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Companis Worker Eileen Otti (right) and volunteer Marlene Lund (left), PFLAG volunteers, delivered intersex-inclusive Pride flags to Scriber Lake High School's Principal Mike Piper in October. (Photo courtesy PFLAG Seattle) By Jim Segaar, Companis Worker After...
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...
We welcome Michael Welke to Companis, whose service is opening doors to our uninsured and underinsured neighbors in Snohomish, King and Kitsap with specialty medical care needs. Michael's placement with Project Access Northwest connects medical providers who offer...
We're thrilled to announce Cynthia Hunter has joined our staff as Outreach Specialist, a lead role in introducing Companis to nonprofits throughout King and Snohomish counties. Cynthia first took on the role in September as a contractor. Now, through a 3-year grant...
We're so grateful! Ninety individual donors pushed Companis well past our Giving Tuesday challenge match of $20k, with contributions of $37,176.13 in response to Giving Tuesday. It's clear the day did 'unleash generosity' (a Giving Tuesday theme) during this worldwide...
Companis is part of community recovery from Covid, with placements on the front lines throughout our region.
Our recent Companis Connects education and professional development presentation featured the latest findings of research and stories shared by African-Americans in our state. The report, "And So We Press On," researched and coordinated by Companis partner agency Byrd...
She helps people face the fears and challenges of death and dying, isolation and exclusion, and does so with a chaplain's heart fueled by courageous advocacy. For her decades of innovative caring for our neighbors, the Companis Board of Directors honors Trudy James...