Help buy everyday essentials and build a wheelchair ramp in South County. 

Brinnon Quilcine Gifts In Kind collects and delivers donated hygiene supplies, clothing and household goods through local agencies in Brinnon, Quilcene and South Jefferson County. They also design and build custom wheelchair ramps. 

Help low-income neighbors get free legal help with eviction, family and debt problems. 

Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers helps about 650 people a year through volunteer attorneys, legal clinics and the Housing Justice Project. Your gift funds the coordination that turns donated attorney hours into real help. 

Help keep diapers and baby essentials on the shelves for families with young children. 

First Step Family Support Center runs a diaper bank and family programs across Jefferson County, from Port Townsend to the Hoh River. It served 384 families in 2025, a 28% increase, just as its diaper funding disappeared. 

Help foster and kinship families get what a child needs the day they arrive. 

An all-volunteer board delivers clothing, diapers, beds, car seats, gas cards and more to 104 children in 55 foster, kinship and adoptive families. Demand in early 2026 was up 156% over the year before. 

Help neighbors break the cycle of crisis and arrest with practical, one-on-one support. 

Gateway to Freedom's LEAD program offers intensive case management to about 150 residents a year as an alternative to arrest. Case managers help with housing, ID, transportation, healthcare and jobs, the small barriers that block a fresh start. 

Help teens-in-need get food, clothing and support, no questions asked. 

The Jefferson Teen Center is the only walkable resource hub for Chimacum teens, offering a free store, food pantry and youth-led peer support groups. It aims to serve 40 to 60 teens despite losing $45,000 in public funding. 

Help families facing hardship get food and fast, flexible help with essentials. 

The Olympic Peninsula YMCA's School's Out Food Pop-Ups have provided more than 24,000 meals to 227 families in 2026. Its Resource Navigators help with rent, utilities, transportation and other urgent needs, and demand is growing fast. 

Help young people find safe housing and a path to independence. 

OWL360 is Jefferson County's only organization dedicated to housing and stabilizing youth ages 14–25. In 2025, 82% of its housing program graduates moved into permanent housing, and its drop-in center, The Nest, logged 4,506 visits. 

Help neighbors in crisis keep the lights on, the rent paid and gas in the tank. 

All-volunteer St. Vincent de Paul provides fast emergency help with rent, utilities, car repairs and other necessities, with no government funding. It has helped 962 households so far this fiscal year, usually within a week of their call. 

Help children in foster and kinship care build lasting relationships with caring adults. 

Olympic Angels pairs trained volunteers with foster and kinship families and matches youth with mentors. In Jefferson County, 75% of caregivers said the program helped children stay in a stable home rather than move again.