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Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Dress for Success Personal Dressers
Here at Dress for Success Seattle, we have a group of amazing and committed volunteers! There are eleven personal dressers who come in each week to meet one-on-one with our clients. Their job is to...
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YWCA GirlsFirst Mentors are changing the future–and themselves
The YWCA GirlsFirst mentoring program is home to some of our organization’s most dedicated volunteers. We recently sat down with mentor Esperanza Borboa and mentee Luz Victoriano, a tenth grader at...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Gen-Rising’s Synthia Melton
Gen-Rising is the YWCA’s signature professional development network for women under 40, and it is also home to some of our most accomplished and dedicated volunteers! Gen-Rising Committee member and...
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An AmeriCorps Farewell: Thank You, Nan!
For the past year, Volunteer Services has been lucky to have AmeriCorps member Nan Mukungu supporting on our team! After ten months of living out the AmeriCorps motto of “getting things done”, Nan is...
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Happy Solstice! Girl Scout Troop 41555 Puts on Summer Carnival
Petting zoos. Karaoke booths. Katy Perry in person. The Junior Girl Scouts in Troop 41555 from Sammamish, WA., were no strangers to thinking BIG. Volunteering throughout the school year at the YWCA...
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Sort, Steam, Scrub: Starbucks WDN Gets to Work!
Volunteers from the Seattle chapter of the Starbucks Women’s Development Network joined YWCA staff at our downtown Seattle HQ to sort, steam, and organize donations in Clothing Services, and...
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A Year of Service: We’ll Miss You, Sarah!
Sarah working hard on School Days! For the past year, Sarah Bartlett, an AmeriCorps VISTA member, has been on our team as our Community Engagement Coordinator. From events to special projects, Sarah...
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Thank You, Day of Caring Volunteers!
On Friday, September 19th, 66 volunteers representing the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, AT&T, Aerojet Rocketdyne, US Bank, Homestreet Bank, and Darigold trekked out to three YWCA...
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Rounding out 2014…
Each winter, the YWCA’s Adopt-A-Family program helps families-in-need experience the festive season by providing donated gifts and gift cards. This holiday cheer could not be shared without our...
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Thoughts from Trish: Stepping Stones
Trish Moore is an intern this summer with the YWCA from our Community Jobs program. She has been assisting with Volunteer Engagement and learning the ropes of the agency. It’s been 2 busy months since...
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