Seattle Goodwill

Organization Number: 91-0568708
Organization Name: Seattle Goodwill
Address: 1400 S. Lane Street
Address:
City: Seattle
State / Province: WA
Zip / Post Code: 98144
Country: United States
Phone: 1-877-448-3446 Ext:
Fax: 1
Organization Email: goodwill@seattlegoodwill.org
Website Address: http://www.seattlegoodwill.org

Detailed Description: Seattle Goodwill is a private, non-profit organization that has been serving our Puget Sound communities since 1923. Our comprehensive Job Training and Education programs help individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity to realize their education and employment goals.

A significant portion of the operating funds for our programs comes from sales made in our thrift stores. Merchandise for our stores comes from generous donations of used and new items from the public. These donations are critical to our mission. By donating and shopping at one of our stores, our supporters are also participating in one of the largest recycling operations in our region. These efforts result in conservation of resources and an improved environment.

Goodwill is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help low income and disadvantaged individuals in our community prepare for and secure jobs so they may achieve economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.

The people we help face poverty, lack of education and job skills, limited English proficiency and other life issues, often in combination, which have kept them from finding or keeping employment.

At Goodwill, each client works with a workforce development professional to create a career plan designed to enhance professional growth.

Seattle Goodwill is affiliated with Goodwill Industries International, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Although we are a Goodwill Industries International member, each member Goodwill is independent and autonomous.

Goodwill Industries International provides us with support and information to help us provide the best services and programs possible. There are 208 independent Goodwill member organizations throughout North America and around the world.

Each of these organizations has similar programs and mission statements, but operates autonomously of other Goodwill organizations. The other three member Goodwill organizations in Washington State are Tacoma Goodwill Industries, headquartered in Tacoma, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, headquartered in Spokane, and Goodwill Industries of the Columbia, headquartered in Kennewick. For information about Goodwill organizations outside of Washington State, please call Goodwill Industries International at 1-800-664-6577 or visit their website at www.goodwill.org.

Keep A Breast - October 2006 Fundraiser
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH


SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
Keep A Breast Kings & Queens officially opens on October 7th at the Receiver Gallery in the Mission District, San Francisco. The exhibition will be open to the public through October 29th. This exhibition fuses skateboarding’s past and present, uniting the most influential men and women in the industry to raise awareness for breast cancer.

The one-of-a-kind art show features breast casts of Pink, Elissa Steamer, Rosa Gonzalez, Amy Gunther and more, decorated by leading athletes and artists such as Mark Gonzales, Robert Williams, Ed Templeton and Wes Humpston.

'Keep A Breast' and 'Roxy' have teamed up in an exclusive campaign to increase breast cancer awareness.

Roxy team riders Lisa Anderson, Megan Abubo, Kassia Meador, Candice O'Donnell and Marloes van Elswijk star in a series of one-minute Public Service Announcements that promote methods of coping, prevention and detection.

We will premier one every week at http://keep-a-breast.org/, please stay tuned.

All casts will be auctioned online at keep-a-breast.org and proceeds benefit Keep A Breast’s youth education.

“Keep A Breast is excited to bring to you this one-time event completely comprised of people dedicated to skateboarding and making a difference through their creative talent,” says Shaney Jo Darden, executive director of The Keep A Breast Foundation. All casts are customized into artistic symbols that will raise awareness of cancer and benefit Keep A Breast’s youth education and awareness programs.

The Keep A Breast Foundation is a unique non-profit organization creating plaster forms of the female torso, customized by fine artists and auctioned to raise funding for breast cancer. Our mission is to produce art events that increase breast cancer awareness among young people and benefit breast cancer education, prevention and treatment programs in communities around the world.


Keep A Breast Foundation
824 Vista Way
Oceanside , CA 92054
email: info@keep-a-breast.org
web: http://keep-a-breast.org/

Join UNICEF in the world of social media


UNICEF has been helping the world’s children for over 60 years but is still firmly focused on the future – and that means keeping pace with the latest ‘social media’ trends.

Did you know that UNICEF is on YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and would like to see you there, too?

These easy-to-use platforms allow people and organizations to connect online. In UNICEF’s case, this interaction serves an important cause: ensuring health, education, equality and protection for the world’s children. Here are some ways for you to take part.

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Film documents efforts to push polio ‘The Final Inch’ towards eradication Enormous strides have been made in consigning polio to history, but the effects of climate change could bring it roaring back. That alarming prospect was one of several topics covered in the panel discussion at a special New York screening of ‘The Final Inch’, an Academy Award-nominated film about polio in India. Made by Vermillion Films and Google.org, and directed by Irene Taylor-Brodsky, ‘The Final Inch” documents efforts to stamp out polio in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – which are among the few remaining areas where the paralyzing and often fatal childhood disease remains endemic. The documentary was produced with assistance from UNICEF India. Watch the video on the ‘The Final Inch’ screening. high | low Learn more about this documentary short on polio in India. World Health Day 2009 This year on World Health Day, 7 April – an annual observance marking the founding of the World Health Organization – WHO, UNICEF and their partners drew attention to the state of health facilities in emergencies. Children and families in the Gaza Strip, for one example, continue to suffer ill effects in the wake of the conflict that ended there in January. The level of humanitarian aid allowed into the territory remains below what is urgently required to meet the health needs of children and families. More... International Day for Mine Awareness On 4 April, the third annual International Day for Mine Awareness was observed worldwide. The world’s first humanitarian mine-action programme began in Afghanistan two decades ago, but the country remains dangerously contaminated. In the first half of 2008 alone, 445 mine incidents were reported. Tragically, many involve children, who mistake the deadly hardware for toys or valuable scrap metal. But with the help of UNICEF-supported interventions, those numbers are dropping. More... UNICEF UNITE FOR CHILDREN

© Michael Loccisano/WireImage Executive Director Ann M. Veneman and Google.org ‘Chief Philanthropy Evangelist’ Dr. Larry Brilliant at a special screening of ‘The Final Inch’. VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on the screening of the documentary on polio in India . high | low (Real Player) Related links Window closing on chance to push polio ‘The Final Inch’ towards eradication Gazans still recovering from ill effects of conflict Clearing the legacies of war from Afghanistan's soil Subscribe to the UNICEF Newsletter

UNICEF now offers two RSS feeds: UNICEF News, with the latest stories from our homepage; and UNICEF Photo Essays, featuring images from around the world. Find out more.

UNICEF launches flagship report on maternal and newborn health

Having a child remains one of the biggest health risks for women worldwide. Fifteen hundred women die every day while giving birth. That's a half a million mothers a year.

UNICEF's newly released flagship report, 'The State of the World's Children 2009', addresses the seemingly intractable problem of maternal mortality.

The report highlights the difference in pregnancy risk between women in developing countries and their peers in industrialized nations - a gap often termed the greatest health divide in the world. That gap also applies to newborn health: A child born in a developing country is almost 14 times more likely to die during the first month of life than a child born in a developed one.

"Saving the lives of mothers and their newborns requires more than just medical intervention," said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, who launched the report in South Africa. "Educating girls is pivotal to improving maternal and neonatal health, and also benefits families and societies."

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Learn more about maternal and newborn health.

'Childinfo' website monitors the situation of children and women

UNICEF has also launched a new Childinfo website, which presents the latest statistical information on children and women - including data from 'The State of the World's Children 2009'.

Starting in March, the site will provide access to 'Childinfo News', a web-based newsletter with regular alerts on:

• New data available from 'Childinfo', as well as recent and upcoming publications

• UNICEF's leadership role in monitoring the situation of children and women, particularly in relation to the Millennium Development Goals

• Results of UNICEF's data analysis and methodological work

• And progress made towards implementing the fourth round of UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys programme, also known as MICS4.

Want to be the first to know? Sign up today to receive 'Childinfo News'.

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Sharing Your Bounty: Providing Holiday Meals to the Less Fortunate

Of all the festivities associated with the winter holidays, the one thing many people look forward to most is the big holiday meal. Whether it’s turkey on Thanksgiving, a Christmas ham, or a pot roast at a Hanukah dinner, food is indelibly intertwined with our holiday celebrations.

Generous donors, thankful for the opportunity to feast with family and friends, are also moved this time of year to help provide holiday meals to the less fortunate. While there are many efficient, well-run charities that offer holiday meals to those in need, there are also some who spend their money inefficiently, often spending a large portion of your donation on fundraising.

This holiday season Charity Navigator urges you to be careful before you donate to a charity promising to provide holiday meals. Often, charities that advertise in the newspaper, send solicitations in the mail, or put up billboards advertising their holiday meal programs are spending a good portion of your donation to pay for those advertisements.

In order to provide a holiday meal for those in need we advise that you:

Research any advertisement you see. If you receive a solicitation in the mail, or see an advertisement in the local newspaper, from a charity promising to provide holiday meals, check up on how it spends its money by seeing if it’s one of the over 5,000 charities we rate.
Use our search features to find a well-run charity near you. By using our advanced search feature you can search for charities within your state, city, or within a set radius from your zip code. You can also combine your search with a key word such as “homeless,” “meals,” or “food.” Within the results of your search click on “Re-sort by: Overall Rating” to see these charities listed from highest to lowest rated (most to least efficient). Once you’ve developed a list of efficient charities that offer food for the less fortunate, contact them directly, using the information provided on their ratings page, for more information about their programs. Should you choose to give cash, you can make an online contribution by clicking on the Donate Now button featured on the charity's Charity Navigator ratings page.

Consider volunteering your time all year long. While the desire to provide meals for the less fortunate may seem strongest during the holidays as we enjoy feasts of our own, the need is the same throughout the year. Make a New Year’s resolution to donate your time serving meals on a weekly basis or schedule and organize food drives at various times throughout the year.

Caribbean storms displace hundreds of thousands of children and their families

Hurricane Ike has made its unwelcome presence felt in the Caribbean this week, leaving a path of destruction across many smaller islands before slamming into eastern Cuba, which had already borne the brunt of Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna.
Meanwhile in Haiti, an estimated 800,000 people, including 300,000 children, are struggling to recover from massive flooding caused by the back-to-back storm systems. The government has officially requested international assistance. Large quantities of humanitarian supplies were pre-positioned prior to hurricane season in the Caribbean, but the number of storms that have developed this year was unexpected.
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Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley visit Afghanistan to promote peaceBritish actor and Peace One Day envoy Jude Law recently travelled to Afghanistan with film director Jeremy Gilley, the founder of the Peace One Day global campaign for ceasefires and non-violence. During their two-day mission, they screened a new documentary, ‘The Day After Peace’, about the efforts of ordinary Afghans to stop the fighting in their country.
Mr. Law and Mr. Gilley asked all parties involved in the conflict to observe International Peace Day again this year. It is scheduled to take place on 21 September. More...
Women and children worst-affected by flooding in Bihar, India
Flooding along the Kosi River has affected almost 2.7 million people in India and about 70,000 in Nepal. The displaced population is largely marginalized, each of them surviving on about 46 cents a day. An estimated 500,000 marooned individuals have been evacuated and 198 relief camps providing food, water and medical supplies have been set up.
UNICEF has supplied bleaching powder to purify water and oral rehydration salts to treat diarrhoeal dehydration – as well as disposable delivery kits, plastic sheeting, vitamin A supplements and other relief supplies. More...
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Haitian children temporarily relocated in a school in Port-au-PrinceÂ’s Tabarre district during Hurricane Gustav.
VIDEO: UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Louis-Georges Arsenault discusses preparing for and responding to natural disasters in the Caribbean.
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