Volunteers are key to the success of the Anacortes Family Center.

Here are some ways you can help us out:

ongoing opportunities

  • ​Assisting in the Office: answering phones, handling light clerical tasks

  • Leading Life Skills: helping clients with budgeting, cooking, parenting, employment

  • Presenting Life Skills for Kids: assisting with art projects, music, and more

  • Organizing the Hub: tidying up supplies for clients

  • Gardening: trimming, weeding, planting

  • Serving as a Mentor: making a difference through YOUTHConnect​

  • Helping clients with a resume or preparing for an interview​​​

  • Meeting with clients to apply for housing or create a budget

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forestwalk kid.jpg
occasional needs

  • ​​Decorating: getting the Family Center ready for the holidays

  • Repairing: simple electrical needs and plumbing fixes, working on appliances and furniture, changing light bulbs and batteries

  • Moving: using strong arms and backs, pickup trucks on occasion

  • Cleaning: “turning“ our units for new clients

  • Childcare: giving an hour or more to help parents fully engage with their Case Manager without little ones present

  • Delivering: taking posters and flyers to local businesses​

These are just a few examples; our volunteers contribute in many more ways.  We support them with training and help from our staff as needed.

ready to take action?

Fill out our volunteer application and sign the confidentiality form, then send them to Karen Yost, our Program Coordinator at Karen@AnacortesFamily.org. If you have questions, you can give Karen a call at 360.293.2993 ext. 112.

volunteer form
confidentiality form

volunteer

Volunteers are key to the success of the Anacortes Family Center.

Here are some ways you can help us out:

ongoing opportunities

  • ​Assisting in the Office: answering phones, handling light clerical tasks

  • Leading Life Skills: helping clients with budgeting, cooking, parenting, employment

  • Presenting Life Skills for Kids: assisting with art projects, music, and more

  • Organizing the Hub: tidying up supplies for clients

  • Gardening: trimming, weeding, planting

  • Serving as a Mentor: making a difference through YOUTHConnect​

  • Helping clients with a resume or preparing for an interview​​​

  • Meeting with clients to apply for housing or create a budget

Lynne and dirt.jpg
forestwalk kid.jpg
occasional needs

  • ​​Decorating: getting the Family Center ready for the holidays

  • Repairing: simple electrical needs and plumbing fixes, working on appliances and furniture, changing light bulbs and batteries

  • Moving: using strong arms and backs, pickup trucks on occasion

  • Cleaning: “turning“ our units for new clients

  • Childcare: giving an hour or more to help parents fully engage with their Case Manager without little ones present

  • Delivering: taking posters and flyers to local businesses​

These are just a few examples; our volunteers contribute in many more ways.  We support them with training and help from our staff as needed.

ready to take action?

Fill out our volunteer application and sign the confidentiality form, then send them to Karen Yost, our Program Coordinator at Karen@AnacortesFamily.org. If you have questions, you can give Karen a call at 360.293.2993 ext. 112.

volunteer form

(the form will download to your computer)

confidentiality form

(the form will download to your computer)