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You’re Hired! An Employment Readiness Fair at Zulily Turns into Employment at Zulily

11/28/2018

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​Northwest Center and zulily teamed up in 2018 to help Employment Services clients find great jobs. Turns out, one client found that job at zulily itself.
 
Ted was one of several Northwest Center clients who participated in two Job Readiness Fairs at zulily, where he and other clients received professional headshots and resume designs from the zulily team and participated in mock interviews in a real-life setting. 
 
After meeting zulily’s HR team in a mock interview, Ted applied for a job as Data Entry Specialist. His interviewing skills and resume upgrade worked: Ted got the job.

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Emily Celebrates 10 Years as an Employee—and 29 with Northwest Center

11/28/2018

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​Emily’s coworkers surprised her on her 10th anniversary with a meeting with her idol Lauren Potter.
​Emily has been an integral part of the team at Northwest Center Kids for ten years, but she’s been part of the Northwest Center family for much longer than that.
 
Emily, an aide at Northwest Center Kids at Chinook, attended the school as a child. In fact, a framed photo of Emily as a baby still hangs at one of our schools today. 
 
“Right out of high school, Emily started her career at Northwest Center,” says her mom Marilyn. “It was a godsend because it fit her perfectly and felt like home since she attended there as a child."

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Your Donations in Action: Inclusive Employment at Value Village™

11/28/2018

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When you give to The Big Blue Truck™, you’re not only keeping clothing and household goods out of landfills; you’re making employment possible for people of all abilities.

Dani works at Value Village to sort hangers and return clothes from dressing rooms. With the help of an employment coach from Northwest Center, Dani has found success at Value Village. In fact, when you ask her what she likes best about her job, her answer is “Everything!”
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See Dani in action in this short video—and thank you for making it possible for great employees like Dani to find jobs they love!
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IMPACT™ Program Partners with 12 Childcare Centers in just Three Months

11/28/2018

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Launched in September 2018, IMPACT™ (Inclusion Mentorship Program for increasing Access in Childcare Team) has already made a significant impact on the early learning community in King County. The program, which provides training and support to childcare centers so that they can welcome children with special needs up to age 5, has already added 12 local providers to its roster of partners. The IMPACTeam™ is currently working with more than 70 kids and 25 individual teaching staff and child care directors.

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Meet Anna: Donut Engineer

11/28/2018

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​It takes a lot of skill to become an artisan of donuts, and that’s what Anna is beginning to master. As a “donut engineer” at Retro Donuts in Spokane, one of Anna’s many responsibilities is to make sure the sweet treats are filled with delicious creams and jams. It’s a work of art.
 
“I take a regular donut and grind it up a bit and then push the fillings inside,” Anna says. “It’s a lot of fun and so rewarding knowing that someone is going to really enjoy eating it.”

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More than $130,000 raised at the Golden Hearts Luncheon

11/28/2018

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Keynote speaker Lauren Potter and emcee Jordan Steele (center) spend time with Northwest Center staff and board members at the Golden Hearts Luncheon.
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Northwest Center President and CEO Gene Boes with Carl Bradley of the Carl Bradley Foundation, winner of the 2018 William O. Ellison Award.
​​It was a golden day at the 2018 Golden Hearts Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle, where attendees gave from their hearts and raised more than $130,000 to support Northwest Center’s school-to-employment Transition Services. Now, more students with disabilities will have the support they need to find the perfect job. ​

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Message from the CEO - Winter Newsletter 2018

11/27/2018

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As 2018 is quickly comes to a close and we prepare to welcome 2019, I want to THANK YOU for supporting Northwest Center and for helping make our world a more inclusive one! 
 
This past year, you’ve helped us launch our IMPACT™ (Inclusion Mentorship Program for increasing Access in Childcare Team) and EPIC (Expanding Play, Interaction and Communication) services for children on the Autism spectrum and paved the way for our Employment Services team to expand our employer ecosystem to over 1,000 organizations across the state. We’ve also deepened our partnerships with school districts and are successfully working our way “upstream” and reaching students sooner than their final year in school.


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Join our Online Holiday Drive

11/27/2018

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Spread holiday cheer by joining with The Big Blue Truck™ and Northwest Center Kids to purchase clothes, toys and other gifts for families in need. We’re making the holidays brighter for many of our families this year by providing more than 400 gifts. Please visit our registry to make a purchase. 

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A new look—and more committed to our mission than ever.

11/16/2018

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​We’re pleased to introduce a newly refreshed Northwest Center logo. This change was motivated by the desire to capture the unity of purpose across every division of Northwest Center. A consistent look across our organization, from education and employment services to our family of owned businesses, reflects our commitment to a common mission: creating a world where people with disabilities are included at school, at work, and in the community. Our new logo captures Northwest Center as the forward-thinking, energized, and groundbreaking organization it is. The classic “NW” icon is a brighter blue to convey our energy, while newly added ripples signify the impact we make on the world.
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