Organization Details:

Neighborhood House

Neighborhood House helps diverse communities of people with limited resources attain their goals for self-sufficiency, financial independence and community building.

Description:
Neighborhood House serves approximately 8,000 low-income residents of Seattle and King County each year, about seventy percent of which are immigrants and refugees. Neighborhood House has three main service areas: Family and Social Services, Transportation, and Child Development. Some of our programs include: Head Start and Early Head Start, tutoring, health education, ESL classes, and substance abuse prevention. Neighborhood House also publishes "The Voice," a sixteen-page monthly newspaper, which focuses on topics and issues affecting low-income and immigrant/refugee communities. We welcome volunteers in all of our service areas and specific programs.

History:
Neighborhood House is a Seattle-based United Way agency founded in 1906 as a settlement house by the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle Section, to provide services to pre-World War I immigrants. Since 1956, we've been an independent organization providing services to the low-income and public housing communities of Seattle and King County.

Contact person: Jen Rosenbrook, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 461-3857

Address:

905 Spruce St Seattle, WA 98104 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.nhwa.org

Directions:

Neighborhood House is located in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood in Seattle, just east of downtown on First Hill. From I-5 South: take the James St exit; take a left on James; continue 3 blocks to 9th; take a right on 9th; follow to the end of 9th; Neighborhood House is located on the corner of 9th and Spruce St in the Jesse Epstein Building, 2nd floor. From I-5 North: take the James St exit; take a right on James; follow directions above from 9th Ave.

Miscellaneous Information

Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

Last updated on August 25, 2009