by Jim Segaar, Companis Worker Amid the political noise and negativity cast at immigrants these days, you can find examples of individuals and organizations helping people make the difficult transition to life in a new country. In Snohomish County, the nonprofit House...
We are excited to welcome Jennifer Wing as Companis’ Associate Executive Director - Programs. She is taking over Karen’s duties in connecting skilled Companis volunteer professionals with partner nonprofits. Jennifer had a long and successful career in public radio....
At a recent Companis Worker retreat, Karen Hundrieser spoke about the spirit of Companis and used bread from our partner nonprofit Community Loaves as a symbol for sharing. “We all know that Companis, loosely translated, means to share bread. That makes Companis an...
Individual donations fuel our work and make it possible. They are the single-largest source of contributions to Companis. That's why community-wide philanthropy events, such as GiveBIG, are so important to meeting the demand for our services. Because of our donors'...
We’re excited to announce that Emilio Garza has joined the Companis team as Program Specialist and Equity Consultant, a key role working to advise and advance strategies that continue to raise awareness of Companis service as we expand our work in both King and...
As we mark 27 years and more than 1,100 placements of talented Companis Workers since 1994, we invite you to watch our very brief video, by Companis' own Tess Selim, and to contemplate this question: Are you ready to serve your community with a Companis placement?...
Thanks to a major grant from the Community Foundation of Snohomish County, Companis is expanding our awareness and reach, introducing our work to the people one of the Washington State's most beautiful and dynamic areas, a county growing in population and social...
Though Gretchen Frankenstein is happily employed full-time, she asked us if we thought there might be a way for her to share her skills as a grant researcher and writer with a Companis partner agency. Indeed, we quickly said, "yes!" Gretchen's day work is with the...
For Puget Sound area residents living with paralysis, brain injuries and neurological disorders, Redmond nonprofit Pushing Boundaries is a life line to improved health and mobility through physical rehab therapies. We're proud to have our first placement with their...