The following organizations offer volunteer opportunities which have worked with psychology students in the past and may be used as Psych 497 fieldwork credit. Included is some information about the population each organization works with and/or the type of work that would be involved. F=Families, Y=Youth, T=Teens, H=Homeless, L=Low-income, W=Women.
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| Organization | Description | Category | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Social Services | ||
| Art with Heart | Art Therapy with Children Experiencing Trauma | Social Services | Youth |
| Asian Counseling & Referral Service | Works with Asian Pacific Americans - immigrants, refugees, and American born | Social Services | |
| Atlantic Street Center | Works with low-income children and youth of color | Social Services | Youth, Low Income |
| Bellevue Lifespring | Supports children and families through programs that feed, clothe, and educate | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | Social Services | Youth, Teens | |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of King County | Support youth with after school activities, tutoring, or coaching | Social Services | Youth, Teens |
| Carlson Center - UW | Lists additional volunteer, internships, and job opportunities | Social Services | |
| Casey Family Programs | Social Services | Youth, Family | |
| Central Area Youth Association - CAYA | Social Services | Youth, Family | |
| Childhaven | Babies, toddlers and preschool age | Social Services | Youth |
| City of Seattle | Variety of positions. May need to apply a month or more in advance of the quarter you plan to register for the course. | Social Services | |
| Crisis Connections (formerly Crisis Clinic) | Connects people in a physical, emotional, and financial crises to services that will be of help. Requires a 12 month commitment and ~50 hours of training. Training should be completed prior to enrolling in 497. | Social Services | |
| Domestic Abuse Women's Network - DAWN | Social Services | Family, Women | |
| Lifewire | Advocate for domestic violence survivors | Social Services | Women |
| Wellspring Family Services | Works with low-income and vulnerable individuals, children and families | Social Services | Family |
| Friends of Youth | Works with youth 6-24 years of age, homeless, young parents, and individuals dealing with substance abuse | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Girls on the Run of Puget Sound | Girls on the Run is a local non-profit that teaches girls in 3rd-8th grade to be joyful, healthy, and confident, using an experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. Being a GOTR Coach can fulfill 30-75 hours. Virtual and in-person internship opportunities available. Coaches of any gender are welcomed! | Social Services | Youth |
| Hopelink | Provides support and services to homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities | Social Services | Low Income, Family, Homeless |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Works with women experiencing poverty, homelessness, and domestic abuse | Social Services | Women, Homeless |
| New Beginnings | Works with victims of domestic violence women and their children | Social Services | Family, Women |
| New Horizons | Works with homeless and street-involved youth and young adults | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| North Helpline | Provides emergency services and food bank to struggling community members | Social Services | |
| Refugee Women's Alliance - ReWA | Works with refugee and immigrant women and their families | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women |
| ROOTS Young Adult Shelter | Works with homeless young adults and other low-income persons. (NOTE: Will require a 6 month minimum commitment) | Social Services | Youth, Low Income, Homeless |
| Sanctuary Art Center | Art with homeless youth | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Seattle Parks and Recreation | Social Services | ||
| Seattle Police Department - Victim Support Team | Social Services | ||
| Solid Ground | Works with homeless adults | Social Services | Homeless |
| Sophia Way | Assists homeless women | Social Services | Women, Homeless |
| Stand Up For Kids | Works with homeless youth | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Street Youth Ministries | Works with homeless and at-risk youth and young adults 13-26 in the Seattle area | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Treehouse | Works with youth in fostercare | Social Services | Youth |
| United Way of King County | Social Services | ||
| Teen Feed | Works with homeless youth | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| YouthCare | Works with homeless youth | Social Services | Youth, Homeless |
| Youth Eastside Services | Works with kids and families coping with challenges such as emotional distress, substance abuse and violence | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Neighborcare Health at 45th Street | Dental and Medical assistance for low income and homeless people | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Low Income, Family, Homeless |
| Asian American Chemical Dependency Treatment Services | Health/Mental Health | ||
| Alcohol/Drug Help Line | Health/Mental Health | ||
| American Cancer Society | Health/Mental Health | ||
| Bailey-Boushay House | Works with HIV/AIDS patients and community | Health/Mental Health | |
| Center for Human Services | Health/Mental Health | ||
| Circle of Friends for Mental Health | Provides art, creative writing, drama and photography classes to adults with mental illnesses | Health/Mental Health | |
| Consejo Counseling and Referral Service | Provides behavioral health services to the Latino community | Health/Mental Health | Family |
| National Eating Disorders Association | Health/Mental Health | ||
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Health/Mental Health | ||
| NAVOS Mental Health Solutions | Works with children who have suffered abuse, neglect, and other significant trauma. As well as individuals with chemical dependency | Health/Mental Health | |
| Planned Parenthood | Health/Mental Health | ||
| Providence Hospice of Seattle | Works directly with patients and their families | Health/Mental Health | |
| Ryther | Works with children and adolescents who have challenges stemming from trauma, mental illness, substance abuse, Autism Spectrum Disorders, or adjustment issues | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Health/Mental Health | ||
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens | |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit | Inpatient Psychiatric Unit for kids ages 3-18 | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Teens |
| First Place | Works with homeless children and families in an educational setting | Education | Youth, Low Income, Family |
| Youth in Focus | Afterschool program that uses photography training to help disadvantaged teens ages 13-19 | Education | Teens |
| El Centro de la Raza | Provides advocacy, bilingual services, tutoring, emergency services and community building to the Chicano/Latino community | Criminal Justice/Law | |
| King County Juvenile Detention Center | Juvenile Detention seeks volunteers that can help facilitate educational and adolescent-focused programming for youth in detention. Volunteers must pass a criminal background check and attend an initial volunteer orientation. For more information, please call 206-477-9910. | Criminal Justice/Law | Youth |
| King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office | Criminal Justice/Law | ||
| Seattle City Attorney's Office | Criminal Justice/Law | ||
| The Borgen Project | Works on bringing political attention to poverty. Students are expected to complete the 12 week obligation. This is a great fit for students who have good time management, are self starters, problem solvers, great at working with others and initiating conversations with new people and political leaders, have time to intern 12+ hours weekly. | Criminal Justice/Law | |
| Amara | Works with children in foster care and provides adoption services for families and support for children recently removed from homes due to abuse and neglect | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Heritage House | Works with the senior community | Social Services | |
| Shorewood High School | Observe and interact with adolescents in a high school environment; learn about opportunities and challenges within the U.S. educational system; assist teacher in classroom; assess student work; may assist with lesson planning and teaching. Flexible 2-10 hours per week. | Education | Teens |
| Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) | Works with Chinese and other Asian immigrants by providing a broad range of social, family, employment, education, and cultural programs | Social Services | Family |
| STEPS | Provides comprehensive educational, social, behavioral, and community services to young children on the autism spectrum | Social Services | Youth, Family |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Long-term commitment in a variety of positions from interacting with zoo guests to animal care. | Education | |
| Helping Link - Mot Dau Noi | Assists Vietnamese-American immigrants with after-school tutoring, job-site training, English language classes, and referral services. | Social Services | |
| Sixth Day Dance | Works with individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities to create innovative dance and theater performances. | Health/Mental Health | |
| ACES | Works with individuals and families impacted with autism or other special needs | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family |
| YWCA | Wide variety of programs that include emergency shelter, domestic violence support, youth programs and more. | Social Services | |
| Catholic Community Services | Provides a wide variety of services that include shelter & homeless, child, youth & family, mental health, seniors, recovery | Social Services | Family |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Volunteers help MDA organize and facilitate an annual summer camp for children with neuromuscular disease by taking on various projects of the volunteers interest. Volunteers receive comprehensive HIPAA training, in addition to hands-on skill building in the field of neurodevelopment and rare disease. If interested contact Rachael Burris at RBurris@mdausa.org | Health/Mental Health | Youth |
| Nyer Urness House | You would be working with The Program Manager and Case Mangers to support formally homeless individuals struggling with a range of issues, often co-occurring, to Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and maintaining housing stability. If interested, please contact Justin Phillippi at jphillippi@compasshousingalliance.org or 206-474-1395 | Health/Mental Health | Homeless |
| Silver Kite | Provides intergenerational art programs focusing on teens to older adults that uses experiences and life stories as a basis for art-making, creative play, storytelling, movement, and visual arts to share experiences, boost self-esteem, foster empathy and strengthen connections to self and community. | Health/Mental Health | |
| Chief Seattle Club | Community Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives and serves as a day shelter for homeless and low-income urban Native people in Seattle | Social Services | Homeless |
| Acres of Dimonds | Supports Women and children who are homeless or in need of transitional housing. This organization is in Duvall. | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women, Homeless |
| Neighborhood House | Works with immigrants, refugees and low-income people overcome the challenges | Social Services | Youth, Low Income, Family |
| Peoples Harm Reduction Alliance | Works with people who are current drug users and promotes the philosophy of harm reduction and safer drug use. | Social Services | |
| Sound Mental Health | A comprehensive provider of mental health, substance abuse, and behavioral health services. Provides a wide array of services such as individual and group therapies, crisis support, grief and loss counseling -to name a few. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Low Income, Family, Teens, Women, Homeless |
| Hand in Hand | Provides critical care and support for displaced children entering foster care, foster families and those who serve them. This organization is in Everett. | Social Services | Youth |
| Community Psychiatric Clinic | Provides an array of accredited outpatient mental health treatment and counseling programs. May have limited opportunities. When applying, would be best to identify yourself as an undergraduate student wanting to volunteer. | Health/Mental Health | |
| Autism Spectrum Navigators | A support service and program for Bellevue College autistic students to increase accessibility to college life and the community. | Education | |
| Crisis Textline | A free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the United States. Crisis Textline requires you to complete 200 volunteer hours. Complete the application process as soon as possible, it can take at least 2 weeks to be reviewed and approved. Following the application, there is a 6 week online training that should be completed prior to enrolling in 497. | Health/Mental Health | |
| One Heart Wild | Volunteer or Intern on an animal sanctuary. Due to the time commitment, this organization may work best for a summer experience. | Social Services | |
| HEYO - Lifelong | The Health Education Youth Outreach (HEYO) program works with youth experiencing homelessness in Capitol Hill. his volunteer opportunity is meant for peers—those whose age is 24 and younger. This position does require an in-person interview. Click on Volunteer then Individuals and look for the HEYO application | Social Services | Homeless |
| Providence Heritage House at the Market | Volunteers socialize with residents, provide a variety of activities and contribute to Heritage House in many ways. | Social Services | |
| Family Renewal Shelter | Provides support and shelter for domestic violence victims in Pierce County. | Social Services | Youth, Family, Women |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Where horses transform the bodies, minds, and spirits of people with disabilities. | Health/Mental Health | Youth |
| Evidence Based Treatment Center | Assist with various administrative tasks, receive exposure to best practices for a behavioral healthcare organization, and be a part of the EBTCS Research Team as a research assistant. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| Real Change | Real Change is an award-winning weekly newspaper that provides immediate employment opportunity and takes action for economic, social, and racial justice | Social Services | Low Income, Family, Teens, Women, Homeless |
| Learn To Be | Be a tutor in a virtual classroom. You and the student will post information about yourselves and will decide to work with each other. | Education | Youth |
| Seattle Public Schools | Education | Youth | |
| あなた の いばしょ"A Place for You" | Anata no Ibasho "A Place for You" is a Japanese 24-hour text-messaging service for those seeking a sympathetic ear from a crisis volunteer to talk about a variety of concerns such as depression, stress, and suicide. MUST BE NATIVE OR STRONG IN JAPANESE. | Health/Mental Health | |
| Providence ElderPlace | Is a care model that combines medical care, long-term care, and social services all in one program. Currently, volunteers serve as phone or video friends. Regular calls to our participants will brighten their day and make a difference toward feeling more connected to their community. | Social Services | |
| PBS | Provide in-home and community based ABA therapy to those on the autism spectrum and provide a mentorship program to staff | Social Services | Youth, Family, Teens |
| Cadence Child & Adolescent Therapy | Cadence Child & Adolescent Therapy was founded to effectively treat high risk youth and high acuity problems in an outpatient setting. We developed one of the first and largest comprehensive DBT programs in the country. We expanded our program to meet the growing need across children and adults, across those battling anxiety, eating disorders, suicidality and more, across newcomers to therapy and those that have tried every therapy out there. Contact Kim: kimr@cadencechat.com or 425-658-3200 | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Family, Teens |
| UW Sports Medicine Internship | For students interested in a career in sports medicine. Available September-June. Applications due April 1st. Must commit to 10 hours/week. Must have completed one year of college prior to starting the internship. | Health/Mental Health | Youth, Teens |
| Animal Assisted Intervention Children's Camp | Participants in this Animal Assisted Intervention fieldwork experience work one-on-one working with children with developmental disabilities while they train their family dogs. Sessions are held at a Seattle dog training studio in July and August. Must like kids and dogs contact Dr. Robin Foster rlfoster@uw.edu | Education | Youth |
| SUCCESS Mentoring program | Work one-on-one with youths ages 6-18 in need of a positive adult role model and want to improve academic, social, emotional processing and critical thinking skills. Spend quality time doing activities together forging an organic and genuine relationship with your mentee! Must be at least 21 years old. Minimum 1 year commitment. Meet with mentees once a week for 2 hours. Be willing to have lots of fun 🙂. Contact: David Nguyen - Pro Coord. 425-747-4937x2810, davidn@youtheastsideservices.org. | Social Services | Youth, Teens |