Help families and seniors stretch their food budgets with fresh produce from local farms. 

Jefferson County Farmers Market matches SNAP, WIC and senior nutrition benefits so they buy twice as much. Its four food access programs serve 1,500 to 2,000 low-income households a year, and every dollar supports a local farm. 

Help low-income homeowners make critical repairs so they can stay safely in their homes. 

Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County fixes failed furnaces, roofs, plumbing and unsafe decks, and adds ramps and grab bars. In 2026 it completed repairs for 14 households, mostly in Quilcene and Brinnon. 

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 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 keep ten community gardens and an orchard growing fresh food for local food banks. 

Food Bank Growers volunteers grew and gleaned over 40,000 pounds of produce last year and gave all of it away to the Food Bank Association and more than 30 other nonprofits. About $500 keeps one garden going for a year. 

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 neighbors get to medical appointments and stay independent at home. 

ECHHO's volunteer drivers give free rides to treatments, pharmacies and grocery stores, with 634 riders expected in 2026. Its lending library loans more than 2,600 pieces of medical equipment a year, from walkers to wheelchairs. 

Help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault find safety and start over. 

For 44 years, Dove House has offered a 24-hour crisis line, advocacy, and the county's only shelter for families, all free and confidential. About 600 adults and children receive advocacy each year. 

Help students grow fresh food for their own school lunches. 

Community Wellness Project runs Chimacum's school gardens, where students grow produce that goes straight into the school kitchen. With the district's meal program facing a deep deficit, garden-grown food eases the budget and puts fresh food on trays. 

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 a mental health clinician at Chimacum Jr./Sr. High after county funding ends this winter. 

One day a week, a licensed clinician provides free counseling, crisis response and suicide prevention to Tri-Area students in grades 7-12. For many families, care at school is the only realistic option. 

Help send weekend meals home with Chimacum students who might otherwise go hungry. 

The 30 volunteers at Chimacum Backpacks for Kids pack and deliver weekend food bags, each with six meals plus snacks, to roughly 144 children every week. A record 4,757 bags went out last school year. Each bag feeds a child for a weekend.

Help keep a mental health counselor at Brinnon School after county funding ends this winter. 

Brinnon School serves about 74 students in the county's highest-poverty community. One day a week, a licensed clinician provides free counseling and crisis support, often the only mental health care these students can reach. 

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 young people learn lifelong skills for handling stress and hard days. 

The Benji Project teaches mindfulness and self-compassion to about 550 young people ages 9–19 each year through free school programs, after-school classes and camps. Nearly half of local 10th graders report being unable to stop worrying. 

Help stock a free clinic with the medical equipment and supplies it needs to treat patients on site. 

Volunteer providers at JC MASH Free Clinic deliver free medical and behavioral healthcare in Port Hadlock and at the county emergency shelter. The Clinic expects to serve more than 1,000 neighbors in 2026.