Our services are unique in that they combine direct services with community organizing, helping Latino immigrants meet their immediate needs and become key spokespeople in the fight to build a more equitable future for all immigrants. Employment – We offer job dispatch for day laborers and domestic workers, helping workers meet their immediate financial needs. Education – In addition to teaching free English language classes for immigrant workers, we offer them job skills, health and safety, and worker rights workshops. Community Organizing – Because we believe that those most affected by racial and socioeconomic inequities are the most qualified to propose and enact solutions, we develop strong voices in the Latino community through activities such as civic engagement, immigration reform advocacy, women’s leadership groups, and day laborer and domestic worker organizing. To learn more about becoming involved at Casa Latina as a volunteer or donor, please visit our website: www.casa-latina.org. Esta información está disponible en español en la sección titulada "general information."
For over 40 years, Neighborcare Health has provided quality, affordable health care for our most vulnerable neighbors. We focus on providing care to low-income and uninsured families and individuals, seniors on fixed incomes, immigrants, and the homeless. We ask everyone to pay what they can, but no one is turned away due to inability to pay.
Open Arms provides doula services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, including providing bilingual and bicultural doulas, which are crucial in helping to eliminate health disparities in our society. Doulas are trained, experienced, and certified to provide caring support to women before, during, and immediately after birth. Birthing women who are served by Open Arms doulas benefit from: - Access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, quality perinatal care. - Education and support during the birth process that helps new parents make the transition from pregnancy to birth and take on the daunting task of caring for a newborn. - A diminished sense of isolation that can be devastating to a new family. - Nurturing support through pregnancy and birth that leads to increased health and well being for mothers, babies and families. Our regional Birth Doula Services provides quality perinatal support to low-income pregnant women and their families from the last trimester of pregnancy to six-weeks postpartum. The services include home visits, education, and advocacy. Our doulas provide emotional and physical support; information and educational materials, as well as coaching to new parents on positive nurturing and attachment behaviors, and support for breastfeeding. The doula is present and attending the mother during labor, delivery, and immediately postpartum, and provides social support, light case management, and referrals to other services as needed. As a partner in the Thrive by Five White Center Early Learning Initiative, Open Arms provides outreach doulas to the Somali and Latina communities as a part of the Home-Based Early Learning Strategy. Outreach doulas provide culture-specific services that begin early in pregnancy and continue up to two years after delivery, helping women and their families who need more intensive support during pregnancy and early parenting. In addition to the emotional and physical support, education and advocacy, and parent coaching that all doulas provide, outreach doulas also: - Perform comprehensive assessments. - Engage families in a plan of care. - Develop a mentoring relationship focusing on healthy pregnancy, birth, parenting, and early learning. - Act as community liaisons with other community agencies and professionals. Open Arms is partnered with the King County Department of Public Health—Women Infant Children program to provide Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Services. BPC offers an opportunity for new moms to talk to someone trained in providing breastfeeding support who has shared the same experience—someone who they can relate to and feel comfortable sharing concerns. Peer counselors’ model and provide breastfeeding information and offer support to mothers. They fill the gap in services after hospital discharge to provide breastfeeding support, as they are accessible in the evenings and weekends, outside of normal clinic or hospital business hours. Counselors provide essential support for mothers by phone, email, or in-person, especially during the critical early days and weeks of infants’ lives. Open Arms administers a scholarship fund for low-income women who wish to become certified practicing doulas. Scholarships are provided for training, textbooks and professional fees. By recruiting women from the communities that we serve, our Birth Doula Outreach and Training Project provides a pathway to economic independence for women of limited resources to establish professional careers as doulas while serving their own communities.
It’s long been told that the light on the top of the space needle is the fabled “Weedle on the Needle”. I’m here to shatter your illusions of the Seattle populace. WE ARE GAMERS. That light you see on top of the space needle? That’s the power light on a computer case… on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Fridays, it’s the green glow of a XBOX 360 light. That Sasquatch is a diehard, cold nerved gamer. He’s from the LANd of Microsoft, Nintendo - North America, Valve, PopCap, Runic and many other game and IT companies. It has been a long time since there’s been a LAN in the Seattle area. And this Sasquatch is out for two things: to chew bubblegum and play some LAN games and to quote the Duke Nukem and to learn to count correctly and he’s all out of bubblegum. Emerald City LAN has been put together to give the people a chance to gather and get their game on. We’re a group of gamers that value having a good time and sportsmanship over hyper-competitiveness and elitism. We’ve had experience both working and playing in other people LANs and now it’s our chance to share the gift of gaming. We’re starting out small but it’s a good start. We plan on traveling the length of LAN games with FPSs, MOBAs, RTSs and TBSs. Since you’re one of us, I won’t bother explaining the acronyms. If you googled those acronyms to tell your friends about the LAN? You’re probably also one of us too! We look forward to you joining us this March (5:00PM 3.2.2012 until 5:00 PM 3.4.2012). Let’s get our game on! This is the Official Facebook page for the Emerald City LAN. You can also reach us via Twitter @emeraldcityLAN
The Tibetan Nuns Project was founded over two decades ago to provide education and humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from the Tibet and Himalayan regions of India. A primary goal of the Tibetan Nuns Project is to help the nuns achieve self-sufficiency through education, skill building, and income generating projects. Project Goals: Improving standards of food, sanitation, medical care, and education in Tibetan nunneries. Working towards future self-sufficiency through educational and training opportunities. Training nuns to take leadership and service roles within their communities. Improving the level and status of ordained Buddhist women. Assisting recently arrived refugee nuns from Tibet. Continuing to establish further facilities for Buddhist nuns. Ways to Support the Project: Sponsor A Nun Sponsors can provide the basic necessities to a nun for $360/year. One hundred percent of sponsorship funds go directly to India to support the nuns. Make a Donation We promise to use your donation wisely towards the greatest need. You may also designate your gift to a specific fund such as teachers' salaries, education programs, Jong Gonchoe (annual debate session), housing for elder nuns, retreat centre, and more. Buy Products The nuns take great pride in making products for sale through our web site as part of their income generating program. They hand make unique gifts such as nun and monk dolls, door hangings, prayer beads and bags, kataks (offering scarves), prayer flags, monk and shopping bags, cell phone holders, and more. Locations: Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle 815 Seattle Boulevard South, Suite 216 Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 652-8901 : Seattle Main Phone Line Tibetan Nuns Project India c/o Dolma Ling P.O. Sidhpur 176057 Dist. Kanga, H.P.
The Tzu Chi Collegiate Association at Seattle (Seattle & UW Tzu Ching) is the service-based collegiate organization that carries out the missions of the Tzu Chi Foundation. The Tzu Ching club provides an opportunity for volunteer work within the local area that is rewarding, meaningful, and manageable during one's busy college life. Events include homeless people shelter food and hygiene products distribution, spending time with the elderly at convalescent homes, night market food fair, Tzu Ching book club, assisting in Tzu Chi's cultural programs, and many more! By providing and caring for our school and community, we seek to cultivate ourselves to become better individuals. After all, "Tzu Ching" is Chinese for "compassionate youth," and we believe that anyone can bring out the kindness and compassion in their heart. Students of any race and religion are all welcome to join our Tzu Ching family here at Seattle & UW!
Code 4 Northwest is an entirely volunteer-run, free and confidential crisis response and referral network for Washington State active and retired first responders, EMS, corrections, civilian support personnel, and their families. Code 4 Northwest was created to ensure these individuals of Washington State have access to the best help possible when in crisis. We are dedicated to providing the best personalized service and resources to those individuals experiencing a crisis. Your call will be answered by a live person who understands the issues you are confronting. All call-takers are current or former first responders or work in the public safety/EMS field in Washington State. Confidentiality is protected by RCW 43.101.425. Confidential Crisis Response & Referrals for: Drug/Alcohol Treatment Peer Support Services PTSD Resources Financial Counseling General Counseling & Referral Services And MORE...
We serve children and families in Seattle and Sea-Tac. Head Start operates at 3 sites: International District, Beacon Hill, and Rainier Beach. Early Head Start provides home based services and group socializations in Beacon Hill and in the community. Go to http://www.deniselouie.org and click on Contact Us to get in touch with our various centers.
Brothers for Life is created and run by disabled Israeli officers. We aim to give critical and immediate help to disabled Israeli combat soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the safety of the Jewish people. The model of “injured soldiers helping other injured soldiers” has given us both the leverage and trust to help young Israelis who are suffering daily from their injuries. These are some of the most selfless and talented young men in the country and they are the future of the State of Israel. Many of them are officers from elite units and as they continue to improve, they will go on to be the diplomats, activists and entrepreneurs that Israel needs.
An independent think tank that promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions.
Developing art council for Beacon Hill Neighborhood. Join us in weaving art into the on-going community life of our neighborhood.
The Tibetan Nuns Project was founded over two decades ago to provide education and humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from the Tibet and Himalayan regions of India. A primary goal of the Tibetan Nuns Project is to help the nuns achieve self-sufficiency through education, skill building, and income generating projects. Project Goals: Improving standards of food, sanitation, medical care, and education in Tibetan nunneries. Working towards future self-sufficiency through educational and training opportunities. Training nuns to take leadership and service roles within their communities. Improving the level and status of ordained Buddhist women. Assisting recently arrived refugee nuns from Tibet. Continuing to establish further facilities for Buddhist nuns. Ways to Support the Project: Sponsor A Nun Sponsors can provide the basic necessities to a nun for $360/year. One hundred percent of sponsorship funds go directly to India to support the nuns. Make a Donation We promise to use your donation wisely towards the greatest need. You may also designate your gift to a specific fund such as teachers' salaries, education programs, Jong Gonchoe (annual debate session), housing for elder nuns, retreat centre, and more. Buy Products The nuns take great pride in making products for sale through our web site as part of their income generating program. They hand make unique gifts such as nun and monk dolls, door hangings, prayer beads and bags, kataks (offering scarves), prayer flags, monk and shopping bags, cell phone holders, and more. Locations: Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle 815 Seattle Boulevard South, Suite 216 Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 652-8901 : Seattle Main Phone Line Tibetan Nuns Project India c/o Dolma Ling P.O. Sidhpur 176057 Dist. Kanga, H.P.
Nonprofit member cooperative focused on marijuana activism in Washington State. We support, create and organize around forward-thinking reform projects with our volunteer labor and fundraising efforts.
Open Arms provides doula services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, including providing bilingual and bicultural doulas, which are crucial in helping to eliminate health disparities in our society. Doulas are trained, experienced, and certified to provide caring support to women before, during, and immediately after birth. Birthing women who are served by Open Arms doulas benefit from: - Access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, quality perinatal care. - Education and support during the birth process that helps new parents make the transition from pregnancy to birth and take on the daunting task of caring for a newborn. - A diminished sense of isolation that can be devastating to a new family. - Nurturing support through pregnancy and birth that leads to increased health and well being for mothers, babies and families. Our regional Birth Doula Services provides quality perinatal support to low-income pregnant women and their families from the last trimester of pregnancy to six-weeks postpartum. The services include home visits, education, and advocacy. Our doulas provide emotional and physical support; information and educational materials, as well as coaching to new parents on positive nurturing and attachment behaviors, and support for breastfeeding. The doula is present and attending the mother during labor, delivery, and immediately postpartum, and provides social support, light case management, and referrals to other services as needed. As a partner in the Thrive by Five White Center Early Learning Initiative, Open Arms provides outreach doulas to the Somali and Latina communities as a part of the Home-Based Early Learning Strategy. Outreach doulas provide culture-specific services that begin early in pregnancy and continue up to two years after delivery, helping women and their families who need more intensive support during pregnancy and early parenting. In addition to the emotional and physical support, education and advocacy, and parent coaching that all doulas provide, outreach doulas also: - Perform comprehensive assessments. - Engage families in a plan of care. - Develop a mentoring relationship focusing on healthy pregnancy, birth, parenting, and early learning. - Act as community liaisons with other community agencies and professionals. Open Arms is partnered with the King County Department of Public Health—Women Infant Children program to provide Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Services. BPC offers an opportunity for new moms to talk to someone trained in providing breastfeeding support who has shared the same experience—someone who they can relate to and feel comfortable sharing concerns. Peer counselors’ model and provide breastfeeding information and offer support to mothers. They fill the gap in services after hospital discharge to provide breastfeeding support, as they are accessible in the evenings and weekends, outside of normal clinic or hospital business hours. Counselors provide essential support for mothers by phone, email, or in-person, especially during the critical early days and weeks of infants’ lives. Open Arms administers a scholarship fund for low-income women who wish to become certified practicing doulas. Scholarships are provided for training, textbooks and professional fees. By recruiting women from the communities that we serve, our Birth Doula Outreach and Training Project provides a pathway to economic independence for women of limited resources to establish professional careers as doulas while serving their own communities.
FAN's powerful base in the faith community, persistent moral voice, outspoken public witness, and commitment to issues of justice, compassion, and inclusiveness will improve the quality of life for all people in Washington State.
ILWU Local 19 is the longshore local for the Port of Seattle. We represent the workforce that moves marine cargo through the Port of Seattle. This page is operated by Local 19's District Council.