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Jacob Knapp, 8, who was born with a rare genetic disorder, smiles after putting on a big Mario hat at the Kindering Center in Bellevue. At left is occupational therapist Aaron Wong-Weinrieb. Mirrors and hats are two tools Wong-Weinrieb uses to get Jacob’s interest. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times) — Jacob Knapp, 8, who was born with a rare genetic disorder, smiles after putting on a big Mario hat at the Kindering Center in Bellevue. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Fund for Those in Need

Kindering helps children with special needs — and their parents — live better lives

Jacob was diagnosed as a baby with a condition so rare it didn't have a name. With his determination and therapy from Kindering, a nonprofit helped by The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need, Jacob learned to walk — and is climbing toward more progress. VIEW

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Riders walked on a ledge back to University of Washington Station, leaning out to look for any oncoming train, after their own railcars stalled 1,000 feet north of the station. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Heppner)

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Boeing workers protest against Boeing’s vaccine requirement on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 outside Boeing’s production plant in Everett.

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Seattle firefighter and EMT Heather Reichmann (l) and Mobile Integrated Health Case Manager Donna Andrews Reichmann deliver a walker to a woman living in a shelter (at left) who needs one Monday, November 1, 2021.

Health One is an alternative response program run out of Seattle Fire Department. They primarily work with the poor, elderly folks or homeless people. They are essentially caseworkers/paramedic team and take referrals from 911 and their own firefighters.

As Seattle city council debates alternative policing, the fire department provides help to others through their Health One program.
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How Health One is setting up a model for alternative 911 response in Seattle VIEW

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Carneisha Grace, top right, and her sons Josiah Grace, left, Samari Glover, top, and Shawn Glover II at Childhaven in Auburn on Wenesday, November 10, 2021. Carneisha Grace describes being homeless for a six month period prior to receiving services from Childhaven in 2016. 218753

Fund for Those in Need

How one Seattle-area mother and her boys are overcoming life’s challenges

Seven-year-old Jacob Knapp, born with a rare genetic disorder, smiles after putting on a big hat at the Kindering Center on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Behind him is his occupational therapist, Aaron Wong-Weinrieb,

The family has relied on Kindering Center for therapy since Kuba was three months old, when Kuba was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that severely impacts his cognitive development.

Fund for Those in Need

Kindering helps children with special needs — and their parents — live better lives VIEW

Akberet Kahsay eats a bowl of soup at Northgate Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. In partnership with Sound Generations and other organizations, the East African Elders Program provides meals, exercise and socialization for members of the East African community. 218826

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Politics

As the year comes to an end, four of Vice President Kamala Harris’s top aides have left her office or announced plans to depart. Rumors have circulated since July claiming that some staffers were frustrated with her leadership style and hinted at dysfunction in her office.

A Kamala Harris staff exodus reignites questions about her leadership style — and her future ambitions

$Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Green, a Republican from Georgia, speaks during a protest outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Republican lawmakers in Washington are fracturing over President Trump’s futile effort to persuade Congress to overturn his re-election defeat, as his allies spar with conservatives who say the Constitution doesn’t give them the power to override voters. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg 775608673$

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