Programs and Projects

Interfaith Works Program Council meets the third Tuesday of the month (except July and August) at 7:00 pm. We meet in the Social Hall at:
Temple Beth Hatfiloh
201 8th Ave SE
Olympia, WA

The Program Council is made up of delegates from the member faith communities and affiliate organizations, and oversees the programs, projects and events of Interfaith Works.

All are welcome!

• Sidewalk, Olympia Homeless Prevention Program
• CROP Hunger Walk
• Earth Stewardship Committee
• The Interfaith Women's Shelter
• Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration
• Moments of Blessing
• World Sacred Music Festival

First Sunday in May

People from every faith tradition and walk of life are concerned about hunger. Since 1980, Interfaith Works has co-sponsored the Thurston County CROP Hunger Walk to raise funds for local hunger relief organizations and to fund projects which fight hunger around the world.

For more information about CROP Hunger Walk or what it means to be a recruiter, go to the CROP program page.

The committee meets at 12 noon on the second Wednesday of most months at Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia (downtown at Water St). To get more information about the committee, please email LeslieHR AT aol.com [replace AT with @]

The Interfaith Women’s Shelter now provides refuge for homeless women throughout the year. Single homeless women in need of shelter should call the SideWalk Advocacy Center Shelter HelpLine at 360-515-5620 Monday through Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to be screened. A shelter volunteer will also be available nightly between 7:00-9:00 pm only to arrange urgent access to the women's shelter.

Faith communities house the shelter on a rotating basis and it is staffed by volunteer hosts. Other volunteers do laundry, move shelter materials from location to location and provide transportation. The program welcomes volunteers and donations of new twin sheets and pillowcases, as well as toiletry items. Please contact the Interfaith Works office for more information, to donate, or to volunteer.

Each November, Interfaith Works hosts a community Thanksgiving gathering that celebrates the strength and joy that our faith diversity brings to our community. Representatives from many different faiths share stories, music, dance, and readings from their spiritual traditions.

Moments of Blessing reclaim the space where a homicide has occurred with a brief service is designed to support the victim's neighbors, family and friends, and the wider community, helping to bring closure to the traumatic event.

This program, started in 2005, celebrates the sacred through uplifting music of the world. The first two festivals were a terrific success, with attendees enjoying music and workshops of many faith traditions.

Visit the World Sacred Music Festival (www.olysacredmusic.org) website.