Volunteer
A Community of Volunteers
St. Francis House is a special place to volunteer your time and give back to your community. And luckily, we have plenty of opportunities available for you! Most opportunities require a 4-6 hour commitment once or twice a week. However, we can work with your schedule.
If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the online volunteer application linked in the button below. Or if you have any questions, please contact volunteers@puyallupfrancishouse.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
Clothing Bank
Typical Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm
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Receiving donated items (you will be working with our staff)
- Sorting (you will be working with other volunteers with experience)
- Stocking and restocking clothing bank
- Registration/Client Intake Interviewing (Tue/Thu 10:30-2:30, Fri 6:30pm-9pm)
- Testing small appliances/assisting with handyman skills
- Transporting donated items to and from the clothing bank
- Special areas: linens (sorting linens, blankets, and towels), shoes, forklift (once a week – requires forklift license), ground and building maintenance, toys and baby clothes.
Office Assistance
- Answering the phones, assisting clients, and filing.
- Currently looking for someone to help:
- Monday, Wednesday, 10am – 1pm
Seasonal Work
- Helping with the Back-to-School Program (July–Aug)
- Christmas Elves: helping with Christmas Toy shopping (Oct-Dec)
The Nook
- Monday – Décor merchandising
- Tuesday – Clothing and Jewelry Merchandising
- Wednesday-Saturday 10am – 4pm retail sales
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Working at our wonderful charity boutique
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Retail experience preferred
Care of the Grounds
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Special Skills: painting, carpentry, electrician
Other Areas
- Friend/Fund Raising
- Special event and project assistance
- Database entry
