Volunteers Swarm to Help Seattle-Area Nonprofits

“It can be really isolating to do a job search. Volunteering gives a sense of fulfillment from contributing,” Williams said. “The therapeutic part is one that people don’t often talk about.”

Volunteers seem to be seizing on a broad variety of tasks. The Boys & Girls Club of King County, for example, often uses volunteers to serve as youth mentors. Last year, the group saw its volunteers increase 43 percent to 3,610.