If you make less than $44K a year you can get your taxes prepared for FREE! The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties invites you to join us and the Asset Building Coalition of Thurston County (ABC), for our Super Refund Saturday event this weekend at the SPSCC Hawks Prairie campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spanish translators, check cashing vouchers, food and more will be offered. Don’t wait until April 15th, to have one of these IRS trained volunteers help you prepare your taxes. Stop by this Saturday and see if you qualify for the Earned...

Join us for a tasty way to build community and support the Volunteer Center! Enjoy live music, freshly flipped flapjacks and a fantastic program. 7:AM DOORS OPEN 8AM PROGRAM The Olympia Center 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia RSVP YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE TODAY! $10 Suggested Donation. $5 Suggested Donation for all Volunteer Center volunteers. Flapjacks for Me and My Friends Table of 8 Reserve - $100.00 Reserved, priority seating and the table captain will get a complementary t-shirt from The Volunteer Center. We Love Pancakes Business Sponsorship- $250.00 Promotion in the printed program and power-point, event signage and verbal...

Are you feeling the economic slump? We’re here for you! The Economic Survival Fair offers everything from valuable tips on interviewing for jobs, meal preparation on a budget, energy bill savings, financial literacy, parenting and more. Visit us Saturday, January 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Olympia Center on 222 Columbia St. NW in Olympia. Representatives from one of more than 30 community organizations will be on hand to talk about services they provide such as: Katie Hart, Nutritionist, will conduct classes and cooking demonstrations on cooking healthy meals on a budget Amanda Murdock from the Utilities...

We have some work to do. Non-profits are feeling like the sky is falling, unemployment is rising, and it may seem overwhelming to all of us. The old models don't always work for us. It's a new year and a...