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October 1, 2024

Northwest Education Access student story: Carlos Dreams Big

“I never give up. There were times I didn’t want to continue. I wanted to drop the towel, you know. But I kept going forward and forward.” – Carlos, a Northwest Education Access student Carlos didn’t have the easiest — or the most stable — educational journey. Born in Mexico, he moved often between schools…


UWCFD Campaign 2024 – Celebrating 40 years of making a difference

Lots of great things happened in 1984. You could go to the theater and watch the original Ghostbusters or Beverly Hills Cop. Madonna was making her way into the living rooms across America thanks to MTV. Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA and the original Apple Macintosh went on sale. In Washington state, then…


September 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene: how you can help recovery

Millions of people living in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and as far north as the Ohio Valley are reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Helene blasted Florida’s northern Gulf Coast late Thursday, making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph where the state’s panhandle and peninsula meet. After…


September 30, 2024

Take action this Breast Cancer Awareness Month

For the past four decades, the United States has recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time annually devoted to educating everyone about breast cancer — including metastatic breast cancer (MBC) — and the importance of early detection and access to timely, high-quality care. No matter who you are or where…


September 5, 2024

Meet the 2024 UWCFD featured nonprofit: Northwest Education Access

Every year, the UW Combined Fund Drive 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 featured nonprofit for the 2024 UWCFD workplace giving campaign is Northwest Education Access.  Founded in 2002, Northwest Education Access (NWEdA)…


September 16, 2024

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, celebrates the history, diverse cultures, achievements, and contributions of Latinos whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The 2024 recognition theme, Celebrating Hispanics: Values, Economic Impact, & Population Growth, celebrates the vibrant, rich heritage of Hispanic and Latin American people who…


September 6, 2024

Meet this year’s fantastic team of Campaign Assistants!

Every year, the UWCFD welcomes a tiny but terrific team of campaign assistants who provide the support our volunteers need to make your annual workplace giving campaign happen. Join us in welcoming this year’s team! Betsy Mugavero Betsy is thrilled to be back on the UWCFD campaign assistant team! Last year she happily connected with…


September 4, 2024

Where do you get information from?

Many sources compete for attention online and in our social media feeds, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posting as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what to trust. Follow these five steps from the News Literacy Project to cut through the noise and learn how to evaluate sources for signs of…


August 29, 2024

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, 2024

Support WA kids this back-to-school season

Thousands of kids across our state face barriers to success this back-to-school season. Your donation of supplies, money or time will help ensure these kids have what they need to realize their potential this year. For many children in our communities, there are any number of obstacles to getting an education: unmet basic needs, homelessness,…



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