Light of Hope Fund/Helping Our Neighbors

HOPE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE’S LIFE.

Involvement

Join Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington in Bringing Hope to Life

St. Vincent Center in Union Gap

St. Vincent Center assists thousands of families each year through our thrift store, emergency services programs, and food bank. You can assist with food distribution or donation organization.

Food Bank:
Serve with a team to help provide food for families and individuals that are struggling.

Tuesday and Friday, 7:45 a.m. -11:15 a.m.
Help with food distribution

Monday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. -noon, Thursday, 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
Support St. Vincent Center Food Bank by helping with daily operations. Help prepare donations, re-stock shelves, assemble boxes, and perform light janitorial tasks.

Thrift Store: Monday – Saturday
Join a supportive team to help provide basic needs to families.

PARENTS AS TEACHERS IN YAKIMA
The Parents as Teachers program provides home visits that focus on parent education, developmental activities, and family support—from prenatal to age 4. This program fosters strong, loving relationships between parents and their children, provides opportunities to connect with other parents, and prepares children for kindergarten.

Activity Kits for Families
Second Wednesday of the month, 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
Support the Parents as Teachers Program by assembling activities kits.

ELDER SERVICES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL WASHINGTON
From companionship programs and volunteer services that help with day-to-day chores to relief for overburdened caregivers, we offer services to help this often-marginalized population.

Volunteer Services
Help low-income seniors to stay in their homes by assisting with transportation and helping with yard work. Make a big difference by giving just a few hours per week.

Senior Companions (55+)
Senior companion volunteers provide emotional support and friendship. This can mean meeting at the senior’s home, giving them rides to appointments, doing crafts or other activities, but most of all, just spending time with them.

JESUIT VOLUNTEER (JV)/ AMERICORPS POSITIONS
Jesuit Volunteers are invited to engage in one or more years of full-time service with local organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. JVs serve alongside and accompany communities while reflecting on social structures and cultures that contribute to inequity to co-create a more just and equitable world. Jesuit Volunteers live together in community, serving in urban and rural locales across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

Open Jesuit Volunteer/AmeriCorps Position for the 2023-2024 Service Year!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES HOUSING SERVICES IN YAKIMA
Serve children, families, adults, and seniors who reside at Catholic Charities Housing Services sites across the Yakima Valley. You will focus on crime prevention, education, health, community engagement, and economic opportunities by providing direct services onsite.

For more information, go to: https://jvcnorthwest.org/how-to-apply/

Check back for openings. AmeriCorps members give ten months to one year of service to support different areas where Catholic Charities is bringing hope to life.

Your help is needed throughout our service areas, if your community is not mentioned, let us know your intention, and we will see if we can match you with a need.



If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please fill out the general inquiry below: