Office of
Volunteer Center

Families

See also: Education and Tutoring


Catholic Community Services

  • Supervise visits between foster children and their birth families.
  • Provide chore assistance to elderly and disabled individuals.
  • Become a mentor for an at-risk youth.
  • Provide office assistance to a program. Assist with a phone network to answer questions about adoption.
  • Transport clients to an from appointments.
  • Join the CCS legislative network.
  • Assist with fundraising activities such as writing grants or special events.
  • Provide teacher assistance at the day care centers.
  • Sponsor a food drive for elderly, housebound, long-term care clients on special diets.
  • Sponsor a holiday party for a program’s client.
  • Plan activities and spend time with the seniors at the Point Defiance Ruston Senior Center.
  • Build adaptive equipment, such as a wheelchair ramp, for disabled or elderly clients.

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Children’s Home Society

Foster-to-adopt program, adoption resource center, family support and, education, healthy families, and the Alternative Response System.

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Department of Social and Health Service (DSHS)

Work with the Respite Program (AKA: “home aid” or “family support”), to support families in their role of caring for their children who have disabilities.
Many other opportunities are also available to assist in the aid of children.

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East Campus / Parkland Family Support Center

Volunteer to help with their family services: Health education, assessments, family advocate support, Mother Goose, resource referral, family counseling, parenting information, healthy families, MOMS / Women’s Recovery, women only support group, and parenting classes.

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Exodus Housing

Help connect families with child care, education and job training, employment, networking opportunities, transportations and local resources.

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Family Center at Elk Plain

Part of Children’s Home Society. Be a home visitor. Get involved with other ways to help and work with parents, children, and families.

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