Spring Goodie Bags

YWCA Seattle

Date/Time: Please drop off all bags and baskets at our Phillis Wheatley branch Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. by Friday, April 4. 

Location: Phillis Wheatley Branch, 2820 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122.

Ages: Everyone can help.

Time Commitment: Varies.

Your family can help families in your community by donating critical items needed by YWCA program participants and residents. Help the kids in our shelters celebrate this season with Spring Goodie Gift Bags! This year, our goal is to get 550 gift bags for children in our programs. You can buy a pre-filled bag/basket, purchase items from our Amazon wish list, or create your own goodie basket and fill it with fun items like:

• Treats: Candy, small toys, or stuffed animals.
• Care and Comfort: Hygiene items, hair accessories, or socks.
• Fun: Activity books, learning games, or fidget toys.
• Crafts: Art, drawing, or other craft supplies.

Contact: Lori Bugaj at lbugaj@ywcaworks.org if you have any questions.

https://www.ywcaworks.org

Gateway Park North Tree Care & Skill Share: Harmful Weeds

Trees for Seattle and Dirt Corps

Date/Time: Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Gateway Park North. Meet at the end of 7751 8th Ave S. Click here for map coordinates. 

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Time Commitment: Three hours.

Dirt Corps, Trees for Seattle, and the Georgetown Youth Council invite you to join us for our first tree care skill share and volunteer work party at Gateway Park North, a special neighborhood greenspace that we have worked for years to restore and enhance along the Duwamish River. 

We will learn about English ivy and other harmful weeds, their history, how they relate to the ecosystem, and how best to remove them to allow our trees and native plants to thrive. We’ll then practice these skills while caring for the trees in this local riverside park!

Please wear clothing that can get dirty, including long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. We’ll be working rain or shine, so everyone is encouraged to dress for the weather and wear layers if you can. We’ll provide the tools, gloves, snacks, hot drinks, and water.

Contact: community@thedirtcorps.com. Please register online. 

https://www.seattle.gov/trees/, https://www.thedirtcorps.com

Celebrate Good Deeds Day with Little Free Library

Little Free Library

Date/Time: Sunday, April 6.

Location: Anywhere where there are Little Free Libraries. Use our world map to find a location near you.

Ages: All ages. This is a great activity for family and friends to do together.

Time Commitment: Flexible. Share one book, or share many!

Everyone can do something good, large or small, to improve the lives of others. Celebrate Good Deeds Day by sharing a book and a kind note in a Little Free Library near you! You’ll join a global day of doing good that unites people from over 100 countries in doing good deeds. It’s easy to participate:

• Register online.
• Find a Little Free Library near you.
• Choose a book to put in the Little Free Library.
• Write a kind note to the future reader and put it inside the book.
• Leave the book in the Little Free Library on April 6 and take a photo.
• After you’re done, let us know how it went, and share your pictures.

Contact: volunteer@littlefreelibrary.org. Click here to register.

littlefreelibrary.org

Spring Restoration Day

Volunteer Park Trust

Date/Time: Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Location: Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Avenue East, Seattle. Please look for the VPT booth by the Black Sun sculpture across from the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

Ages: This is a great activity for families and kids. 

Time Commitment: Up to four hours. Stay for the whole event or as long as you want.

Come garden with us at Volunteer Park Trust’s Spring Restoration Day on Saturday, April 12th. This annual clean-up event is a major community effort to make Volunteer Park more beautiful for everyone. No gardening experience is necessary. Gloves and tools will be provided. Learn more here. 

Contact: info@volunteerparktrust.org. Registration is available online. 

https://volunteerparktrust.org

Volunteer Work Parties

Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA)

Date/Time: Check the volunteer page for upcoming event dates and times.

Location: Varies depending on dates.

Ages: Families with children five years old and older are welcome to volunteer. The youth waiver form must be signed by a parent/guardian for volunteers younger than 18 years old.

Time Commitment: Two and a half hours.

Volunteering with DNDA’s Nature Programs can be a fun, rewarding experience allowing you to get outside, improve the health of a local natural area, and give back to your community. Volunteers will participate in fun, hands-on conservation work led by staff from DNDA's Nature Team. Restoration work includes removing invasive plants, planting native species, and mulching new plantings, depending on the restoration progress at each site. Working out in the elements requires the right apparel. Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required.

• Bring any water or snacks you might want during the volunteer event. For safety reasons, we will not be able to provide any refreshments.
• If you have your own pair of work gloves, you are encouraged to bring them. If you don’t, that’s okay; we will have some for you.
• All volunteers under 18 years old participating without a parent are required to bring a completed Youth Waiver Form.
• Please note that most sites do not have a bathroom present.

Contact: Caroline Borsenik, DNDA's Environmental Programs Director, caroline@dnda.org. Registration is available online. After you submit a volunteer inquiry, our staff will contact you directly to confirm your spot.

https://dnda.org/

Westcrest Park Earth Month Celebration & Work Party

Green Seattle Partnership and Dirt Corps

Date/Time: Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Westcrest Park. Please meet at the tool chest directly west of the Westcrest Park P-patch.

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to volunteer.

Time Commitment: Three hours.

Join Dirt Corps this April to celebrate Earth Month in the lead-up to Earth Day and help us care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt! We'll be learning about and celebrating Earth Month/Day in this unique forest ecosystem in Westcrest Park. We'll then be caring for our restoration area by applying mulch around the native plants and trees and removing weeds (looking at you, blackberry!). Please wear clothing that can get dirty, including long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. We’ll be working rain or shine, so everyone is encouraged to dress for the weather and wear layers if you can. We’ll provide the tools, gloves, snacks, hot drinks, and water.

Contact: community@thedirtcorps.com. Registration is available online. 

https://greenseattle.org, https://www.thedirtcorps.com

Meadowbrook Pond Earth Day Celebration; Tree Care & Skill Share: Tree ID & Benefits

Trees for Seattle and Dirt Corps

Date/Time: Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Meadowbrook Pond. Meet at the end of 36th Ave NE (10700 36th Ave NE).

Click here for map coordinates.

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to volunteer.

Time Commitment: Three hours.

Join Trees for Seattle and Dirt Corps for our second tree care skill share and volunteer work party at Meadowbrook Pond! We will learn how to identify local trees and celebrate their many social, ecological, and health benefits. We’ll then remove harmful weeds from around the adult trees at this site so they can continue to thrive and support the well-being of this special wetland ecosystem and their neighbors (all of us!)

Continue to join us at Meadowbrook Pond throughout the year for more upcoming lessons in our Tree Care and Skill Share volunteer series, including mulching and watering, right tree, right place, pruning, and planting. This series offers a foundational toolkit for how to care for your own neighborhood trees and lend a hand to our city’s trees! Please wear clothing that can get dirty, including long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. We’ll be working rain or shine, so everyone is encouraged to dress for the weather and wear layers if you can. We’ll provide the tools, gloves, snacks, hot drinks, and water.

Contact: community@thedirtcorps.com. Please register online. 

https://www.seattle.gov/trees/, https://www.thedirtcorps.com

Duwamish Alive at Həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat: Restoration Work Party

Dirt Corps

Date/Time: Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Please arrive by 9:45 a.m. for registration, and the speakers will start at 10 a.m., including a welcome from a Duwamish Tribal representative.

Location: 4500 Duwamish River Trl, Seattle. Parking is located across the street from the park in the Duwamish Longhouse parking lots.

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate.

Time Commitment: Four hours.

Join us for a volunteer work party to celebrate Duwamish Alive at Həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat to learn about the site and participate in restoration work! As a volunteer, you will help with maintenance tasks related to restoration and green stormwater infrastructure in the park. We recommend wearing long pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. We will bring the gloves, tools, and snacks. Lunch will be provided by the Port of Seattle, and restoration work will continue until 2 p.m.

Contact: Dirt Corps at community@thedirtcorps.com. Please register online. Volunteer spots are limited, so if you aren't able to make it, please let us know so we can offer the spot to someone else. 

https://www.thedirtcorps.com

Duwamish Alive at Point Rediscovery: Restoration Work Party

Dirt Corps and Duwamish Alive

Date/Time: Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Location: The site does not have an official address but is located right next to this address: 10001 17th Pl S, Seattle, WA 98168. Please note that parking is very limited, and we suggest carpooling or taking the 132 bus, which stops directly in front of the site. 

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate.

Time Commitment: Four hours.

Join us for a volunteer work party to celebrate Duwamish Alive at Point Rediscovery to learn about the site and participate in restoration work in this Hamm Creek Natural Area and King County Stormwater Facility! Dirt Corps has been working at this site since 2015, and we are honored to be carrying on the work of John Beal and other Duwamish Valley champions. 

As a volunteer, you will be helping with the removal of invasive species, finding and clearing space around native species planted in the last 6 years, and picking up trash. We will also provide information on the site itself, how it is used as a stormwater facility, and what needs to happen to make this a salmon-bearing creek again. 

Gloves, tools, snacks, and water will be provided. We recommend wearing long pants, long sleeves, and closed-toe shoes and wearing things you don't mind getting dirty.

Contact: Dirt Corps at community@thedirtcorps.com. Please register online. Volunteer spots are limited, so if you aren't able to make it, please let us know so we can offer the spot to someone else. 

https://www.thedirtcorps.com, https://www.duwamishalive.org

Purplestride Puget Sound 2025

PurpleStride PanCAN

Date/Time: Saturday, April 26.

• Event Village opens at 8:30 a.m.
• The Opening Ceremony starts at 9:30 a.m. 
• The walk begins at 10 a.m. 
• The event concludes at noon.

Location: Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St., Seattle.

Ages: Everyone can participate.

Time Commitment: Varies.

Join us for PanCAN PurpleStride 2025, happening Saturday, April 26, 2025, at nearly 60 events across the country! PurpleStride is the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer. It’s a family-friendly day filled with fun, hope, and the power of community. PurpleStride is an amazing day where survivors, families, caregivers, friends, physicians, and researchers celebrate people currently affected, honor those we’ve lost, and take steps to end pancreatic cancer.

Click here to learn more about the walk.

Contact: Kim McMullen, k.mcmullen@pancanvolunteer.org. Register online for the walk.

https://pancan.org/

Juneau/Longfellow Creek Tree Care and Skill Share: Tree ID and Benefits

Trees for Seattle and Dirt Corps

Date/Time: Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Meet at the intersection of 25th Ave SW and SW Juneau St (one block West of Delridge Wy SW). Click here for map coordinates.

Ages: All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate.

Time Commitment: Three hours.

Join Trees for Seattle and Dirt Corps for our second tree care skill share and volunteer work party at Longfellow Creek! We will learn how to identify local trees and celebrate their many social, ecological, and health benefits. We’ll then remove harmful weeds from around the adult trees at this site so they can continue to thrive and support the well-being of this special riparian forest ecosystem and their neighbors (all of us!). 

Continue to join us at Longfellow Creek throughout the year for more upcoming lessons in our Tree Care and Skill Share volunteer series, including mulching and watering, and right tree, right place. This series offers a foundational toolkit for how to care for your own neighborhood trees and lend a hand to our city’s trees! Please wear clothing that can get dirty, including long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. We’ll be working rain or shine, so everyone is encouraged to dress for the weather and wear layers if you can. We’ll provide the tools, gloves, snacks, hot drinks, and water.

Contact: Dirt Corps at community@thedirtcorps.com. Please register online.

https://www.seattle.gov/trees/, https://www.thedirtcorps.com

Walk MS: Seattle 2025

Walk MS

Date/Time: Sunday, April 27:

• The site opens at 8:30 a.m.
• The ceremony starts at 9:45 a.m.
• The walk kickoff is at 10 a.m.

Location: Gas Works Park, 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle.

Ages: Families are welcome to participate in the walk.

Time Commitment: Varies.

Walk MS brings together passionate people from communities across the country to rally for a world free of MS. Walk MS celebrates the resiliency of the nearly 1 million people living with MS in the United States. Each step you take will sync with the steps of thousands of others to make a difference like never before. Learn more about the walk here.

Contact: Registration is available online.

Walk MS: Seattle 2025

Giving Garden Volunteers

Solid Ground

Date/Time: Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Location: Marra Farm Giving Garden (South Park): 9026 4th Ave S, Seattle.

Ages: Families with children of all ages are welcome! An adult must accompany volunteers younger than 14 years old.

Time Commitment: Up to four or five hours, depending on the day.

Work at our Giving Garden at Marra Farm by building soil, preparing vegetable beds, planting vegetable starts and seeds, weeding by hand, composting, watering, harvesting, washing produce, and distributing produce to the community food bank and other locations. Many of our volunteers start with limited or no gardening knowledge and learn as they go, so we welcome you with whatever level of gardening skills and knowledge you bring. Families are welcome! Please bring a water bottle, lunch/snacks, and clothes and shoes for working outside in all weather (a raincoat, warm socks, sturdy shoes, a hat, etc.).

Contact: marrafarm@solid-ground.org or 206.694.6828. Registration is available on our online volunteer calendar. Select the date(s) you would like to volunteer, and click through to complete your registration. All farm volunteers need to fill out an Adult Volunteer Waiver and Youth Volunteer Waiver if bringing family members under 18 years old. 

www.solid-ground.org

Make a Meal

Lasagna Love

Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity.

Location: Varies.

Ages: Families with children of all ages are encouraged to participate.

Time Commitment: Varies.

Lasagna Love is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of people all cooking and delivering meals to neighbors in their communities. What we do is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. Our mission is not only to help address the incredible rise in food insecurity among families but also to provide a simple act of love and kindness during a time full of uncertainty and stress. How does the process work? After answering a few simple questions on the website (including how far you are able to drive), you are ready to be matched with a family in need. Once matched, volunteers communicate directly with their matched family to set up a drop-off date/time. When these details are set, volunteers purchase ingredients and make the meal. When the time comes for delivery, meals are dropped off on the porch/doorstep to ensure a safe and contactless delivery. If you prefer not to cook, you may also donate lasagna ingredients to local Lasagna Love volunteers. You can also help Lasagna Love spread the love by nominating a friend or family who may need a home-cooked meal.

Contact: info@lasagnalove.org with any additional questions. Check here to see if Lasagna Love is currently in your neighborhood.

lasagnalove.org

Go Camo Care Package Collection

Soldier’s Angels

Date/Time: Soldiers’ Angels now sends care packages all year, which means you can participate in hosting or supporting Go Camo at any time!

Location: If you’re collecting items or purchasing items locally, once you have completed the Intent to Donate Form, you can ship all of your items to our headquarters in San Antonio.

Ship your collected items to:

Soldiers’ Angels Go Camo

2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107

San Antonio, Texas 78218

Ages: Everyone can participate.

Time Commitment: Varies.

The mission of Soldiers’ Angels is to provide aid, comfort, and resources to the military, veterans, and their families. The Go Camo Care Package Collection helps Soldiers’ Angels collect the top-requested care package items throughout the year as well as financial donations to help offset the cost of shipping the care packages! Soldiers’ Angels sends thousands of care packages to deployed individuals every year. Your family can help by collecting and donating items for care packages including hygiene and personal care items, snack care items, and downtime items. Click here and scroll down for the complete list of items needed.

Contact: inkind@soldiersangels.org.

https://soldiersangels.org/

Miles for Smiles Activity Challenge 2025

Birthday Dreams

Date/Time: The Miles for Smiles Activity Challenge will run from May 16 to 30.

Location: Your own location.

Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate!

Join us for our 5th annual Miles for Smiles Activity Challenge! Your family can run, walk, ride, hike, swim, or roll at your own pace and in your own way to benefit Birthday Dreams. You have two weeks to complete your activity, aiming for at least 3 miles. All fitness counts: biking, hiking, swimming, walking, running. So gather your friends, form a team, set a goal, and start getting donations! With your help, we can raise funds to make sure homeless children throughout the Puget Sound are celebrated on their birthdays! Learn more here.

Contact: events@birthdaydreams.org, 425.524.4705. Registration is available online.

https://birthdaydreams.org/