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“I found a community where I feel valued and I also feel that I’m making a big difference.”
– Companis Worker Inola de la Cruz with Michele Rutschow, ED, of Camp Burton
Our mission is to make our community healthier, safer, and more just by fostering skilled volunteer service. We build relationships and bridge the gap so that nonprofits can succeed in delivering vital services with the help of a Companis Worker.
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Find the perfect placement to make a difference with your skills
FOR NONPROFITS
Find the skilled volunteer that can move your mission forward
So far in 2024…
Estimated unduplicated neighbors served directly by Companis Workers
Placements with 59 partner agencies in King and Snohomish counties
%
of our partner nonprofits primarily serving BIPOC neighbors
%
Growth in the volume of placements over 2023
People Powering Change
Check out Our Stories for more about our volunteers and partner nonprofits
Thirty Years of Serving with Compassion
Of all the photos taken of Companis Workers from our archive, this one stands out (with credit going to Lupe Carlos). It exquisitely documents the compassion and caring of Karen Carlos as she works with a client at Hilltop, a senior residence in Seattle. In this moment, as seen in Karen’s expression, the heart of […]
The Need to be Seen and Heard
Catherine Tardif-Douglin, MS, MSW, stands in Elizabeth Gregory Home’s kitchen. Outside the window is a mural by local artist Henry.
Bigger Than Myself
Walking from downtown Seattle to Pike Place Market, it’s easy to see the trend of hybrid work playing out. Through big picture windows in old brick buildings, now serving as cooperative work spaces, rooms with long tables to meet and brainstorm are filled up and...