C.A.R.E. Project

Community Action and Relief Experience Project

Originating in the Pacific Northwest, the C.A.R.E. (Community Action Relief Experience) Project is a pilot project from the North Pacific Union Conference Community Services department coordinated out of the Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE) at Walla Walla University (WWU).

C.A.R.E. Project has the vision to increase the involvement of young people in community service through a comprehensive, assessment-based engagement plan, supported by a team of C.A.R.E. Advocates and resident expert partners. We review church-based Adventist Community Services ministries in the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana) that seek to increase their impact on ministry and community through a C.A.R.E. Project.  

After interest applications are reviewed, programs may be selected to participate in a feasibility study with the end goal of providing a readiness review of the community. This process would involve a weekend visit from a C.A.R.E. Project team, involving focus groups with church members and community leaders to ensure the community’s readiness for change. Each community can expect growth in individual and corporate engagement through involvement and implementation of a strategic plan created from a period of discovery and assessment.

If your church is interested in becoming a C.A.R.E. Project location, please fill out the C.A.R.E. Project Site interest form.

Ways To Get Involved In CARE Project

If you are a student interested in student missionary service at one of our Pacific Northwest locations, please fill out a CA.R.E. Project SM Application. Speak with Student Missions for more information on what it means to be an SM locally or internationally.

Additional cash stipends may be available to student missionaries at C.A.R.E. Project locations. If you go for three months you will receive a $150 cash bonus, six months a $600 cash bonus, or nine months a $1350 cash bonus. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us using the form at the bottom of this page.

C.A.R.E. Project Locations

Possible areas of engagement:

• Refugee assistance (Spokane)
• Homelessness (Spokane, Portland)
• Food insecurity (Everson)
• Community garden (Everson)
• Vulnerable youth and/or elderly (Spokane)
• Education
• Strengthening partnerships in local community (Portland and others)
• 5-year business plans or long-term strategies (Portland)
• PR, design, communications, social media (Portland)

Find more information about C.A.R.E. Project opportunities by visiting the Walla Walla University Student Missionary page.