Community Partners

Community Connections


Community Connections is the JLO resource for information on our community partners and their current volunteer opportunities. Learn more about our community partners, what they are doing and, how you can further your involvement in our community.
Opportunity
Community Partner
Description
Contact Information
Volunteer to assist with an annual Foster Children’s Fundraiser called:
The June Leonard Annual
Putt Putt Tournament.

Event held at the state Capitol and Governor’s Mansion.

 Foster Care, DSHS

Volunteers needed to:

  • Serve as Reception greeters at the Governor’s Mansion
  • Assist with course set up/tear down
  • Serve as course attendants during event
  • Tournament registration
  • Auction procurement committee

Lura Sheahan, Event Director
(360) 357-4494

lurajuneleonardgolf
@msn.com

Creative ideas and leadership of Decoration Committee for Champions for Kids Event
TOGETHER!

Event to be held: Monday, February 26th, 6-8:30pm
St. Martin’s





 TOGETHER!

Volunteers needed right away to:

Serve and/or lead decoration committee: decide on theme for event, colors, invitations, decorations
Some money and a staff person to help with leg work is available.

Table sponsors and corporate sponsors are invited to name a “Champion for Kids” and each of the named Champions is honored that evening.

Mary Segawa, Executive Director:
(360) 493-2230 x12

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Donate car seats and bicycle helmets to Kinship Closet
Family Support Center, Kinship Care

Car seats and bicycle helmets for children are needed by families who offer kinship care to children in their extended family. Often these families don’t have the needed supplies to care these children, and these are two items of particular need.



 Family Support Center

Leadership positions on board

Volunteers to help wash and sort clothing donations needed

 Patty Gregory:
(360) 754-2629 x2

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Little Red School House
The goal of LRS is to see every child start school with basic school supplies, 3 sets of clean socks & underwear, a backpack and 2-3 outfits of new or clean used clothes.

 Little Red School House

LRS board is seeking new leaders to serve on board, meeting monthly, in a variety of positions. New creative energy sought!

LRS is looking for volunteers to help wash and sort clothing during the year to help prepare for the 2007 event in August.

Peggy Doebel at:
(360) 432-8807
pegsterpad
@aol.com

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Volunteer speakers on parenting/family issues
Family Support Center
The Family Support Center facilitates nurtures, provides, and brings together services which promote the well-being of families.


Family Support Center Power Parenting is looking for speakers knowledgeable on parenting/family focused topics of their choice with the ability to speak in a small group setting (usually 8-10 people). Workshops are held the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6:30—8:30pm.

Patty Gregory at:
(360) 754-2629 *2
Kinship@
familysupportctr.org

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Our Community Partners

Monarch Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center

Partners for Children & Families

Safeplace

TOGETHER

Family Support Center

Hands On Children’s Museum

Area School Districts

Area Pediatricians

Thurston County Network on Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention

Keystone Crisis Nursery

DSHS

Mother Mentoring

Evergreen Vista, Mercy Housing

Parents as Teachers

Thurston County Dept. of Health

Child Care Action Council

ROOF

Washington State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect

Legislators

Department of Early Learning

S.S. Assoc. for Ed. of Young Child.

United Way

Relatives as Parents Program/Family Support Center

Little Red School House

Domestic & Sexual Assault Task Force

Local Tribes

Communities That Care

Big Brothers Big Sisters

YMCA & YWCA

Boys & Girls Club