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Northwest Center & Value Village: A Partnership Vision

4/30/2017

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​Northwest Center and Value Village Celebrate 50 years in 2017
By Denise Small
Senior Director, Big Blue Truck
 
In 1967, just two years after our founding, Northwest Center entered into a partnership with Value Village. We collect clothing and household donations with The Big Blue Truck™ and The Blue Bin. Value Village buys that merchandise to sell in its stores, and the revenue funds our education and employment programs.  The innovative “social business” model was decades ahead of its time.  Today, the partnership is stronger than ever, collecting state wide.
 
Northwest Center’s business relationship with Value Village has been the foundation of our entire philosophy of change, which is to use business to create social good.  Now the world is embracing the business value of diversity at unprecedented scale, thanks in part to this breakthrough that started 50 years ago right here in Seattle.

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April is Autism Awareness Month: Find Sensory Sensitive Events in Seattle, WA

4/11/2017

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April means Autism Awareness month! Be sure to explore the sensory sensitive events taking place throughout Seattle:

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Make It Inclusive: How to Broaden Your Hiring Practices

4/6/2017

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We know that workplaces benefit the more diverse they become, but the number of unemployed people with disabilities highlights how much change is yet to come. If you or your organization are interested in hiring individuals with disabilities, consider the following advice and tips to find the right employee.

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Last Week, My Child Was Bullied

4/3/2017

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Last week, my child was bullied.

And while this is more common than not in today’s world, it was a first for our house.  It was also a first that I expected sooner rather than later. Knowing this, I assumed I would be fully prepared to know how Sully would respond (poorly) and how I, as his mother, would need to support him (intensely).

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