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Sep 17, 2019: Get out the Count! Census 2020
Event Description Come learn from Washington Nonprofits about plans for the upcoming 2020 census. This once per decade opportunity to full count all of the residents of our state is critical to get right. Time & Location Tuesday, September 17, 2019 10:00AM-12:00PM 2100 Building RSVP [...]
Aug 21, 2019: YDEKC Member Advocacy Coffee Talk
Event Description Join our policy team, Rene Murry and Hikma Sherka, for an informal conversation about the ins and outs of advocacy, and current policy issues facing our organizations and youth in King County Time & Location Caffe Vita 5028 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 Wednesday, [...]
It starts with Hello.
by Mona Grife Early on in my career, I would visit schools to invite students to sign-up for service-learning projects. One moment stands out in my mind. My colleague and I were just finishing up our short spiel in front of the class when a student quickly entered. As soon as he opened the door, [...]