Disabilities / Handicapped

Associated Ministries

Host of several programs to better the Tacoma community: Paint Tacoma Beautiful- Volunteer crews paint homes of the low-income elderly and the handicapped.

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Division of Developmental Disabilities

Work with people with developmental disabilities in employment, residential, or early childhood programs. They will then spend some time at the Division of Developmental Disabilities to see how the coordination or services work.

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Easter Seals Camps

Volunteer at a nearby Easter Seals camp and work with children and teens with disabilities.

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EQuest

Instruction for physically and mentally challenged horseback riders. Lead horses or side-walk, help with fundraisers, act as board members, or sponsor a student or a horse.

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Hospice opportunities

There are several hospice opportunities for volunteers in the Tacoma area. As a hospice you can: provide respite care, client companionship, provide transportation, provide support to families after experiencing loss, clerical office assistance, building or installing wheelchair ramps, organizing medical bills, running errands, help with light housework and meal preparation, and gardening.

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L’Arche Tahoma Hope

A program for those with disabilities. Here’s what you can do: Be a friend to an individual or a house, take someone out for coffee, make dinner for a house, take a walk with a core member. Work on the farm and gardens, water and plant flowers, play basketball with members at lunch time, help make greeting cards and journals from homemade paper. Participate in the Community Access Program, take some one to a car show, a dance, aerobics, bird watching, have fun making crafts, stacking blocks, writing letters, build relationships and share interest with the core members.

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