Community in Action

Come Together. See Change Happen.

This is where egm and our community connect. Explore upcoming events, trainings, tours, and opportunities to experience the Mission in action—and see how your involvement helps create lasting transformation across Snohomish County.

Explore Upcoming Events
Holiday Event

Wrapped in Hope — A Family Shelter Christmas

Wrapped in Hope is egm’s Family Shelter Christmas — two December evenings centered on dignity, choice, and relationship. Shopping partners accompany parents as they choose gifts for their children. Volunteers help wrap on a separate night. Every role matters, and giving is one form of participation, not the price of belonging.

Ways to Participate

  • Shopping partner — Accompany a parent on Dec 8 · Poverty 101 required
  • Childcare volunteer — Care for children Dec 8 · 5:15–9:00 PM · Family Center
  • Wrapping volunteer — Dec 17 only · Volunteers wrap all remaining gifts
  • Give — Financial gift or event supplies · All amounts welcome

Key Dates

Date Event Time
Tue,
Dec 8
Shopping experience
Childcare runs 5:15–9:00 PM
6:00–7:30 PM
Tue,
Dec 8
Parent Wrapping Party 7:45–9:00 PM
Thu,
Dec 17
Volunteer Wrapping Day 3:00–8:00 PM

Locations: Shopping at Walmart in Everett · Childcare check-in at the Family Center · Both wrapping sessions at the Admin Office. Confirm which wrapping date before signing up.

Meet The Mission

Meet the Mission: See Hope in Action

You’ve heard about the work — come experience it. Meet the Mission is a free two-hour walking tour led by the people who do this work every day: the shelter, kitchen, chapel, and classrooms our neighbors rely on, our recovery and work programs, and Smith Campus, where our expansion breaks ground this fall. Small groups, and no fundraising appeal — not at the end of the tour, and not afterward.

Upcoming Tour Dates

  • Saturday, September 26 · 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Saturday, October 31 · 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Saturday, November 21 · 9:00–11:00 AM
  • Tours begin at the egm Admin Offices, 2222 52nd St SE, Everett

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Poverty 101

Poverty 101 — Free Community Training

An insightful, interactive workshop equipping participants to better love and serve through relational poverty alleviation. Open to everyone — people of faith and no faith, professionals and novices, anyone who wants to better understand the root causes of poverty and homelessness in our community.

Upcoming Training Dates

  • Saturday, October 24 · Kirkland, WA
  • Saturday, November 7 · Kenmore, WA
  • Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Everett, WA

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Other Ways to Give

For estateplanned (tax mitigation) and legacy givingvehicle donations, and corporate partnerships, contact:

 

Contact: Nathan “chivo” Hawkins

Donations Needed

We’re grateful to receive donations of food, clothing, and toiletries alongside financial support. Every item below helps us serve up to 300 people each night across snohomish county.

Click here to view the list of items needed most. 

Amazon Wishlists

It’s easy to do good when you use our Amazon wishlists to help us get our most current needs.   You select what you want to purchase from our list, pay for it through amazon and ship it right to our door.

Current Needs

Help us be ready for the men, women, and children at the Mission and in the community who come here every day for desperately needed help.

We are grateful to receive donations of food, clothing, and toiletries alongside financial support.  

Donations are accepted at our Smith Ave Campus, (3711 Smith Ave, Everett, WA 98201) seven days a week.

Food Needs