Opportunities From: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Arc of Tri-Cities promotes the rights of all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by actively supporting full inclusion and participation in all aspects of the community. The Arc of Tri-Cities' vision is to empower everyone with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) to make informed choices. Thereby they will become independent, productive people fully integrated in their communities and in the fabric of society. Through programs, services and supports, persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will be viewed as people first to achieve their full human potential.

As a non-profit, volunteers are crucial to Service Pearce Warrior’s success. Some of the duties that one can participate in include but are not necessarily limited to:

-playing/socializing dogs and puppies that helps adapt them to many different people

-cleaning the facility (mopping, washing food bowls, windows etc.)

-bathing/grooming the dogs.

You can help inspire and grow our youth by teaching Scouts skills from your profession or hobby. Scouts advance in rank by earning Merit Badges. Registered counselors help Scouts through the Merit Badge. There are Merit Badges for everything from aviation to wilderness survival, from geology to chemistry, geocaching, biology, hiking, climbing, and on and on. This program offers an exciting opportunity for PNNL staff to match their interests and skills to merit badges, get registered as a counselor, and begin to serve Tri-City youth in Scouts BSA.

You can help youth on an ongoing basis through your efforts at the unit level which include their weekly meetings and monthly outings. You can also work at the District and Council levels to help deliver a quality program to the youth through summer camps, day camps, and the National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) program to name just a few. In our local Blue Mountain Council we serve over 4000 youth of which 94 earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2018. The Scouting for Food program collected 14,000 pounds of food. Many other service hours were performed by scouts within units or for Eagle projects. Please come join with other PNNL staff to serve Tri-City youth in Scouts BSA.

The American Red Cross Northwest Region brings together local volunteers to care for their neighbors, trains hundreds of thousands of people each year in life-saving skills, and responds to a local disaster almost daily. With offices located throughout the state, we serve the people, businesses and communities of Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.

 The chapter mobilizes local volunteers and resources to help respond to disasters across the nation and around the world.

Last year, our region:

Camerata Musica, the only organization in the Tri-Cities that regularly schedules chamber music concerts. Camerata Musica programs feature chamber music concerts by solo musicians and small ensembles. Performers include local, national, and internationally known musicians.

Camerata does not sell tickets to its programs. Support is provided primarily by donations from individual patrons, with additional funding received from corporate sponsorship and grants from organizations like the Washington State Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts and Three Rivers Community Foundation.

Want to help with maintaining the Badger Mountain trails?  Badger Mountain has over 7 miles of trails that need some maintenance each year.  Think they look great?  It takes hundreds of hours each year to keep them that way.  The work can be from raking the gravel back on to the trail, removing weeds, or general tread repair. If you’re interested, please join our trail work list by emailing Trailmaster@friendsofbadger.org and mention “add me to your trail work list”.

The Richland Rod and Gun Club is committed to habitat enhancement for wildlife conservation and to educating youth in wildlife conservation and safe firearms handling. This is emphasized in the Club pledge - I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully defend from waste the natural resources of my country; it air, soils and minerals; its forests, waters, and wildlife. I will help educate future generations to be responsible caretakers of the resources of America. Annually there are numerous opportunities for volunteers to assist in projects such as the Kids Fish-in Day, Hood Park Kids Fishing Event, Salmon in the Classroom, and the Wood Duck Nesting Box Project. Our main need is volunteer assistance to support the various efforts undertaken during the year.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit makerspace next to Uptown that has been open since February 6th, 2016. We host events, offer classes, make tools available for use and provide spaces to work. The events and classes cover a variety of art, technology, and other topics. Many diverse members use our space, providing many opportunities for learning and collaboration.

Feel free to stop by any time during business hours to check out the space or see what we’ve been doing by looking at out our photo log. Please note the shop space is restricted to those 18 or older and classroom/event space is limited to those 8 and older (accompanied by an adult). Many events set their own age minimum so please check the appropriate event postings.

Team Battelle is assisting the Tapteal Greenway Association in protecting and revitalizing 100 acres of fragile urban wilderness in the Amon Basin. The property contains valuable wetlands and shrub-steppe habitat, is a crucial wildlife corridor, and offers connectivity with other open space. Volunteer activities include helping conduct technical studies, fundraising, cleaning-up the site, constructing and maintaining trails, and developing educational programs and materials. For more information on how you can get involved, see the Team Battelle, check out the Tapteal Greenway Association website or contact the project director.