Skagit Volunteer Center Newsletter: June 1, 2026

July 1, 2026

Happy July Community Volunteers! The following are current volunteer opportunities with Community Action and our community partners. If you prefer not to receive these emails, or if you have any volunteer opportunities you would like to see included, please let us know.

Tracy Montaron

Volunteer Coordinator

Community Action of Skagit County

VolunteerCenter@CommunityActionSkagit.org

Volunteer Spotlight:

HF Sinclair Donation Drive

Members of the PSF HF Sinclair-Doc Control Team recently held a food and toiletry drive to collect items for our Skagit Food Distribution Center in Sedro-Woolley. All items will be distributed through local food banks. They set a goal of collecting 500 pounds and were able to surpass that goal, gathering 546 pounds of greatly needed food and toiletries. We appreciate their hard work and generosity!

Are you interested in organizing a donation drive to gather supplies for our Skagit Food Distribution Center? High protein items like canned fish, chicken, peanut butter and beans are especially needed! Contact Tracy at VolunteerCenter@CommunityActionSkagit.org for more detailed information, or call (360) 416-7585. Find out more about donation drives here.

Join Our Team and Make a Difference with Community Action!

Community Action of Skagit County is committed to hiring employees who are skilled, dedicated, and motivated by our agency mission and vision. Our core set of values include integrity, compassion, empathy, respect, dignity, empowerment and commitment. Openings include:

Care Specialist- Veteran Support
Energy Intake Specialist I
Disaster Care Specialist
WIC Nutrition Educator
WIC Clerk I (Mount Vernon)
WIC Clerk I (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island)

If you're ready to bring your skills, heart, and energy to work that truly matters, we'd love to hear from you! Learn more or apply at www.CommunityActionSkagit.org/employment/

Volunteer with Community Action

The following volunteer opportunities are available at Community Action.

Adopt a Yard Helper

Summer is here and the grass is growing! Volunteer to help a senior in your area take care of their yard. Tasks include mowing, weeding, pruning, and general yard work. You choose your own schedule. Help a senior remain in their home and feel proud of their yard!

Household Helper

Join our Neat Team and help a senior remain living independently in their home. Volunteers can sign up to help with different activities like light housekeeping or minor repair projects. You can pick the activity of your choice. Flexible schedule, location and time commitment.

Food Delivery Drivers

Volunteers are needed to go out in pairs using an agency vehicle to deliver boxes of food to seniors who may have trouble leaving their homes, and to select food banks in the San Juan Islands. Sign up as a pair or be assigned a route with another volunteer. Must be able to lift 30 – 50 pounds; those who do not choose to drive can sign up to ride along. Flexible schedule, one to three shifts per month.

Adopt- a Unit Sponsor

This position offers opportunity for creativity! The William F. Schuler Family Development Center, a 10-unit short-term family shelter, is looking for volunteers to clean, paint, and decorate units when families move out, in order to prepare them for the next family. This can be an individual or small group project, done once or on an ongoing basis.

Wood Delivery and Moving Assistance

Volunteers with trucks are needed to deliver wood to those who heat with wood but are no longer able to afford it or chop it and haul it themselves. Other volunteers are needed to load trucks and help with delivery.

Assisting local seniors and disabled folks with dump runs and moving items to storage units is also needed. A pick-up truck is handy, but not necessary.

Street Outreach Intern

Internships are sometimes available with the Street Outreach program, for students in Human Services or related fields. Interns learn by providing support in the office, at events, resource centers, and out in the field, to assist the unhoused in our community. Training and staff supervision is provided. Office tasks may include phone and computer help, organizing supplies, and assisting those looking for resources. Interns may also help set up and provide resources at events and go out with staff members to field locations around the county. Flexible with school class schedule, approximately twelve hours per week. A commitment of one to two quarters is required.

Please contact Tracy Montaron at VolunteerCenter@CommunityActionSkagit.org for more information about any of the above opportunities.

Volunteer With Our Partners

The following are opportunities with our partners. Please contact them directly for more information.

NAMI Skagit

Be the voice that helps someone feel less alone! Join the NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group as a peer support leader. They are looking for compassionate volunteers to become peer support group facilitators, to lead a monthly support group where people living with mental health conditions can come together to share, connect, and find strength in one another. Volunteers are also needed to facilitate family support groups, helping family members find understanding, encouragement, and a sense of community. Must be 18 or older; all training provided. No professional experience required, just compassion, empathy, and a passion for helping others.

For more information contact Laura Fisher at (360) 313-7080 or laura@namiskagit.org.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (PPGWNI)

PPGWNI is looking for people to train as health center greeters at the Bellingham or Mount Vernon Health Centers. Shifts are no more than two hours, and volunteers are asked to commit to a weekly shift for 2- 3 months. Positions are inside and outside; training is provided.

Spanish speakers are also needed for the Raiz program, which is committed to breaking down barriers in accessing health care in the Latinx community. Volunteer opportunities may include event support, health center greeter, donor thank-you card writing and walking in Pride parades.

For more information contact volunteer@ppgwni.org.

Skagit Runners

Skagit Runners hosts runs and uses the proceeds to fund scholarships and trail projects throughout Skagit County. Skagit Flats Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K will be held September 13 and is their biggest event and requires the most volunteers.

More info and sign-ups are at https://volunteersignup.org/XCBW7.

Helping Hands Food Bank

Helping Hands is looking for volunteers at its Sedro-Woolley location for various other roles, such as setting up for food distribution, distribution support and check-in. Training is provided, flexible schedules, Monday through Friday, must be able to lift 20- 50 pounds.

For more information contact Olivia Luplow at volunteer@helplinghandsfoodbank.org, or (360) 383-8339.

Skookum Kids

Entering foster care can be incredibly scary and confusing for children. Skookum Kids provides a soft landing for children when they enter foster care at their emergency shelter, Skookum Landing in Bellingham, which provides a temporary place for kids from all over Western Washington to stay. Volunteers are needed to help provide a safe and fun environment, participate in recreational outings, and help escort them to doctor’s appointments. Flexible schedule, training provided.

For more information contact Kayla Swallow at kayla@skookumkids.org.

For more volunteer opportunities with over 150 local non-profit organizations visit: www.SkagitVolunteerCenter.org.