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

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      Greyhound Rescue & Adoption      Woodland Park Zoo      Seattle Aquarium    Farrel-McWhirter Pony Club

 

      Cougar Mtn. Zoo (Issaquah)      Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium      Seattle Bug Safari

 
Volunteer Abroad

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