Workplace programs amplify volunteers’ community impact
When workplaces support employee efforts, they can deepen the impact volunteers have on communities, stretching to become much more than the sum of their parts.
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Northwest leaders craft an innovative approach to climate change
The Cascadia Innovation Corridor was created to address issues like the 2020 wildfires, which have regional impacts and require regional solutions.
Community partnerships help address the Puget Sound region’s housing crisis
“But we also need a vision for housing led by the communities most impacted by rising costs and displacement," says Chris Persons, CEO of Community...
For dedicated STEM students, success starts with access to opportunity
You can't be what you can't see. Meet three students who each overcame socioeconomic and institutional barriers to achieve their educational goals.
New virtual tutoring program helps Washington students find success
As one of the first schools to sign up with the new organization, Aki Kurose has benefited from an innovative style of virtual tutoring that...
‘This place saves lives’: The Eastside’s first permanent shelter for men
A new permanent shelter for homeless men in Bellevue will be the first of its kind on the Eastside.
From affordable housing to high-speed transit: A bold vision for the Pacific Northwest
The Cascadia Innovation Corridor envisions a bright future for the Pacific Northwest by linking together Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, B.C. with policy, business and research...
It’s time to help the littlest learners with ‘learning recovery’
Like many parents, Kari Forbes is worried about the first day of school. Her daughter Kadence will attend kindergarten this fall, a landmark moment now...
Partnerships work to overcome education gaps highlighted by COVID-19 crisis
Charitable organizations are putting their resources into initiatives designed to reduce racial inequality during the coronavirus crisis and beyond.
Feeding Washington: Facing food insecurity head on
COVID-19 left many families across the region wondering when, or if, their next meal would come.