Volunteer
Help us meet our URGENT volunteer needs!
We need volunteers to fill critical and support roles: Special Events Volunteers, Cooking Matters Volunteers, Marra Farm Giving Gardeners, and Landscape Advisor and Gardening Volunteer. Click through the listings below to learn more about each opportunity and reach out to us if you're interested!
Volunteer with Us!
At Solid Ground, we believe poverty is solvable – but we can’t do it alone. Volunteers are essential to our work to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change – and they also support our race and social justice efforts. Join us to create a community beyond poverty and oppression where all people have equitable opportunity to thrive!
Please use this self-screening tool before every in-person training or volunteer session to help keep yourself and others safe:
Gardening, Food, and Nutrition
| Name | Type | Description | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking Facilitator | Individual | Teach hands-on cooking and nutrition classes to people with small food budgets. | Cooking Matters |
| Cooking Matters at Home Facilitator | Individual | Volunteer to facilitate virtual cooking and nutrition classes! | Community Food Education |
| Cooking Matters at Home Tech Volunteer | Individual | Support with technology in virtual cooking and nutrition classes! | Community Food Education |
| Cooking Matters Class Assistant | Individual | Help out behind the scenes in our cooking and nutrition classes! | Cooking Matters |
| Landscape Advisor and Gardening Volunteer | Group & Individual | Help redo landscaping around Solid Ground's Wallingford building. | Solid Ground |
| Marra Farm Giving Garden Work Party | Group | Volunteer groups of 6-40 help grow produce at Marra Farm! (open March-November) | Community Food Education |
| Marra Farm Giving Gardener | Individual | Grow food at Marra Farm! (open March-November) | Community Food Education |
| Nutrition Facilitator | Individual | Facilitate nutrition lessons and activities for Cooking Matters classes. | Cooking Matters |
Health Care and Public Benefits
| Name | Type | Description | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) Volunteer | Individual | (SHIBA) provides free, unbiased information about health care coverage and access to help improve the lives of all Washington state residents. | Health Care and Public Benefits |
Housing and Support Services
| Name | Type | Description | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Point Housing Tutor | Individual | Help provide one-on-one and group tutoring support (virtual and/or in-person) to children and youth. | Sand Point Housing |
| Solid Ground Knit-It-Alls (KIA) Volunteer | Group & Individual | Solid Ground is calling all knitters and crochet enthusiasts to create warm winter clothing for low-income families! | Solid Ground |
| Supply Drive Coordinator | Group & Individual | Help Solid Ground provide supplies to our residents! | Supply Drives |
Resource Development and Communications
| Name | Type | Description | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Events Volunteer | Individual | Support the Resource Development team with event planning and event day responsibilities. | Resource Development |
How to Apply
A Solid Ground Volunteer Application, Washington State Patrol (WSP) Background Check Form, and Volunteer Orientation are all required before we can place volunteers with opportunities – and some positions need additional forms and training. To get started, complete the forms below, then register for an upcoming volunteer orientation! (Volunteer orientations are currently held virtually via Zoom.)
REQUIRED FORMS
Also required for volunteers under 18:
Upcoming Volunteer Orientations
Virtual Volunteer Orientation
Interested in volunteering to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change... Read More »
Cooking Matters Volunteer Training
Solid Ground’s Community Food Education (CFE) program is teaching virtual and in-person... Read More »
Virtual Volunteer Orientation
Interested in volunteering to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change... Read More »
There’s also a downloadable Volunteer Application (in Word). Email completed Word applications, Background Check Forms, and/or Underage Waivers to volunteers@solid-ground.org, or print/mail them to:
Solid Ground Volunteer Coordinator, 1501 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
When in-person volunteer orientations resume, you may also bring completed forms with you.
Questions/More Info?
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteers@solid-ground.org or 206.694.6825.
Review our Volunteer Manual Download
