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YWCA GirlsFirst Mentors are changing the future–and themselves

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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 Evergreen High… Read More

Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Dress for Success Personal Dressers

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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… Read More

Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Angie Madrid

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Angie Madrid, an amazingly dedicated YWCA Seneca volunteer, was featured in our blog last January.  Since then, Angie has continued to contribute immensely to our work, and we want to recognize her once again… Read More

Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Penny Amsler

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Penny has been a longtime volunteer at YWCA Family Village Redmond child care. For as long as anyone here can remember, every Wednesday she has been in all three of our classrooms, providing… Read More

Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Jakki Parks

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The YWCA is celebrating National Volunteer Appreciation Week by honoring some of our most dedicated community allies on our blog!  Jakki Parks is one such volunteer, and we’d like to thank her for… Read More

YWCA School Days Volunteer Has National Service Award In The Bag

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The feeling you get from helping people in need is usually its own reward, but for twelve-year-old Jessica Chin, volunteering brought a benefit she never expected:  an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. and $1,000 prize!… Read More

Volunteer Spotlight: Kay Field

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The personal is political for attorney Kay Field, who received the 2012 Pro Bono Award from the Washington State Bar Association for her work with YWCA Pathways for Women, located in Snohomish County. This… Read More

Fierce Fashion Finds at the Closet Treasures Sale

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New and gently used designer clothing, shoes and accessories hit Redmond Town Center at the 10th Annual YWCA Closet Treasures Sale on October 12 and 13. This fun, two-day shopping event was held… Read More

Big Hearts and Dirty Hands at the United Way Day of Caring

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The United Way’s mission is to bring together caring people to take action and help those in need, and the Day of Caring is their largest volunteer project. On September 21, more than 50 volunteers… Read More

GirlsFirst mentors plant the seeds for success

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Last month, the young women enrolled in YWCA GirlsFirst started off the school year by meeting their mentors, a group of inspirational and successful women from a variety of professional fields and backgrounds. Their… Read More

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