Great volunteer opportunity for people of all ages…read more This warehouse is a food distribution center that is used to sort bulk food into family-sized portions. There are two large rooms where the work takes place and each can hold up to 60 volunteers (120 people total). The shifts are all 2 hours long with the first 30 minutes allowed for preparation activities like putting on hairnets and getting an introduction to the facility and the work. At that point, depending on whether the shift is full, you separate into two teams. On my most recent volunteer shift our group was working with oats. Once we were in the work room, each person chose a job. Some scooped oats into bags, others secured the bags closed with tape and put them in boxes, a few replenished oats for the teams, and a small set moved the bags of oats between the scooping table and the boxers. The 90 minutes of actual work time flew by very quickly as people got to know each other and got into a work rhythm. Upon completion of the work, we spent time cleaning the floors and tables and then took a group photo with a sign revealing how many meals we bagged. NW Harvest provides an organized, quick, and inspiring experience for volunteers and I highly recommend a visit.

I've volunteered here 5 times now and always have a great experience with how friendly and…read moreenergetic everyone is, and how smooth, safe, and clean the work gets done. Big props to the folks who work here everyday and enable all of us to make a difference! If you volunteer here, make sure you a arrive a little before the start of your shift so you can sign in and suit up (hair and beard nets provided). Make sure you wear closed toed shoes and bring a hair tie if you have long hair. Dress in layers as it can be cold or warm depending on the day and what you are doing. There are small lockers for free in the gathering room to store your belongings. You can volunteer by yourself or plan a group volunteer event. I've been volunteering on behalf of Boeing for a while now it's always a ton of fun! There is ample free parking as well in their lot.

This is an updated review... I have been using Eloise's food bank for a couple months now and I…read morecontinue to have more and more wonderful experiences. There is still the one staff member I mentioned previously, I believe her name is Amanda, who is just... Very very rude and disrespectful. But I'm not going to let her attitude hold back a place like this. The lady with the head wrap who was giving out hot coffee on Saturday, you are a rock star. And the skinny guy with face tattoos was a really genuinely good guy. So I have updated my review and given more stars. Good job giving the community hope Eloise!

Blessed. Handicapped, volnerable adult, Im stuck in bed 1/2 the month. The box was was delivered to…read moremy front door with some fruit and meat on top. Rice, beens, mac n cheese, tomatoes sauce, spaghetti, small bottle of oil, soup, can of corn, greens, pears and some oatmeal. It is bare bones. I am grateful that the folks at Eloise's took the effort to make sure there would be food on my table to feed my soul. Thank you everyone for the kindness that you share everyday!!

I volunteer for various organizations throughout the year and this is one of my favorites…read more Basically, you spend a full day out of your life to help build components of a homesite for Habitat for Humanity. They mainly use donated materials from construction companies that are of good quality with volunteers supplying the labor. The finished homes are inspected as any home would and are offered under a loan program that allows a family down on its luck to recover. In our recent event, I helped build a fence and frame a shed, shoveled and laid down gravel at the job site. The rest of the group laid down tiles and painted the walls in the house. The before and after in just one day was astonishing. It is a great exercise for the body and also for team building. To volunteer, you will need to sign up on their website and attend a short one hour safety orientation. Schedule the day you want online and just show up with appropriate gear (e.g. work boots, jeans, old shirt, gloves and some tools. They will provide a hard hat and some tools too for the job. I urge you to join the fight against poverty housing and homelessness. We can make a difference if we all chip in just a little bit!

I volunteered for H4H (helped them build houses) and then joined the Disaster Relief team. Went to…read moreseveral different countries for them. They treated me very badly including lying to me. Then then dropped me because I am not a Christian. They have no general plan (that is followed) and local chapter head decides whether you stay with the organization. I will never work for them again.

I've had multiple interactions over a couple of years at this food bank where communication with a…read moreparticular staff member made the experience difficult and uncomfortable. Most recently, my wife called to reschedule an appointment. During the call, she was given instructions very quickly in a way that was hard to follow. When she asked clarifying questions, the tone became noticeably impatient and dismissive, including repeated condescending laughter. The interaction left her feeling embarrassed rather than helped. This isn't an isolated experience. On several past visits and calls, we've encountered similar behavior -- condescending tone, impatience when asking questions, and communication that felt more confusing than helpful. I also had one in-person interaction while updating our information that followed the same pattern. Because of these repeated experiences, we've even taken breaks from using the service in the past. The food bank itself provides an important service, but consistency in respectful communication from staff really matters when people are already in a vulnerable situation. My man, if interacting with the general public irritates you THIS MUCH, you are in the wrong line of work.

I am handicap and can walk but much harder to make quick and tight turns in smaller spaces getting…read morearound other people. You are supposed to take 20 minutes. I took 26 minutes. I had my baby grandson in the seat in the grocery cart. One of the ladies working there said I was taking too long as I was near the end going to pick out my 3 choices for bread. She grabbed my cart at that point said I was done and pulled me holding on to the cart so worried for my grandson's life. He was still in the cart. She rammed the cart against the exit because it is a hard turn to push the cart out the door. Normally I would have let go but I thought she was going to pull the cart over with my one-year-old grandson in it. It has been over 5 months didn't go back even when we were in need Just trying to make the churches, and Good Roots work for us. Just want to make sure my story is heard in case there have been other incidents.

TCC has been doing community work for over 100 years. They are an asset for many people. They may…read morenot have all of the answers, as no one organization does.

Rich "Support Resource" organization, with scarcely limited ways to support or provide external…read moreresources. They say it themselves. Careless & insulting, staff will upright ignore you and literally turn their backs on you. Staff, patrons freely use foul language. They're unable to live up to the 'Community' in their "brand". Have done nothing but harm than good when it comes to treating people who need help. They really need to be kicked out. They'll most likely have some easy to see through reply to this to combat their reputation so they can keep getting away with abusing funding given to them.

We have been donors for over 15 years. I was evaluating my giving options and decided to stop…read morehere. We originally signed up for a specific child and that child aged out of the program then they auto set us up for another one, then another - no specific opportunity on our part in the selection process, we decided to stop. Well - that is VERY hard to do! First off you can't do it in the system - there isn't an Auto stop feature, you are required to call in, then there are scripts about the impact on the person you sponsored to attempt to retain. The call to stop took just over 7 minutes, the chat feature took about 2 minutes. If you sign up here be prepared to have to call in - which is actually nice to deal with a human so I did 2 stars for that.

For the past 10 years I've sponsored a little girl in Haiti. When I initially signed up, I was…read moregiven to understand that I could mail presents. that I would get a photo of her with the presents I sent, that I would be able to email her and get replies, and that I would continue to sponsor her until she was 18. I joined because I wanted the personal relationship this seemed to promise. At first I got photos of her with the gifts I sent her, but soon I didn't get photos unless I sent monetary gifts. No photos were provided when I sent packages through the mail. A couple of years ago they changed her address without informing me. I had made pre-printed address labels, so didn't realize the presents were going to the wrong address until one of my gifts was returned in the mail a year later. I don't know what happened to the other gifts. I sent more packages to the correct address over a year ago, but got no response. This week I got an email that said my child's community has "graduated". They included a film that showed the community has clean water and some sanitary facilities, but not a lot else. I know my child went to school, but don't know if the school will continue, what the children have been learning, or what sort of medical care they may receive in the future. There used to be an email where I could write with questions or complaints, but now I can't find it in their emails or on their site. They provide a number to call. I called and waited on hold. I got an overly chatty but rather glib man who told me my child didn't receive the last few packages I sent, that I should've called sooner, and that they are not responsible for the mail in Nicaragua. (I reminded him that my child is in Haiti.) I went to a lot of trouble to mail these things and am so disappointed. He told me I can send her a final email, but no further letters, monetary gifts or packages. I am really disappointed that this was done with no prior notice. My sponsored child is only 12. I had purchased other gifts to send her and now don't know what to do with them. The whole thing is too abrupt. I feel that World Vision has abandoned both my sponsored child and myself without sufficient advance notice or information. I also learned on this call that they've already discontinued my monthly donation to my child, and transferred it to another child in a different country without my permission. This was not clear in the emails they sent me. I told them to stop the donation as I don't want to repeat this experience. It's probably a better use of funds just to donate to a charity that provides food, education or healthcare without promising a "personal connection." Your money will be better spent, and your sponsored child won't wind up feeling abandoned.

Age ranged: 18+…read more Everything is horrible now. 5am lights cut on. 6am everyone gets up. Be out by 7. No matter if there is weather, rain, snow, and hail you have to be outside. 7:30am comes. Breakfast. Now it's a hit or miss but it's food so I can't complain and thankful for the volunteers. But it's what happens after breakfast which I will now explain my big issue. The men's side has a day room. Harsh weather hits hard sometimes and all of 60+ aged or disabled (with paper proof) can be the only ones inside. Everyone else has to leave the premises. I was 18 when I went there which was a huge mistake. Standing outside in the weather for long periods of time. A 20 million dollar building being made but treats the residents like sh**. Not even that but the women's side, so small compared to the men's which they have access to the fridge, kitchen, more and more things. You would think that if you have 20 million dollars you would put 10 million into each for expanding both since more women are going and experiencing homelessness. But no. Not at all. They play favorites here so badly. It took my friend who is a man 2 months to get a place. Ive been there for over 3 months left after my 3 month mark and an additional 2 months to still not even get help when I had a good paying job. They go based off of favorites and who they like more to actually use the money that is being funneled into this organization. That's the thing, all of this money, all of these resources and not once do anyone see or ever hear about these resources. You could go to TRM right NOW and ask any of the residents and they will say the same. They don't do events, most times the food is cold or you could pick up grits with your thumb and index finger. If they were actually using their money to help their residents, why is it that I met women who been there for over 5 years who had been trying to leave that place? Then it started to click. This place doesn't want you to thrive but they keep you there. But anyways 5:00pm comes, dinner is served. 6:00 is here, some if not most of the men goes inside, women's side has to wait until 6:30. And if the bell get rung before 6:30 for whatever reason they make you wait outside as punishment for a few extra minutes. That's true and you can ask about it. 6:30 hits, go inside, shower, dress up, get ready to sleep. Then 8 hits. Lights out. If you do have a dog allergy then I feel heavily bad for you.

Mission supervisor, Julius L, is a literal life-saver, and without him, I wouldn't have thought to…read moreleave a review at all. He patiently listens to each person that reaches out to him, no matter who they are, and he's swift at creating and executing effective solutions to challenging situations, whether they're individual or interpersonal conflicts, or problems clients may have with the Mission, itself. Julius is also very diplomatic, and is able to restore peace and order to a disorderly crowd without raising his voice or putting his hands on people. He genuinely cares about everyone that walks through the Mission doors, and you can tell just by looking at him that his position isn't just a job to him. He's a big asset to his organization.

Excellent spot for AA/NA meetings. A lot of support, meetings from morning til night. Definitely a…read moregreat spot when you're needing some support

This place saved mine and my husband life gave me my life back .if you are willing to do the work…read morethis is the place that can help you on that journey