Volunteers Needed to Help Hopelink Give Hope to People in Need

Bellevue, Wash. – Hopelink’s Eastside Literacy and other programs are constantly looking for volunteers to give hope to people in need in east and north King County. View schedule.
Eastside Literacy needs volunteers to:

• Help adults learn to read or earn a General Education Development (GED) diploma.
• Assist non-native English speakers to improve their English skills.
• Teach healthy living on a budget, money management and computer skills including job searching online and resume-writing.
• Oversee the children of parents who are enrolled in various Hopelink classes.
• Teach computer skills to children and their parents.

Additionally, Hopelink’s various service centers (located in Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Shoreline, Carnation and Bothell) need volunteers to:

• Drive to grocery stores to pick up food donations (this is a critical need).
• Assist with child care at any of our service centers and transitional housing facilities.
• Drive to deliver food to homebound clients.
• Provide part-time reception desk help.
• Maintain the planting areas and yards around Hopelink’s service centers.

Training for all volunteer positions is provided. Bi-lingual volunteers (English/Spanish, English/Mandarin, English/Arabic, or English/Russian) are particularly helpful.

Learn more about volunteering at one of three Hopelink volunteer orientation meetings on May 7. Orientations are presented in English. They will be held at the following locations and times:

• Hopelink’s Adult Education Department office, 15015 Main Street, Suite 206 in Kelsey Creek Plaza (across from the main Hopelink center) in Bellevue, starting promptly at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and again starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Hopelink’s Shoreline center, 15809 Westminster Way N., in Shoreline, starting promptly at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Northshore residents can attend an orientation on May 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 18220 96th Ave. NE in Bothell. Orientations in the Snoqualmie Valley area are scheduled on a one-on-one basis, so residents of the Snoqualmie Valley who are interested in volunteering should call Hopelink’s center in Carnation at 425.333.4417 to schedule a time.
Eastside Literacy, a program of Hopelink, offers free literacy instruction to adults throughout north and east King County. For more information or directions, call the Adult Education Department at 425.643.1912 or toll free at 1.800.870.1912.

Eastside Literacy has been the community’s expert on adult literacy since 1969. As a program of Hopelink’s Adult Education Department, Eastside Literacy provides a crucial element in self-sufficiency, helping adults improve their family’s safety, stability and security.

Since 1971, Hopelink has helped homeless and low income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities make lasting change in their lives. Hopelink promotes self-sufficiency by helping people meet their needs for food, shelter, homelessness prevention, child development, family development, transportation and adult literacy. For more information on Hopelink and its services, call 425.869.6000 or visit www.hope-link.org.

About Hopelink
Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County by promoting self-sufficiency for all members of our community and helping people make lasting change. Hopelink assists people with meeting their needs for food, shelter, homelessness prevention, child development, family development and stabilization, transportation and adult literacy skills. For more information on Hopelink and its services, call 425.869.6000 or visit www.hope-link.org.

Media Contacts
Denise Stephens, Public Relations Specialist, office: 425.869.2440, denises@hope-link.org
Glen Miller, Communications Manager, office: 425.869.6025, cell: 206.790.5410, glenm@hope-link.org