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Teaching giving
Create a culture of charity in your home! Whether you're picking up litter with your toddler, cooking dinner for a grieving friend, or coordinating a class project, you'll find ideas and inspiration here. |
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The slowly-recovering economy has been especially hard on teens who count on minimum wage jobs to cover expenses and provide experience. The jobs are fewer, and adults who can’t find employment have stepped in to work positions traditionally held by teens. While it won’t bring in spending money, vo
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Editor's note: Get more ideas at our new family guide to volunteering! Several years ago, when Heather Smith’s son Benjamin was in kindergarten, she started looking around for opportunities for their family to volunteer together. After some searching, they signed up at Food Lifeline, a Shoreline-ba
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Looking to give back or volunteer as an individual or a family? There are many great organizations in our area that could always use an extra hand in the kitchen, those old baby clothes stashed away in the closet or most of all, the community's support in helping others who are in need and struggli
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Restore a Park or Beach It’s hard to beat the tangibility of planting trees, doing battle with invasive plants, or cleaning up a beach. Opportunities abound, especially during Earth Month and many organizations have opportunities all year long. Just by participating, you and your kids learn about
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Be a Giving Family Plant a tree, sort through donations, grow food, run a diaper drive — if you and your kids want to give back, we've got ideas and inspiration for you!Read on to discover how your family can give back while getting out and about and learning about the issues that shape our co
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When she arrived in the Eastern Washington farming community of Wapato last spring for a six-day school service trip, Overlake High School junior Caroline Spencer expected to learn about migrant farm workers’ issues and work alongside them in apple orchards. What she didn’t expect was that her exper
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For Seattle Storm CEO Karen Bryant, it’s all about impact, whether she’s leading her team to its second WNBA championship or reaching out to inspire girls. “It’s so important,” says Bryant. “I’ve been so fortunate in my life to have so many great adults supporting me, starting with my parents
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Mike Heinisch moved to Seattle from Wisconsin to make a life for himself. In the process, he has changed the lives of countless local families. Heinisch has always been drawn to working with families in need, so he earned a master’s degree in counseling from Seattle University. “I saw that when k
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