• Clark County Democrats. Advocating for living-wage jobs, clean air and water, affordable health care, solid public education, livable communities, and respect for individual rights. Inviting you to “help weave a stronger county, state, and nation where respect rather than fear is the fiber that holds us together.” Also check out local groups for the 17th, 18th, 20th, and 49th Legislative District.

• The Lincoln Project. Creating viral ads and podcasts. Founded by former Republican strategists who understood Trumpism as a grave national threat. Expanded to include people from across the political spectrum.

• MoveOn. Bringing civic engagement tools to the public. Helping to develop grassroots leaders. The Vancouver chapter works to influence local politics as well as national.

• RESULTS Washington State. Advises policy makers toward decisions that improve access to education, health and economic opportunity.

• Young Dems of Clark County. Engaging, empowering, and mobilizing the voices of progressives under age 36 across Clark County.

• ACLU Washington. Our state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union has legal advice and civil-rights guidance. Topics include free speech, systemic equality, abortion, transgender rights and more.

• NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Vancouver. Advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.

• ACE (Action for the Climate Emergency). Informing, inspiring and supporting young people to lead the fight for their future. Ensuring young people have everything they need to understand the science and advocate for solutions to the climate emergency.

• Sierra Club Washington State. Promoting clean transportation, energy, abundant and affordable housing lobbying, and wildlife protection.

• WCA (Washington Conservation Action). Supports conservation, voting, and tribal rights.

• Confluence. Connecting to the history, living cultures and ecology of the Columbia River through art, educational programs and public gatherings. Collaboration with northwest tribes, communities and artist Maya Lin.

• Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA). Presenting culturally specific programs and services for personal success and balance through cultural empowerment. Registering Native community members to vote, providing voter education and engaging at local and statewide levels.

• Planned Parenthood. Full healthy lives with no discrimination, sexual and reproductive health, reproductive rights, and medical education.

• Whole Washington. A coalition of healthcare professionals and volunteers from across the state. Organizing and supporting state and national efforts toward a national single-payer system.

• LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) of SW Washington. Grassroots organizing among people of Latin American heritage to address local, state, and regional issues in response to changing demographics.

• WAISN (Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network). Builds collective power for immigrants and refugees across Washington State through peaceful, non-violent, community-led action.

• NO HATE in WA State. Encouraging WA voters to vote no on IL26-001, which removes protections for abused children and LGBTQ+ students; and IL26-638, which would ban trans girls from school sports and could result in genital inspections for all girls wanting to play school sports.

• PFLAG. Supporting, educating and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Urging allies to indicate sanctuary by wearing a safety pin with colored beads, or a rainbow pin, badge or ribbon.

An American tradition dating back to the dawn of the 19th century. Unlike charities, these are neighbors coming together in solidarity. They flourished in an era before the U.S. had much of a social safety net and resurged during Covid. In our new era of drastic federal funding cuts by a regime that punches down at vulnerable and needy people, their importance can only grow. They accept monetary donations, but a far better way to bolster them is to participate.

• Vancouver Free Fridge Project. Maintains community fridges and pantries where anyone can bring food (per the organization’s guidelines) or take it at all hours, any day — leave what you can, take what you need. Its three locations are in small shelters within residential yards. Members share real-time inventory updates in a Facebook group.

• Free Hot Soup. Makes homemade meals and serves them to anyone in need, twice a week all year long, around downtown Vancouver.

• Stone Soup Community Meal. Serves meals to anyone in need, once a month downtown.

• Vancouver Mutual Aid. Collects and distributes not just food, but also clothing and items for shelter and personal care.

• Activate America. Postcard writing, phone banking, texting, and canvassing programs to help elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

• Fair Vote WA. Bringing ranked-choice voting to Washington State.

• Focus for Democracy. Researching and vetting where to donate money to make a difference in elections — greatest impact for dollars spent. Zoom meetings approximately monthly.

• Fuse Washington. Educating voters and organizing campaigns to give ordinary people a strong voice in politics and help progressives win elections more often.

• The League of Women Voters of Clark County. Promoting knowledge of the political process and encouraging the rule of law, civil discourse, and respect for truth. Nonpartisan and not for women only.

• Oath. An app making data-driven recommendations about donating money to candidates for maximum election impact.

• Postcards to Swing States (Progressive Turnout Project). Supplying free postcards. Write them yourself and mail them just before an election. Research shows up to a 1.3 percent increase in Democratic turnout.

• Republican Voters Against Trump. Collects and shares testimonials from people who voted for Trump in the past but refused to vote for him in later elections.

• Sister District Project. “Sistering” teams of volunteers across the country to build and maintain Democratic majorities in state legislature elections.