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September 26, 2023
Meet our 2023 campaign assistants
The UWCFD is delighted to welcome our 2023 campaign assistants, who will work closely with volunteer campaign coordinators from across the UW’s three campuses and the UW hospitals to make this year’s workplace giving campaign a resounding success. Campaign assistants make a positive impact in the community by implementing strategies to maximize workplace givingâhelping out…
Listener powered: Public radio in the Pacific Northwest
Public radio was founded with the idea that everyone should have free access to honest, fact-checked information in order to foster a more informed public. In 1967, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act, he said that the airwaves âbelong to all the people,â and called for âa partnership to share knowledge and…
October is Blindness Awareness Month
October is National Blindness Awareness Month, an initiative started to help the public understand the realities of visual impairment and how it affects the world population. According to recent CDC data, approximately six million Americans have vision loss and one million have blindness Navigating the world as a blind person or someone with limited sight…
August 30, 2023
Celebrate National Public Lands Day
Every fourth Saturday of September since 1944, outdoor enthusiasts have come together to spend a day volunteering in and celebrating our nationâs green spaces. This year, National Public Lands day falls on Saturday, September 23. Public lands and waters are fee-free for the day and there are TONS of volunteer opportunities – find an event…
September 12, 2023
Catastrophic flooding in Libya: How you can help
In the second major natural disaster to hit northern Africa in the past few days, over 5,000 people are believed to have died and more than 10,000 are missing after serious flooding in Libya. The death toll is certain to rise as more confirmed reports come in. Â The coastal city of Dernaâapproximately midway between…
September 11, 2023
Morocco earthquake: How to help
Nearly 2,500 people are dead and hundreds more injured–many critically–after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in the High Atlas Mountains about 50 miles south of Marrakech late on Friday, September 8. The disaster is the strongest earthquake in the area in more than a century in a region with a history of powerful earthquakes….
July 5, 2022
Raise informed citizens
With another Independence Day in the books, some of us may have had a conversation with our children, or youth that we know, about how to encourage civic engagement and action among kids and young adults. And, as members of the UW community, many of us interact regularly with young people and want to champion…
August 28, 2023
September is Deaf Awareness Month
September is Deaf Awareness Month, bringing visibility to and awareness of the communication needs and unique identity of deaf and hard of hearing people. Deaf Awareness Month aims to increase public awareness of Deaf issues, people and culture, emphasizing the positive aspects of deafness, encouraging social inclusion and raising awareness of the organizations locally, nationally…
June 13, 2023
Protect yourself from poor air quality
Wildfire season is upon us, and though the air quality in the Pacific Northwest is at safe levels most of the time, many will remember our dubious honor last October when Seattle had the worst air quality in the world and want to be prepared. When to stay inside: If the air smells like a wood…
June 26, 2023
How to help found kittens
Itâs kitten season! Of course, with a typical season running from April through October, itâs kitten season fully half of every year (and cats can become pregnant at any time, so really, itâs always kitten season). Unaltered female cats can become pregnant several times a year and on average have a litter of 3-5 kittens…
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