Giving and Support

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Below are ways you can give a hand or find support this Wintertide season. 

Find support

Providence Institute's LiveWellLocal is an online resource database for Snohomish County. You can search by keyword and find local resources in your area.

Give support

You can make a cash donation to one of our Wintertide non-profit partners who are helping to provide free community activities and cheer throughout the Wintertide season:

Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens

Imagine Children's Museum

Schack Art Center

Downtown Everett Association

Friends of the Everett Public Library

Village on Casino Road

Everett Music Initiative

Everett Chorale

Safe Streets Flex Fund

Help Everett Fire collect food and toys for VOA

Everett Fire and Everett Firefighters - IAFF Local 46 are helping Santa collect non-perishable food, new unwrapped toys, and monetary donations for Volunteers of America Western Washington for the holiday season. 

From November 15th to December 17th, Everett Fire welcomes the community to drop off donations at any Everett Fire Station.  

According to the VOA, 1 in 8 children do not know where their next meal is coming from. Help make a difference in the lives of those in need this holiday season. Your support is greatly appreciated. 

You can also donate money directly to the VOA by visiting https://www.voaww.org/donate

Everett Fire Stations accepting donations:

  • 2801 Oakes Ave.
  • 3619 Rucker Ave.
  • 2201 16th St.
  • 1600 Madison
  • 5920 Glenwood Ave.
  • 9520 Evergreen Way
  • 11221 Silver Lake Rd.

Stuff-A-Bus

Everett Transit is partnering with Volunteers of America again to help stuff a bus with food and toys to ensure that all of our neighbors have a joyful holiday! 

Dates

Nov. 25 - 26

Dec. 2 - 3

Dec. 9 – 10

Times:

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Location:

Fred Meyer on 12906 Bothell Everett Hwy 

You can make a difference in the lives of children and families who need a little magic this season.


Christmas House Community Toy Chest Donation Station at Everett Mall

November 20 - December 12

Share the joy of the season! Donate new, unwrapped toys, games, or sporting equipment. All donations benefit the Christmas House of Snohomish County. You can find the donation box near center court!

Please drop off your gift during mall hours.


Connect Casino Road

November 20 - December 8

Toy Donations Needed! Help Connect Casino Road make this holiday season special for Casino Road families. They need new toys and gifts for children ages 0-18. Donations may be made in-person (14 E. Casino Road) or check out their Amazon Wishlist!


Tree of Giving supported by Boys Scouts, Fluke Corporation, and the Everett Mall

November 20 - December 13

Help make the holidays warmer and happier for a local senior. Simply pick a tag off one of our many Trees of Giving, purchase the gift, and place it in the area across from Runa Arte. Volunteers from the Boy Scouts and Fluke Corporation will deliver the holiday cheer to local beneficiaries by Dec. 25.

This annual holiday event is presented in partnership with The Boy Scouts of America and Fluke Corporation. You can participate in this charity event during mall hours.


Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) Holiday Light Exchange and Helping Hands Bazaar

December 8

8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Do your holiday lights need an upgrade? Snohomish County PUD (will be hosting its annual Holiday Light exchange and food drive at its headquarters in downtown Everett. Trade in your old lights and some food donations for Volunteers of America for up to three strands of new, LED holiday lights. 

Happening at the same time is the Bazaar that helps raise money for Helping Hands, which directly assists low-income seniors with their electric bills. Helping Hands is an PUD employee-funded and employee-run program focused on assisting low-income customers 65 years of age and older with grants toward their PUD bill. 

Learn more on the PUD website about their bazaar


Everett Mall Warm Winter Clothes Drive

December 4 - 11

11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

‘Tis the season to help those in need! Everett Mall is partnering with Volunteers of America Western Washington to host a warm clothes drive inside the mall. Please bring new or gently used warm clothing to the Volunteers of America boxes located at the indoor mall entrances. 

Learn more about the clothes drive on the Everett Mall website