September 1, 2023
Promoting health in an aging population
For several generations, especially for those we know today as the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers, the American Dream included not just gainful employment and climbing the property ladder, but also a retirement filled with frequent travel, enjoying the grandkids, pursuing hobbies and otherwise finding fulfillment. This has, of course, never been a realistic view…
August 29, 2023
Suicide prevention: Know the warning signs to save lives
September is national suicide prevention month. Suicide prevention is important every day of the year, but for the many organizations doing crucial and often unsung work all year long, September provides unique opportunities to raise awareness of risk factors, provide help for those who are struggling, and give support to those affected by the suicide…
August 28, 2023
Meet the 2023 UWCFD featured nonprofit: NAMI Seattle
Every year, the UWCFD spotlights a nonprofit organization doing amazing work to make our communities – locally, nationally and globally – healthier and more resilient. We are excited to announce that the 2023 featured nonprofit is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Seattle. Through empowerment and encouragement, NAMI serves as a safe place for…
August 2, 2023
Connecting and affirming Seattle’s youth: Meet Street Youth Ministries
Street Youth Ministries (SYM) is a nonprofit organization that serves unhoused and at-risk youths and young adults, ages 13-26, in University District. The organization’s mission is to provide youth and young adults in Seattle’s University District with life-skills, resources and relationships that bring hope and healing to their lives and the community. In addition…
July 17, 2023
Volunteers needed at the U District Food Bank
Are you interested in working toward greater food security in Northeast Seattle? Do you have a passion for equity, nutrition, food access? Come volunteer with the University District Food Bank! We need you to help ensure that food is available to those who need it most. Summer is our lowest season for volunteers, and if…
March 6, 2023
Practice good sleep hygiene with these strategies
After a warm, relaxing bath and a chapter of your current page-turner, you hit the hay and quickly drift off to sleep. Before you know it, the sun is rising and you get out of bed alert and refreshed after eight hours of sleep. If that sounds like just a dream, it’s because for most…
November 1, 2022
Increasing awareness and understanding of epilepsy
November is national epilepsy awareness month. Some of my earliest memories are related to epilepsy. My older brother, now in his 50s, has had epilepsy since birth, along with some other physical and intellectual disabilities. He typically has seizures about once a week, so seeing him experience them and my parents help him was just…
October 31, 2022
Celebrate Bunka No Hi (Japanese Culture Day)
Many of us, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, enjoy Japanese culture in some way or form. Among the favorites of imported Japanese culture, anime and manga rank high. You might remember watching Pokémon or Sailor Moon, or reading Death Note and One Piece. The first anime existed as far back as Mickey Mouse himself in…
June 30, 2022
Support literacy in your community
Seattle is one of the most literate cities in the nation, and yet tens of thousands of people in our region lack adequate literacy for self-sufficiency. According to Literacy Source, a leading local non-profit providing basic education to low-income adults, 1 in 6 adults in Washington don’t have the basic educational skills needed to earn…
February 28, 2022
Defeating water scarcity one project at a time
Imagine walking six miles a day across hilly, uneven, or muddy terrain with a pack on your back that weighs 50 pounds. But this is not army basic training or a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. Now imagine you are hungry and quite possibly suffering from gastrointestinal illness–yet you still must undertake this ordeal…
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