Join NAWIC PS for The Sophia Way Volunteer Day! The Sophia Way is a place of hope and change for women. Women who come to the shelters find a warm, safe space to shower, rest, and sleep and are served nourishing food. Following the guiding principles of trauma-informed care, case managers partner with the women to support their physical, mental, and financial well-being.
For our volunteer day, we will be working in the Donation Center. Volunteer tasks at the Donation Center encompass a range of activities, including sorting and recording incoming donations, maintaining cleanliness and organization, hanging clothing items, and assisting with larger ongoing projects geared towards upcoming events. It’s important to note that these activities take place off-site from our shelters and do not involve direct client interaction.
📍 Where: 222 112th NE, Bellevue WA (The entrance is on the east side of the building facing the 405 freeway)
***Note that our donation center address will not come up if volunteers try to map to “The Sophia Way Donation Center”, and may accidentally take them to one of our shelters.***
🚗 Parking: Please do not park in the upper lot close to 112th. Park close to our entrance on the east side of the building. You do not need to pay to park during donation center hours.
🔔 Access: Our entrance says “Zylstra Building” above the sliding glass door. The building is an abandoned Virginia Mason clinic and does not look occupied. The sliding glass door is locked to the outside so please use the provided doorbell to the left of the door, it is attached to a sign with our logo.
👕 Dress Code: Comfort is key! Wear clothes and shoes that can handle a bit of dust and movement.
If interested volunteers may provide items for the holiday gifting program. For the holidays, The Sophia Way will be making over 150 bags for women across all of their programs including women in their shelters and those that have been recently housed.
New items for Holiday Gift Bags
- Adult coloring books
- 12 pack of colored pencils
- Tumbler Mug (20 oz)
- Hot Cocoa
- Spa Sheet Mask
- Hard Sole Slippers
- Hand Warmers
- Umbrellas
New or Used items needed for Winter
- Coats
- Winter socks (must be new)
- Women’s Underwear (must be new, needed in all sizes)
- Winter boots
- Gloves (lined or ski gloves are preferred)
- Warm scarves
- Sweatpants
- Backpacks and Luggage (all sizes)
- Bath towels
- Sleeping bags
- Warm blankets
