disability, gain new friendships, make the community a safer place to live, and gain new skills you can put on a resume.

Community Need Met: Community Action’s senior and disabled services program is one of the largest volunteer based programs in the area that meets one of the greatest needs by providing this population of individuals with dignity and a safe, healthy home. Without volunteers these needs would not be met.