Small Acts of Care, Meaningful Human Connections

Through Helping Hands, our youth volunteers organize community outreach projects that bring practical support, creativity, and connection to patients, seniors, and families facing hardship.

From handmade cards for hospitalized patients to holiday gift drives and food distribution, these initiatives remind us that making a difference often begins with simply showing up for someone.

1,000+ Volunteer Hours | 500+ Families Served Across Together With Us Initiatives

Dec 2025

When Children Lead with Kindness

Together With Us brought students and teachers together to create more than 100 handmade holiday cards for patients at Overlake Hospital.

The initiative gave young volunteers an opportunity to express care and encouragement through creativity, bringing personal messages of support to people spending the holidays in the hospital.

Jan 2025

Food lifeline

Our youth volunteers partnered with a local food bank to sort, pack, and distribute more than 250 pounds of fresh produce for underserved families in the Greater Seattle area.

The initiative provided hands-on experience in addressing food insecurity and supporting families through direct service.

December 2024

Spreading Holiday Joy

Together With Us partnered with Akin (formerly Children's Home Society of Washington) to pack, wrap, and distribute holiday gifts for 150 families from underserved communities, reaching approximately 500 children.

Our youth volunteers helped prepare and organize gifts to bring joy to families during the holiday season.

November 2024

Messages of
Hope

Continuing our collaboration with Overlake Hospital, our youth volunteers created and donated 100 handmade greeting cards for patients receiving hospital care.

The cards carried personal messages of warmth, encouragement, and connection during the holiday season.

December 2023

Sending
Love

Together With Us donated 50 handmade holiday cards to patients at Overlake Hospital.

Through this initiative, our young volunteers used art and personal messages to express kindness and support for patients spending the holidays away from home.

December 2022

Bringing
Smiles

Our volunteers created and donated more than 50 handmade holiday cards to seniors in an assisted living community.

Each card was an opportunity to connect across generations and remind seniors that they were remembered and appreciated during the holidays.