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Take Action Projects

Make a world of difference with your class, club, or community group. Use our Action Project Database to find a service learning project that is right for you.  

Search for:

• Worldwide Projects
• U.S. Projects
• Washington State Projects
• Greater Seattle/King County Projects

If you need help raising money for your project, check out these fundraising ideas. 

Email us if you have a service learning project you would like us to add to this database. Your project ideas are what makes this a great resource page. 

Worldwide Projects:

BeadforLife Host a BeadParty to help raise awareness about extreme poverty and support communities in Uganda by selling beautiful jewelry items.
CARE Speak out about the need to eradicate poverty and related issues.
Greenstar Help Greenstar find new and improved ways to promote the products of villagers and generate income in rural communities.
Google Sites Are you doing a service learning project? Share it with the world! Create a unique website to describe your project.
Heifer International Participate in providing animals and training to people in need around the world so they can become self-reliant.
Oxfam Organize a “Hunger Banquet” to build awareness and raise money to alleviate global poverty.
Peace Jam Learn from inspiring leaders and become a peacemaker in your local community and the world.
RESPECT International Help raise awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students.
Trickle Up Help raise money to provide business training and seed capital for the world’s poorest people.
Water 1st International Participate in expanding access to clean water for people around the world.
WaterPartners International Help bring safe, accessible drinking water to those who don’t have it.
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U.S. Projects
Destination Conservation Join in making your school more sustainable.
One Sweet Whirled/Lick Global Warming Reduce your carbon footprint and learn about the causes and effects of global warming.
Pennies for Peace Help bring hope and educational opportunities to children in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Washington State Projects
Adopt-a-Stream Foundation Help care for the nature and wildlife of your own watershed by adopting a local stream.
Cascade Bicycle Club Lead your school in a bike-to-school day.
International Rescue Committee Educate yourself and the people around you about refugee resettlement in your community.
Northwest Harvest Design, advertise, and implement a class-wide or school-wide food drive to benefit people living in poverty.
Washington Toxics Coalition Can you be pesticide-free? Research methods currently used at your school and find ecologically-safe ways to replace them.
Way to Go, Seattle Help reduce automotive traffic to and from your school.
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Greater Seattle/King County Projects
Adopt-a-Park Help to maintain county parks and preserve the local natural environment.
Adopt-a-Street Promote civic responsibility, community pride, and quality of life by helping to keep Seattle streets clean.
Common Cents Find ways to change the world through philanthropy and community service.
EarthCorps Plant trees and maintain forests and streams to improve your local community and create more hospitable habitat for wildlife.
Green Schools Program Help your school become more sustainable by participating in the King County Green Schools Program.
Habitat for Humanity Participate in building simple, decent, and safe homes that low-income families can afford to buy.
Hopelink Contact Hopelink and ask what needs to be done, from student outreach and publicity to assistance with food banks.
Jharvest Reconnect with your food source, eat the fresh produce, help the environment, and support local organic farming.
Native Plant Salvage Dig in and help to remove plants from future construction sites and replant them in a new area.
Planned Parenthood Help design and implement a group discussion and peer education on the topics of reproductive healthcare.
Restoration Projects on Natural Lands and Parks Get involved in preserving the county's parks and natural stream areas.
Salmon Watcher Program Watch salmon behavior in creeks and lakes around Puget Sound. Your research will help local city and county organizations.
Seattle Rotary The Seattle Rotary offers a number of ongoing and date specific projects that students from Seattle schools can participate in.
Seattle Youth Garden Works Seattle Youth Garden Works is an education and employment program for homeless and low-income youth.
Second Harvest Food Bank Help fill the nutritional gap for people in poverty, working-poor families, elderly and disabled people on low fixed incomes.
Sister Island Project Support projects to build or repair schools, libraries, homes, and livelihoods in the Dominican Republic.
Sister Schools Learn about the needs of students and classrooms at home and abroad, and donate school supplies to students.
Storm Drain Stenciling Let your neighbors know how natural waterways and marine species can be harmed by storm water runoff.
Student Conservation Association Are you ready to make a commitment to the environment on a monthly basis? Then join the Student Conservation Association.
Youth Tutoring Program Help at one of six tutoring centers to work with low-income housing communities to foster academic and social growth.
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