A 501(c)(3) turning retired school buses into mobile shelters, showers and food aid for unhoused neighbors and veterans across Pierce, Thurston, South King and Kitsap counties.
Reported by the Foundation on skooliefoundation.com/about — a small, relentless team, founded October 2023 in Puyallup.
Figures: Coffee Oasis Tacoma youth transitional house project ($1,517,000 for 12 units) and the Skoolie Foundation's Youth ARK estimate ($60–80k for 7 beds, confirmed by phone; final cost depends on configuration).
Every gift through this button is tagged "lookwashington · ark-project" in the Foundation's Zeffy dashboard, so together we can measure exactly what THE WALL's community funded. Tax-deductible · Skoolie Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN 93-3429328. To sponsor a whole Youth ARK (Jeremy or Joshua, below) or a campus acre, contact Brandon directly.
Peace Day (Sept 19) opens the season; toy, clothes & supply drives run all season with the Giving Map coming; Dec 18–20 Holiday HOPE Hop; Dec 20 Santa Parade finale. Gifts through THE WALL are tagged so the Foundation can see what our community funded.
Bags of Hope, hot showers, haircuts and groceries — $20 keeps a bus rolling for a day of outreach.
Give $20Skoolie's monthly membership: steady support for mobile shelters, showers, meals and job pathways — with local business discounts, giveaways and a thank-you package at every level.
The first Youth ARK: private work stations for seven young people, built to their needs, placed on a licensed WA youth campus. Fund in full or in part.
The second Youth ARK, refined from what Jeremy teaches us. Two buses on one campus doubles the beds for the price of one apartment unit.
Land for a Skoolie Campus: safe parking, tiny homes, showers, food and on-site work. A gift of land, or of the funds to buy it.
Contact BrandonThe Mobile Command Unit rolls food, resources and hope straight to unhoused neighbors — and doubles as a self-contained hub for pop-up hair stations with hot-water shampoo.
Retired school buses converted into secure, welcoming homes. Through the Skoolie Giveaway Initiative, fully converted buses have been handed to individuals in need.
Individual showers in a safe, inclusive environment so everyone — women, children, LGBTQ+ neighbors, veterans — experiences hygiene with dignity.
Meal provisions, food distribution and partnerships with local establishments — because access to food should never be compromised.
A growing guide connecting people to services across the South Sound — and a free 57+ benefits screener.
Wheelchair Program — mobility equipment for neighbors who need it most. Laundry Bus — a skoolie converted into a rolling laundromat.
A simple, powerful vision: convert skoolies into mobile shelters and meet homelessness, hygiene and hunger head-on.
First fully converted buses handed to people in need; the Skoolie Podcast starts amplifying neighbors' stories.
Showers with dignity and a street-outreach rig with a mobile barbershop hit the road across four counties.
15,000 lbs of food, 2,000 toys, plus a mini-van and bikes raffled to families — with Stars 4 Peace & THE WALL.
Peace Day → Holiday HOPE Hop → Santa Parade finale: toy & clothing drives, the Giving Map, and the next Youth Noah.