In a season of giving, give locally.
During the holiday season, many feel prompted to give and serve. With limited resources, many local organizations are at work trying to expand their reach to better our community. This year, think of which causes inspire you to get involved and then lift where you stand. Reach out and ask how your family can help, or head to justserve.org and see if there are available volunteer opportunities to fill. Also, a donation is an extremely helpful way to help many organizations!
Helping Children:
-Private and Public Schools (Many private schools raise money for scholarships and local public schools often need clothing items)
-Pegasus Project
-Foster Solutions Yakima
-Voices for Children
-CASA For Children
-The First Tee of Central Washington
-Urban Kitchen
-Yakima Police Activities League
-Children’s Village
-Trailseekers of Central Washington
-Lynchpin Foundation
Helping Families/Elderly:
-Local Churches (Ask a local religious leader if there are specific needs you can fill)
-Catholic Charities of Yakima
-Meals on Wheels
-Nursing Homes (Many nursing homes love volunteers and visitors)
-Yakima Special Olympics
Helping Community:
-La Casa Hogar
-United Way of Central Washington (UWCW has multiple initiatives to get involved in to help our community)
-YWCA (They provide needed resources for women as well as running a social justice program)
-Safe Yakima Valley
-Yakima Pride
-The Campbell Farm
-Henry Beauchamp Community Center
-Heritage University (Check out their DACA program)
Causes of Health:
-Wellness House
-Discovery Shop
-Northstar Lodge
Helping the Homeless and Hungry:
-Rod’s House
-Camp Hope
-Northwest Harvest
-Yakima Food Bank
-Homeless Network of Yakima
Helping Animals/Nature/Art:
-Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
-Yakima Area Arboretum
-Yakima Humane Society
-Yakima Valley Pet Rescue
-Art Expressions Yakima
-Warehouse Theatre Company
-Yakima Valley Museum
-Yakima Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
This list is likely missing many wonderful organizations. If you know of more, post a comment about it below!
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