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Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (AIDNW) 🟡 - Helps support those who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), both while in detention, and after their release. 

Claire Bear Foundation - Advocates for infant safety and education about ways to decrease infant mortality and also addresses socioeconomic disparities in infant care.

Downtown on the Go - Advocates for active transportation and promotes movement and interactions between people without cars. 

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project 🟡🔷 - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Lutheran Community Services Northwest provides services for the greater community, with a special focus on seniors, children, immigrants, and refugees.   

Pierce County - Pierce County has a wide array of volunteer opportunities for those interested, including assigned counsel, boards and commissions, emergency management, and United Way.   

Prison Pet Partnership - A program of the Washington Corrections Center for Women, incarcerated women build grooming, training and other pet care skills for dogs that will one day become service animals therapy dogs, etc. Volunteers are needed for several different tasks to support the care of the dogs in training.

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center 🟡🔷 - Volunteers support Rebuilding Hope by being available for anyone impacted by sexual assault/abuse 24/7. Volunteering at Rebuilding Hope is a great way of increasing one’s knowledge base regarding sexual assault/abuse issues, developing and improving advocacy skills, and contributing to the community and its members.

Tacoma Community House 🟡 - Tacoma Community House has promoted social justice and today offers equity-advancing programs through Immigration, Education, Employment, Advocacy, and Housing. It is a nationally-respected, community-based service center for immigrants, refugees, and long-time South Sound residents seeking enrichment and pathways to self-sufficiency.

Tahoma Indian Center - They envision a future where Native peoples find holistic wellness and prosperity through nurturing their cultures and connectedness to spirit, community, and the natural world. 

YWCA - Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting the YWCA's mission to empower survivors of domestic violence and promote social justice.

CHEW Dog Rescue - A volunteer organization that rescues abandoned dogs, dogs scheduled for euthanasia, and other dogs in need.  

Northwest Spay And Neuter - Provides affordable, high-quality spay and neuter services for pets in the Puget Sound Area.

Prison Pet Partnership - A program of the Washington Corrections Center for Women, incarcerated women build grooming, training and other pet care skills for dogs that will one day become service animals therapy dogs, etc. Volunteers are needed for several different tasks to support the care of the dogs in training.

Puget Sound Pet Food Bank 🟡 - The Pet Food Bank provides free resources to members of the community who are unable to provide for their pets. Volunteers are needed to assist in distributing food to clients. 

The Humane Society 🟡 - The Humane Society is an animal welfare organization that finds homes for thousands of pets and helps owners to keep pets healthy and thriving! 

Tahoma Bird Alliance - Tahoma Bird Alliance depends on volunteers to connect people throughout Pierce County with nature through education, conservation and recreation. Volunteers do activities such as leading field trips and birding walks, serving on committees, advocating for conservation in the community, staffing outreach events and habitat restoration

Arts First - Arts First is an organization focusing on inspiring youth to demonstrate civic and cultural engagement through the Arts.  

Asia Pacific Cultural Center - The APCC is a center for cultural exchange, and provides programing and services that promote the greater awareness, understanding, equity, and inclusion of the Asian and Pacific Islander people including youth development programs. Volunteers support youth programming. 

Museum of Glass - Tacoma Museum of Glass featuring glass works by Tacoma glassblower Dale Chihuly, along with other world-renowned glass artists.   

Northwest Sinfonietta - Tacoma's local Symphony that inspires and invigorates people through music and the concert experience.   

Orchestral Recital Series of Tacoma - A program of Tacoma Music Collaborative that brings in talented musicians to showcase their musical abilities for the Greater Tacoma community.  

Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center - Offers pre-professional dance training and community events with an emphasis on serving Black and other POC youth in the Hilltop community. 

Puget Sound Revels - Puget Sound Revels builds community through the arts using traditional song, dance, and story drawn from many cultures. Revels offers theater productions, seasonal celebrations, and educational opportunities for people of all ages, races, genders and across the community.

Spaceworks Tacoma ✅ - Volunteers are needed throughout the year to repaint mural walls, staff events, distribute posters and flyers around town, help at our fundraising events (CACHET and NEON), staff gallery hours, and more.

Symphony Tacoma - Symphony Tacoma’s volunteer corps, or Associates, are a team of engaged and enthusiastic individuals who love symphonic music and believe in its vibrant contribution to our community. Associates assist in planning special events, volunteer at concerts or in the office, and help with running community engagement and education programs such as Simply Symphonic.

Tacoma Art Museum 🟡 -  Volunteers play a crucial role in making the Tacoma Art Museum a vibrant and welcoming place for all visitors in their roles as docents, greeters, and other support roles.

Tacoma Arts Live ✅ - Tacoma Arts Live is a vibrant hub for arts, culture, and community- presenting high-quality programs that entertain and educate while fostering cross-cultural understanding. Volunteer roles may include activities like event usher, tour guide, administrative support, or special projects.

Tacoma Historical Society - Tacoma Historical Society preserves, presents, and promotes Tacoma's history. Their focus is on history and artifacts related to Tacoma’s past.

Tacoma Little Theater ✅ - TLT provides live theatre and education programs connecting the community with the performing arts.

Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center - Offers pre-professional dance training and community events with an emphasis on serving the Black and BIPOC youth in the Hilltop community

Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra - Organization supports a variety of ensembles, programs, and educational opportunities cultivating and supporting young musicians.

The Grand Cinema ✅ - The Grand Cinema show great films 365 days a year! Volunteers supporting this local, non-profit theater by giving time working at the concessions counter, cleaning the theater, and helping create a fun movie-going experience in Tacoma. 

Write253 ✅ - Write253 is a literary arts and printmaking organization whose mission is to provide meaningful and transformative writing, publishing, and artistic opportunities that cross boundaries and create community for teens and young adults in greater Tacoma.

Communities for a Healthy Bay - Community-run group focusing on making sure the Puget Sound has clean and healthy water. 

Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group - The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group's mission is to ensure that wild salmon are once again abundant in the Pacific Northwest. 

Ikkatsu Project - The Ikkatsu Project's mission is to clear our oceans and water ways from plastic and other debris. 

JBLM Fish and Wildlife ✅ - JBLM (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) Fish and Wildlife's Operation Wildlife pairs retired military personnel with college students and they together work on conservation and research.

Lakewold Gardens - Lakewold Gardens is a unique historic estate where people can interact with the environment and nature while serving the community. 

The Mountaineers - Volunteer-run organization passionate about conservation, discovery, and exploration in the Pacific Northwest. 

Nisqually Land Trust - The Nisqually Land Trust helps steward protected lands in the Nisqually River area. 

Oscar's Enemies - Community-run volunteer group that cleans up trash in the City of Tacoma once a month. 

Parks Tacoma 🟡 - Helps clean and manage parks in the city of Tacoma. 

Pierce Conservation District  - Helps take care of wildlife areas, wetlands, forests, and other areas inside Pierce County. 

Pierce County - Pierce County has a wide array of volunteer opportunities for those interested, including assigned counsel, boards and commissions, emergency management, and United Way.   

Pierce County Fire District #13 🟡 - Pierce County Fire District #13 represents Browns Point and Dash Point and is responsible for two fire departments.   

Surfrider - From cleaning up ocean pollution, to testing coastal waters, as well as reducing single use plastics, Surfrider's programs ensure that local marine ecosystems stay protected.

Tacoma Tree Foundation 🟡- Organization works to bring trees and other plants to the areas where they can have the most social and environmental impact. Their focus is where the need for trees, greening, community health, and human well-being is the greatest. They are primarily planting in the neighborhoods of Hilltop, Eastside, South Tacoma, South End, Parkland, and Spanaway.

Catholic Community Services - Helps vulnerable members of our community through various services including the operation of a local shelter. 

Eat Happy Now 🔷 - EatHappyNow seeks to reduce hunger in our community by rescuing unused food from local businesses and redirecting it to food insecure community members through food banks and shelters.

Emergency Food Network ✅ - EFN's mission is to provide Pierce County with a consistent, diverse and nutritious food supply so that no person goes hungry. 

Gallucci Learning Garden - Gallucci Learning Garden is a cooperative community garden that donates 50% of what they grow to support food security in the local area. 

Lasagna Love 🟡- Lasagna Love consists of volunteers who make lasagna for people in need and deliver them to community members. 

Making a Difference Foundation - Provides food to those in need by delivering food directly to individuals or to various food banks in the local area. 

Nourish Pierce County - Provides nutritious food and support services to those in need in the Pierce County Area.  

Pierce County Gleaning Project - Pierce County Gleaning Project utilizes the ancient practice of gleaning, or collecting leftover produce after harvest, and shares the food with food banks, shelters, and anyone in need of food. 

The Salvation Army of Tacoma - Whether volunteers are assisting at a shelter, organizing food drives, or ringing bells at a Red Kettle, every volunteer act of community service contributes to creating positive change to uplift individuals and families facing adversity. 

St. Leo Food Connections - Each month, individuals and groups give over 3,000 hours of their time to donate and sort food, organize the warehouse, run the check-in system, and assist clients when they come to St. Leo's programs.

Tacoma Rescue Mission 🟡- Provides a variety of services at multiple locations with a focus on unhoused individuals and individuals in recovery from drug addiction. Services include an overnight shelter, meals, clothing, case management, etc.

Tacoma Farmers Market ✅ - Volunteers play a critical role in sustaining and supporting farmers' market operations from putting on a carrot suit, teaching cooking classes, organizing entertainment, helping with market set-up and tear-down, serving on their board, or working their market booth.

United Way of Pierce County - Through United Way of Pierce County's Volunteer Center, each affiliated volunteer project is designed to support ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households. Projects range from skilled volunteers for United Way’s VITA (Volunteers in Tax Assistance) program to serving at a local food kitchen, from the Stuff the Bus school supply drive to serving at a local mental health nonprofit, or from volunteering at Day of Action to providing rides to those in need.

Fife History Museum - A History Museum about the City of Fife. It focuses on preserving historical artifacts and archives related to Fife. 

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum 🟡 - A History Museum about Fort Nisqually, one of the earliest American settlements in Washington State. It focuses on preserving historical artifacts and archives related to Gig Harbor. 

Harbor History Museum - A History Museum about the City of Gig Harbor. It focuses on preserving historical artifacts and archives related to Gig Harbor. 

Job Carr Cabin Museum ✅ - Job Carr Cabin Museum is a museum built near the original home of Job Carr, the first non-Native resident of Tacoma. The Museum educates people about the fascinating history of Tacoma.  

LeMay - America's Car Museum  - The LeMay Car Museum is a museum showcasing cars from all across history, with the purpose of educating people on the role of the automobile in American culture and society. 

Lewis History Museum - A History Museum about Fort Lewis. It focuses on preserving historical artifacts and archives related to Fort Lewis. 

Tacoma Historical Society - Tacoma Historical Society preserves, presents, and promotes Tacoma's history. Their focus is on history and artifacts related to Tacoma’s past.

Tahoma Indian Center - They envision a future where Native peoples find holistic wellness and prosperity through nurturing their cultures and connectedness to spirit, community, and the natural world. 

Catholic Community Services - Helps vulnerable members of our community through various services including the operation of a local shelter. 

NW Furniture Bank 🟡 - NW Furniture Bank helps families in need by giving away or selling affordable furniture to people without furniture. Volunteers help by transporting and building new or used furniture. 

Paint Tacoma Beautiful 🟡 - Volunteers with Paint Tacoma Beautiful paint the exteriors of low-income, elderly, and disabled homeowners in the summer. 

Project Linus - Project Linus aims to provide as many people with blankets as they can, so no one goes cold or is uncomfortable. 

Rebuilding Together 🟡🔷 - Volunteers help people, particularly elderly and disabled people, with home repairs and make their homes more accessible for them. 

Sound Foundations Northwest - Sound Foundations Northwest builds tiny houses for those in need of housing.  

Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity 🟡 - Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity helps alleviate homelessness by helping build affordable homes to sell to those in need of affordable housing. 

Tacoma Rescue Mission 🟡 - Provides a variety of services at multiple locations with a focus on unhoused individuals and individuals in recovery from drug addiction. Services include an overnight shelter, meals, clothing, case management, etc.

Tacoma Community House 🟡- Tacoma Community House has promoted social justice and today offers equity-advancing programs through Immigration, Education, Employment, Advocacy, and Housing. It is a nationally-respected, community-based service center for immigrants, refugees, and long-time South Sound residents seeking enrichment and pathways to self-sufficiency.

Compassion Washington 🟡 - Operates free 1-day clinics that include free medical, dental and other services, in partnership with local churches throughout Washington. 

Crisis Text Line 🟡- Volunteers commit 200 hours to help people navigate through challenges, offering empathy, guidance and understanding when they need it most. As a result they gain a new perspective on mental health and a host of useful tools and approaches for managing mental health crises. 

COPE Health Scholars 🟡- Volunteers commit to around 280 hours gaining experience in both clinical and administrative healthcare settings alongside nurses and physicians. 

MultiCare Volunteer Services 🟡- A local nonprofit healthcare organization that has been serving the Pacific Northwest for over a century. 

NAMI Pierce County - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Pierce County is an organization that focuses on supporting those in Pierce County in need of help with mental illnesses. 

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center 🟡🔷 - Volunteers support Rebuilding Hope by being available for anyone impacted by sexual assault/abuse 24/7. Volunteering at Rebuilding Hope is a great way of increasing one’s knowledge base regarding sexual assault/abuse issues, developing and improving advocacy skills, and contributing to the community and its members.

Ruston Fire Department - Reach out to pursue a volunteer opportunity with a local fire station.

Sequoia Therapeutic Recreation - An organization providing inclusive community based therapeutic recreation activities one on one and in small groups for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families.

Special Olympics - Volunteers provide day-of support for Special Olympics Washington’s events, competitions, and programs which may include tasks like event set-up, scorekeeping, check-in, or data entry.

Tacoma Neighborhood Clinic 🟡 - The Neighborhood Clinic supports those who cannot afford or access health care while they partner to improve the health care system so that it meets the needs of all people. 

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - Volunteers are required to commit to 100 hours or 6 months of service and engage in work ranging from nursing units and infusion centers, to improvement efforts and special events.

Jill's House - Jill's House provides respite services for the families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Children get to experience fun weekend stays at overnight camp location.  

L'Arche Tahoma Hope - Helps those with intellectual disabilities create inclusive communities that adapt to our members' needs, honor our founding values, and work across cultures for a more human society. 

Rebuilding Together 🟡🔷 - Volunteers help people, particularly elderly and disabled people, with home repairs and make their homes more accessible for them. 

Sequoia Therapeutic Recreation - An organization providing inclusive community based therapeutic recreation activities one on one and in small groups for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families.

Special Olympics - Volunteers provide day-of support for Special Olympics Washington’s events, competitions, and programs which may include tasks like event set-up, scorekeeping, check-in, or data entry.

Eliseo 🟡 - Volunteers can make meaningful connections with elderly adults in need of companionship. Eliseo is a local independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing facility for seniors.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Lutheran Community Services Northwest provides services for the greater community, with a special focus on seniors, children, immigrants, and refugees.   

Paint Tacoma Beautiful 🟡 - Volunteers with Paint Tacoma Beautiful paint the exteriors of homeowners who are low-income, elderly, and disabled.  Available roughly April - September.

Rebuilding Together 🟡🔷- Volunteers help people, particularly elderly and disabled people, with home repairs and make their homes more accessible for them. 

Santa For Seniors - Volunteers with Santa for Seniors write cards and give gifts to seniors without families to celebrate Christmas with.

Boys and Girls Club Tacoma 🟡🔷 - The mission of the Boys and Girls Club is to enable all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Camp Fire Puget Sound - Camp Fire Puget Sound runs summer camps for youth. Campers gain life skills, explore outside, and build leadership skills.
Downtown on the Go - Advocates for active transportation and promotes movement and interactions between people without cars.
Second Cycle 🟡- Second Cycle is an organization that helps people repair their bikes, provides tools to help people repair their bicycles, and advocates for a world with better transportation and more bicycles.
Scouting America: Pacific Harbor's Council 🔷- The mission of the Pacific Harbors Council is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Programs focus on youth development with hte support of adult volunteers.

Asia Pacific Cultural Center - The APCC is a center for cultural exchange, and provides programing and services that promote the greater awareness, understanding, equity, and inclusion of the Asian and Pacific Islander people including youth development programs. Volunteers support youth programming. 

Boys and Girls Club Tacoma 🟡🔷 - The mission of the Boys and Girls Club is to enable all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. 

Bryant Neighborhood Center 🟡 - Serves as a community hub for local residents. Programs include an after school reading program for 1st-3rd graders, free preschool, weekly community meal, and outreach services to the unhoused community. 

Camp Fire Puget Sound - Camp Fire Puget Sound runs summer camps for youth. Campers gain life skills, explore outside, and build leadership skills. 

Claire Bear Foundation - Advocates for infant safety and education about ways to decrease infant mortality and also addresses socioeconomic disparities in infant care. 

Communities in Schools Tacoma 🟡- Partners with schools and families to provide students with essential resources and support, ensuring their success regardless of background.

Degrees of Change ✅- Helps students, particularly those from lower-income backgrounds, to thrive and succeed in College through mentorship, scholarships, and providing other resources.  

Greentrike 🟡🔷 - Operating the Children's Museum of Tacoma and at JBLM, Greentrike believes in honoring children and championing play. 

Lutheran Community Services Northwest - Lutheran Community Services Northwest provides services for the greater community, with a special focus on seniors, children, immigrants, and refugees.   

Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center - Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center (MCFHC) is a childcare center dedicated to educating, empowering, uplifting children and increasing access to opportunities for all children, regardless of background.   

Pierce County Library System - Pierce County Library System serves thousands of people in Pierce County and aims to enhance the library experience. 

Rainier Scholars - They support students most underrepresented on college campuses (often low-income or first generation college students) who have the greatest number of barriers to achieving a college degree through career coaching and support, care packages, and mentoring.

Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center 🟡🔷 - Volunteers support Rebuilding Hope by being available for anyone impacted by sexual assault/abuse 24/7. Volunteering at Rebuilding Hope is a great way of increasing one’s knowledge base regarding sexual assault/abuse issues, developing and improving advocacy skills, and contributing to the community and its members.

Sawhorse Revolution - Organization aims to foster confident, community-oriented youth through the power of carpentry and craft.

Scouting America: Pacific Harbor's Council 🔷- The mission of the Pacific Harbors Council is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Programs focus on youth development with hte support of adult volunteers.

Tacoma Public Library ✅ - The library provides a variety of literary resources, programs, and events to support the community.

Tacoma Public Schools 🟡- Dedicated volunteers can mentor and inspire students and provide new opportunities beyond what schools can.

Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center - Offers pre-professional dance training and community events with an emphasis on serving the Black and BIPOC youth in the Hilltop community.

Tacoma Tool Library 🟡- The Tacoma Tool Library provides low-cost access to shared tools and other durable goods and encourages re-use, repair, and reduced consumption. In addition, it hosts a safe community space for learning how to use household tools, and empowers local residents to care for their homes and neighborhoods, house by house and block by block.

Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra - Organization supports a variety of ensembles, programs, and educational opportunities cultivating and supporting young musicians.

The Wishing Well Foundation - This organization provides clothing, supplies, and experiences unavailable to most foster kids and to retain quality foster homes in Pierce County by addressing financial barriers to accepting foster placements.

United Way of Pierce County ✅ - Through United Way of Pierce County's Volunteer Center, each affiliated volunteer project is designed to support ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households. Projects range from skilled volunteers for United Way’s VITA (Volunteers in Tax Assistance) program to serving at a local food kitchen, from the Stuff the Bus school supply drive to serving at a local mental health nonprofit, or from volunteering at Day of Action to providing rides to those in need.

Write253 ✅ - Write253 is a literary arts and printmaking organization whose mission is to provide meaningful and transformative writing, publishing, and artistic opportunities that cross boundaries and create community for teens and young adults in greater Tacoma.