Volunteer Hours

Why log hours?

In addition to the tangible assistance you provide, it helps us unlock additional funding for our office. Each volunteer hour tracked is worth up to $33.49 per hour, and many of our grants and partner agencies require reports on our volunteer engagement. Every hour you track helps us continue to provide holistic care and grow our impact together. Moreover, when we report volunteer hours each quarter, we can show the huge difference each of you makes in the lives of our new neighbors.

Step 1: Log in to your Portal Account

Step 2: Log Hours

Click on "Log Hours"
Click on the blue "Create" button.
Enter the:
1. Date: Date you volunteered
2. Client First and Last Name: If you did not serve a client you can leave this blank
3. Donated Hours: How much time you spent volunteering
4. Donated Mileage: Only log miles driven with a client (i.e. driving someone to your home after picking them up from the Detention Center). Do not log miles to or from the volunteer opportunity if you are not driving a client
5. Activity: If you are unsure what activity code to use please reach out to your Volunteer Coordinator
6. Notes: Add a short, detailed note of the volunteer activity you completed (examples listed below)

Volunteer Roles and Activity Codes


Volunteer Role	Activity	Notes
English Class Assistant	ESL Class Instruction	Helped support ESL Instructor with the Beginner English Class
ESL Tutoring	Tutoring - English	Reviewed grocery store list and new food names with Tatiana Proza Practiced activity and reviewed assignment from English class lesson with Sasha Proza
Digital Literacy Tutoring	Digital Literacy	Worked with Sergey and Pavlo to set up new laptops and navigate basic features of Windows 10
School Success Coach	Mentoring - Youth	Helped siblings Brahim, Soufiane, Farah, and Lena Hassan with homework, played new numbers game, and chatted with mom about school supply needs
Kinders Camp	Mentoring - Youth	Assisted with leading group activity during Week 1 of Summer Camp Chaperoned Friday field trip to Point Defiance Zoo
Refugee Youth Mentor	Mentoring - Youth	Worked with Abdul Mohammad on resume writing and requesting letters of recommendation from professors
Post-Release Welcome RV	Client Care Transportation (if driving released detainee)	Welcomed and greeted detainees released from the detention center, passed out water and snacks Contacted detainee's family members, helped book flights for next weekend
Post-Release On-Call Host Home	Client Care	Picked Nikita & Ana up from the Welcome RV on Friday evening, gave them a tour of the home, shared dinner and helped them contact their family in California Drove Nikita & Ana to the airport on Monday morning
Host Home (not connected to Post-Release)	Host Home Services	Gave home tour to Shevchenko Family, shared dinner, practiced English names for household items and labeled kitchen items in English and Ukrainian Took the bus to the grocery store and helped Mikola & Lida Shevchenko activate EBT card
Host Home Supporter	Client Care	Walked with Ahmad Zeer and the kids to the library. We discussed free computer usage and I showed him how to access email on the library computer.
Cultural Companion	Social Adjustment Services	Practiced English greetings with Ahmed and talked about cultural norms in Afghanistan vs. U.S. Showed Alejandro how to use an Orca card and practiced taking the bus from his home to the WR office
Good Neighbor Team (GNT)	Client Care	Picked up Zeer family from to the airport on Monday evening Assisted Ahmad Zeer with learning how to use public transportation Assisted Ahmad Zeer with grocery shopping
ILS Volunteers	Immigrant Services	Assisted with filing, sorting, and prepping mail for the Legal Team Helped enter client information into case management software Helped draft documents using templates provided by staff
Employment Volunteer	Job Assistantance	Helped Pavlo create a job resume Practiced job interview questions with Pavlo Supported Pavlo in completing job applications
Special Event	Special Event	Helped pass out food vouchers at Hillside Church
Intern (Client Related)	Case Aide	Drove Ana to DSHS Assisted Zeer family in their move to their apartment Conducted a Home Visit with the Zeer family
Intern (Not Client Related)	Office Help	Assisted with purchasing food items for Kinders Camp Helped caseworker update client records Helped organize case files
Other: Stuffing mailings/Christmas cards Sorting donations Assembling welcome kits	Office Help	Helped stuff 500 envelopes with Executive Summary mailing Addressed 300 Christmas cards Sorted clothes donations according to size Assembled welcome kits with church group after morning service