Serve Washington

**About Serve WA** Our mission **Improving lives, expanding opportunities** Serve Washington advances national service, volunteerism and civic engagement to improve lives, expands opportunities to meet the local critical needs of residents of Washington and strengthens community capacity while creating healthy and resilient communities. **Our impact** National service, volunteerism, and civic engagement are the foundation for caring communities and a thriving Washington. $34.7 million AmeriCorps & local funding 5,600 AmeriCorps Seniors & AmeriCorps members 900 local service sites **How we work** **Our values** We believe that national service and volunteerism have the potential to break down social barriers and contribute to alleviating generational poverty when principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are embraced. We strive to provide all Washingtonians an opportunity to contribute their full measure of talent and perspective through service, and work to support national service programs and volunteer leaders to create and support a service network that practices cultural awareness and humility. To meet this value, national and volunteer programs must include the full participation, inclusion, engagement and empowerment of individuals from different races, ethnicities, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, ideologies and other attributes that make us human. We strive to build a service culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative, and the lived experiences that make us human are honored. **Our duties** Established in February 1994, Serve Washington is charged with the following duties per [Executive Order #24-07](https://servewashington.wa.gov//wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Executive-Order-24-07-2025.pdf): - Administer federally sponsored national service programs, such as AmeriCorps State, as follows: - Comply with all federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 129 - National and Community Service., 45 CFR Subtitle B, Chapters XII and XXV - Corporation for National and Community Service, 2 CFR Part 2205 (Uniform Guidance) and 2 CFR Part 200, all of which relate to the AmeriCorps program; and - Identify existing and new policies or practices that lead to the expansion of national service opportunities in Washington and support federal programs and efforts that expand national service. - Administer state sponsored service programs such as the Washington Climate Corps Network, and comply with all state laws, rules and related state agency policies. - Administer the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and comply with all federal laws, rules and regulations, and with all state laws, rules and related state agency policies. - Seek additional sources of non-federal funds to meet matching requirements and build upon existing service initiatives. - Provide recommendations to the Governor pertaining to legislative or policy initiatives that promote the ethic of service. - Provide the leadership and vision, alongside local volunteer organizations, civic and community groups, and units of government, to make service a part of the lives of all Washingtonians. 2023-2025 **State Service Plan** This plan outlines Serve Washington's role to: - **Inspire** service as a strategy to meet local community and organizational needs - **Nurture** our culture of service - **Support** connections among parties in the volunteer ecosystem - **Develop** and support high-quality national service and volunteer experiences and programs [](https://servewashington.wa.gov//wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2023-2025-Serve_Washington_Service_Plan_Accessible.pdf)