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July 26, 2023
Celebrate your canine friends this National Dog Month

Dogs enrich our lives in so many ways. This August, recognize the awesomeness of dogs for National Dog Month. Founded by Milk-Bone brand in 2020, National Dog Month is an opportunity to celebrate all the ways dogs make our lives better. And although October is National Adopt a Dog month, anytime is a good time to adopt if…
Family-friendly summer volunteering opportunities

Give back to your community by volunteering to help neighbors, animals and the outdoors. There are countless benefits to volunteering, for yourself and the community: volunteering builds trust between communities and nonprofits, can teach new skills and broaden your interests, and help you connect with and expand your network. In Washington State, each hour you…
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…
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…
May 10, 2023
Engage with LGBTQ+ nonprofits at Pride Month lunch & learn

In recognition of Pride Month, join the UWCFD for a virtual lunch and learn seminar featuring local LGBTQ+-serving nonprofit organizations from 12 – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21. Register here to join us via Zoom Speakers: Brennon Ham (Brennon/they/any) Director, University of Washington Q Center Brennon is originally from Maryland, just outside of DC…
March 27, 2023
Congratulations CFD campaign 2022 award winners

Each year, the Sno-King and UW Combined Fund Drive campaigns make a call for nominations to recognize volunteers who go above and beyond in their efforts to make the campaign a success. Volunteers are nominated by their peers, supervisors, campaign leaders or campaign assistants and the winners are determined by a vote of the Sno-King CFD…
Acceptance, not just awareness: Changing the conversation around Autism

April is Autism Acceptance Month, an opportunity to deepen our understanding of this complex developmental disability. According to The Autism Society of America, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, or just Autism, capitalized) is a complex, lifelong developmental condition that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, ability to communicate, ability to…
May 1, 2023
This foster care awareness month, support families in Washington’s foster system

Like all families, kids and families involved with the foster care system need support from their communities to thrive and succeed. Whether through fostering, advocating, volunteering or donating, everyone can help children who are experiencing foster care. When a foster care placement is made, children must adjust to new everything: home, caregivers, school, rules and…
November 28, 2022
Support a lonely senior this holiday season

The holiday season is upon us, and many people are planning in-person festivities. For some older adults, however, the holidays can exacerbate existing loneliness, particularly for those who have outlived family, friends, and finances and become isolated or those whose families live far away or are estranged. Recent research reveals that nearly half of Americans…
November 1, 2022
Do your part on America Recycles Day

Celebrated every year on November 15, America Recycles Day is dedicated to educating and encouraging Americans to properly reduce, reuse and recycle. The first America Recycles Day occurred in 1997 and continues this year, on the 26th anniversary of its inauguration, with teachings on mindful consumption. When we recycle, we help reduce landfill waste and…
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