Sr. Seminar Volunteer Options
Below is a listing of sites which can help you locate volunteering opportunities. All give contact information, some ask for volunteers to contact via email, others by phone, and some have online applications to fill-in. You are not limited to using only these sites to locate opportunities, other sites and/or non-profit organizations can be used as long as they meet Sr. Seminar requirements.
THEMES
The following themes are what tie your research and volunteer experience together.
Example: Theme - Environment, Guiding Research Question: How do we balance protecting the environment with developing the energy resources we need? Volunteer Experience - Volunteer to help build/fix trails (or volunteer with a Parks Department, or U.S. Forest Service, in some other capacity.)
LIST: Environment, Health & Medicine, Children & Youth, Homeless & Hunger, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Society, Seniors, Education, Housing, Disabled, Government & Politics, Media & Technology, Justice & Legal, Animals, Emergency & Safety, Crisis Support, Arts & Culture, Immigrants & Refugees, Disaster Relief, Drug & Alcohol Abuse, International, Advocacy & Human Rights
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RESEARCH ISSUES
Click on Research Issues to find topics related to the themes mentioned above.
The list of issues, arranged by theme, which the world must deal with. Some issues appear under more than one theme, as they impact more than one area. These are simply hints/suggestions to help you get going. It is your responsibility to investigate deeper into the subject matter. If you have another issue in mind which does not appear on this list, discuss the idea with your Sr. Seminar teacher. Remember when researching your selected issue, focus on what foreign countries are doing to address the issue, what the U.S. government is doing and what our state is doing.
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Tips
►If you have trouble finding an opportunity in a certain field - broaden your search... both in miles and in interest.
►You can contact other non-profits such as humane societies, shelters, crisis centers, YMCA/YWCA, senior centers, food banks, gov't agencies, etc. and inquire about opportunities with them.
Volunteer Search Sites
These sites search for multiple volunteer opportunities, and will provide the most "hits"
1-800-Volunteer Volunteer Solutions Do Something.org Volunteer Match
Youth Volunteer Corps Seattle Works Network For Good Serve Net
United Way of King County All For Good Service Nation iParticipate.org
Government
These link to many gov't agencies offering multiple volunteer oppotunities
Volunteer.gov USA Freedom Corps King County Government Seattle Explorers (Law Enforcement)
Seattle Tilth Seattle Trails WA State Parks Volunteer WA US Fish & Wildlife Service
Other Organizations(medicine & health)
These are some organizations that accept volunteers - primarily in the field/theme of medicine & health.
King County Red Cross Ronald McDonald House (Seattle) Children's Hospital Camp Korey
Overlake Hospital UW Medicine (includes Harborview Hospital & Issaquah) Swedish Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
American Lung Association of Washington Washington Blood Banks Make-A-Wish Foundation
Starlight Children's Foundation Alzheimer's Association Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Other Organizations (other)
These accept volunteers in the themes of poverty, homelessness, hunger, housing, the disabled, children and education
Habitat For Humanity (East King County) Special Olympics Hopelink Union Gospel Mission
Solid Ground Rebuilding Together Mamma's Hands ARC of King County Salvation Army
Treehouse KidsQuest Museum (in Bellevue) Kindering Center Eastside Heritage Center
Animals
These organizations allow volunteers to work with animals in a number of capacities.
List of Shelters & Rescues Delta Society Little Bit Equestrian Therapy Phoenix Rising Sanctuary
(Helps special needs children)
Greyhound Rescue & Adoption Woodland Park Zoo Seattle Aquarium Farrel-McWhirter Pony Club
Cougar Mtn. Zoo (Issaquah) Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Seattle Bug Safari
These link to agencies which offer oppotunities to volunteer in foreign countries.
United Planet Visions Service Adventures Center for Cultural Interchange Earthwatch
Global Leadership Adventures Volunteers for Peace Projects Abroad