Social Justice
September 5, 2024
Meet the 2024 UWCFD featured nonprofit: Northwest Education Access
Every year, the UW Combined Fund Drive spotlights a nonprofit organization doing amazing work to make our communities — locally, nationally and globally — healthier and more resilient. We are excited to announce that the featured nonprofit for the 2024 UWCFD workplace giving campaign is Northwest Education Access. Founded in 2002, Northwest Education Access (NWEdA)…
September 16, 2024
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, celebrates the history, diverse cultures, achievements, and contributions of Latinos whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The 2024 recognition theme, Celebrating Hispanics: Values, Economic Impact, & Population Growth, celebrates the vibrant, rich heritage of Hispanic and Latin American people who…
September 6, 2024
Meet this year’s fantastic team of Campaign Assistants!
Every year, the UWCFD welcomes a tiny but terrific team of campaign assistants who provide the support our volunteers need to make your annual workplace giving campaign happen. Join us in welcoming this year’s team! Betsy Mugavero Betsy is thrilled to be back on the UWCFD campaign assistant team! Last year she happily connected with…
September 4, 2024
Where do you get information from?
Many sources compete for attention online and in our social media feeds, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posting as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what to trust. Follow these five steps from the News Literacy Project to cut through the noise and learn how to evaluate sources for signs of…
August 29, 2024
Suicide prevention: know the warning signs to save lives
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide prevention is important every day of the year, but for the many organizations doing crucial and often unsung work all year long, September provides unique opportunities to raise awareness of risk factors, provide help for those who are struggling, and give support to those affected by the suicide…
August 28, 2024
Support WA kids this back-to-school season
Thousands of kids across our state face barriers to success this back-to-school season. Your donation of supplies, money or time will help ensure these kids have what they need to realize their potential this year. For many children in our communities, there are any number of obstacles to getting an education: unmet basic needs, homelessness,…
August 2, 2024
Lunch & Learn: Nonprofits in your Neighborhood
There are thousands of nonprofit organizations affiliated with the UW Combined Fund Drive. Some great examples are serving the community in and around Seattle’s U District. Join the UW Combined Fund Drive at noon on August 20 for an inspiring, virtual lunch & learn highlighting the incredible work of nonprofit organizations right in our backyard —…
Check out the wonders of modern libraries
You might think of your local library as a place to check out a new book, use a computer or print out a document. But modern libraries offer so much more — a wide expanse of services and programs beyond loaning books. With National Book Lovers Day coming up on August 9, we celebrate the…
July 5, 2024
Celebrate parks & recreation this summer
Since 1985, the United States has officially designated July as Park and Recreation Month. Not that Northwesterners have ever needed a reason to celebrate our great outdoors… But July certainly kicks off prime season to get outside and enjoy the magnificent natural lands around us, liberated for a few fleeting weeks from school schedules, cold…
July 18, 2024
Bridge Shelter tiny house village fire: how you can help
A fire tore through the Bridge Shelter tiny house village in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood early Thursday morning, destroying or damaging 25 homes and forcing the evacuation of the entire property site. The fire also spread through an adjacent housing facility, which also had to be evacuated. KOMO News reported that a King County Metro bus…
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