1200 12th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 548-3260
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."
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian Movement dedicated to saving lives.
This unique race to the top of the Columbia Center in full combat gear and self contained breathing apparati (SCBA) is the largest individual firefighter competition in the world. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb supports the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, individual and department fundraising, and entry fees.
Besides providing food for over more than 370 partner programs, Northwest Harvest operates the Cherry Street Food Bank in downtown Seattle. Cherry Street is one of the busiest food banks in the state, providing nearly 1.5 million meals annually. We serve people of all backgrounds. These are our neighbors in need. As one of our volunteers said, “If you stand here long enough, you'll see yourself walk through that door.” Many find it difficult to seek help, so we try to make our clients as comfortable as possible, welcoming them with a smile and asking only for enough information to make sure we're meeting client need. On full-service days, clients choose items such as dry grains, canned goods and fresh produce. Protein products are distributed on the last Monday and Wednesday of each month. Sack lunches are ready for those without cooking facilities. More than 900 sack lunch packages, including freshly-made sandwiches, are regularly distributed each Monday and Wednesday. On Thursdays, Cherry Street Food Bank's Baby Day provides infant formula and jarred baby food for our youngest clients. Diapers distributed when available. The presence of a child or proof of child's age (WIC card, birth certificate, immunization record, etc.) is required to receive Baby Day items.
Wellspring Family Services is a nonprofit, multi-service agency that helps families move through trauma and reach their full potential. COMMUNITY SERVICES: Through our charitable services, we help homeless families find and keep stable housing. We offer early learning to 100 homeless children annually, focusing on their social and emotional needs as well as intellectual growth to mitigate the effects of trauma and get them ready for kindergarten. We offer counseling and domestic violence intervention. Each year we serve more than 5,000 low-income and vulnerable families and individuals in Seattle and King County, helping them break the debilitating cycles of instability, homelessness, and adversity to achieve positive, permanent change in their lives. When you donate or volunteer through Wellspring Family Services, you are benefiting our community service programs. Wellspring Family Services also runs two social enterprise agencies: Wellspring Counseling and Wellspring Employee Assistance Program. COUNSELING: Our Seattle and Eastside therapists work with individuals, couples, and families to navigate life’s challenges and explore possibilities. We offer parenting support; classes and workshops; and individual, couple, and family counseling. We also offer training and workshops for mental health counselors. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: We help organizations harness the strength of their workforce by providing responsive EAP services that help employers and employees reach their full potential.
Forgotten Dogs is a foster home based rescue organization located in Washington State. Who We Rescue Over and over, dogs are abandoned at shelters only to live out their lives in a kennel, being passed by time and time again until their time finally runs out. Through no fault of their own, these dogs aren’t adopted because they have something “wrong” with them: the “wrong” color, the “wrong” look, the “wrong” age, and most commonly, the “wrong” breed. These are the dogs we save. Even worse is when a dog isn’t even taken to the shelter. Some are abandoned outside of town. Some exist on the end of a chain or are otherwise neglected or abused. These are the dogs we save. Sometimes it’s the dog’s owner who is down on their luck and can no longer afford to care for their dog, but want to ensure he or she goes to a loving, forever home. These are the dogs we save. These dogs can be any breed, but we primarily focus on Pit Bulls and other bully breeds. They are the ones most likely to die in shelters, and the ones who need an advocate to ensure they don’t end up in the wrong hands. We save the dogs that need help the most, the dogs whose time has run out, the dogs who have lost all hope—the forgotten dogs. Our Commitment Once a dog enters Forgotten Dogs Rescue, we’re committed to it for life. Our dogs live in private foster homes where they receive love and attention and learn to be wonderful members of the family. They receive all necessary medical care, no matter the cost. If they come to us with behavioral issues, we invest in training. No matter what, we are committed to do whatever is necessary to make them adoptable and find them amazing forever homes. And if at any point an adoption doesn’t work out, we will always welcome the dog back into our program. We make a promise to all of our dogs that they will never again be forgotten. Sad Beginnings, Happy Endings Although most of our dogs have sad beginnings, they all have happy endings! We strive to place our dogs in the best possible homes for them, taking into account the needs and requirements of both the dog and the adopter.
Contributions to GreaterGood.org, a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, are deductible in the U.S. for computing income and estate taxes. All donors will receive a receipt of their donations in the mail or via e-mail for tax purposes. To learn more, visit http://www.greatergood.org.
Potlatch Fund is focused on promoting diversity and addressing inequality by educating foundations about Tribal communities, introducing them to Native nonprofits, and holding funder briefings specific to Indian Country. At the same time we are working with casino Tribes to improve their giving practices and increase their own giving to Native projects and their own communities. Concurrently tribes are realizing that they cannot fill all the gaps in their community, and thus we work with Native individuals both on reservations and in metropolitan areas to set up, fund, and manage Native nonprofits. Potlatch Fund has also worked with three cohorts of younger leaders to build a pool of qualified and networked talent to help drive a robust Native nonprofit sector here in the Northwest. We work with Tribal leaderships, Native community, nonprofit leaders and Native artists to bring the idea that, with the help of the money that comes from mainstream philanthropy, they can become the master’s of their own destinies. Our main push is teaching about philanthropy, fundraising and grant writing. We also train groups about financial management, governance, strategic planning, media management and how to start up a nonprofit. Each training focuses on removing the barriers that exist to stop Native applicants receiving grants from mainstream foundations. Our trainings tend to be small, they are culturally appropriate and always occur within Native communities. There are other trainers who provide the same kind of material as Potlatch Fund; however no one else travels to Indian Country. We do this because we are painfully aware that even the cost of gas for some of our participants can prove to be an insurmountable barrier. Potlatch Fund also holds several grant programs: InterTribal Canoe Journey, Community Building, Native Arts, we work with Tribes to purchase old growth cedar trees (for cultural purposes) though our Cedar Tree Fund, and we provide mini grants to first time applicants. Our Intertribal Canoe Journey grants, Community Building grants, Mini grants and a number of our Native Arts grants, serve large numbers of individuals. Many of the participants who attend a Potlatch Fund training go on to write a successful application to one of our grant programs. These grants act as a positive reinforcement of skills learned, and can also be leveraged for further funding from their Tribes and other foundations.
The Pacific Tower, formerly the Pacific Medical Center, is a 16-story building on Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington. It is located at 1200 12th Avenue South. It was completed in 1932 and opened in 1933 as a United States Marine Hospital. The lower floors of the facility still function as a medical center today. Amazon.com occupied much of the building as its headquarters for several years. Much of the space was left vacant after Amazon relocated to South Lake Union. In 2013, the State of Washington agreed to a 30-year lease of 13 floors. Seattle Central Community College subleases six floors for its healthcare training program. The building was designed by Carl Frelinghuysen Gould of Bebb and Gould with assistance from John Graham & Company. The architecture has a distinctive Art Deco style. The structure is perched on a hill overlooking downtown Seattle and is a prominent piece of the city's skyline. It has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has been recognized as a landmark by the City of Seattle. The building was retrofitted to better withstand an earthquake in the 1990s.
Plantscapes is a full service Interior and Exterior Landscape company. Our Interior division can provide anything from a single potted plant or a beautiful orchid on your Receptionists desk, to an enviromentally friendly green wall. We also provide holiday decor, live and artificial trees, garlands, Poinsettia's and other holiday plant material and flowering plants. Our Exterior department can provide anything from weekly mowing services to property cleanups, Irrigation repair, retrofits and management, wise water solutions, Landscape construction, Hardscape installation, Landscape renovation, seasonal color installation and maintenance, pest control, minor tree service, wetland mitigation and maintenance and right of way work.
Puget Sound Solar LLC is a Washington General Electrical Contractor (License # PUGETSS920RH) and General Construction Contractor (License # PUGETSS932MU). Our solar business has been in operation since 2001 when we installed the first residential grid-tied solar electric system in Seattle. We install and service all types of grid-connected solar electric systems and closed-loop solar water heating systems. We have licensed electricians and plumber on staff and do all work in house. We have a warehouse and office in the most central location in Seattle at 805 Rainier Avenue South, and offices at 5308 Baker Avenue NW. Our work includes promoting the use of solar energy by educating policy makers, architects, engineers, builders, developers, electricians, and the general public. We have 10 kW of solar systems on our headquarters and we frequently invite interested people to have a look, including participation in the annual National Solar Tour.