Be the Change.
What does the Volunteer Center do?
The Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties has a mission to inspire, mobilize, and engage volunteers to solve community problems. Volunteers look at community problems like poverty, homelessness, and other issues and think to themselves that as one person, there's no way to make a difference. To address this, the Volunteer Center makes these promises to volunteers in our counties:
1. We'll provide volunteer opportunities for everyone:
- You'll find them on our database,
- By calling our office (360) 741-2622,
- By following us on Facebook and Twitter,
- By reading them in the newspaper,
- And by subscribing to our newsletter.
2. We will be your partner for success:
- We provide training to help make the most of volunteer programs,
- We are always there for volunteers who want help finding a volunteer opportunity that's right for them,
- And we publish stories and articles on best practices on our blog and Facebook page.
3. We effectively engage you in opportunities that make a difference:
- We offer opportunities for skilled volunteerism
- We train volunteer leaders for community driven projects
- We support volunteer groups to build their capacity to get more done!
There are a number of motivations for service, and we try to meet every volunteer where they are. Whether you know exactly what you want to do or have no idea, whether you are court-ordered to serve the community or fulfilling a school requirement, whether you are one person or twenty. We all live here together, and it's ours to make the place we want to be.
