Walking from downtown Seattle to Pike Place Market, it’s easy to see the trend of hybrid work playing out. Through big picture windows in old brick buildings, now serving as cooperative work spaces, rooms with long tables to meet and brainstorm are filled up and...
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Gary’s End-of-Year Letter
Dec 19, 2022
A few days ago my dad asked me to bring my clippers along for a visit to the assisted living home where he lives with my mom. He told me they both needed haircuts, as their on-site barber had retired. I have the very good fortune, along with my siblings, to be a...
2022 Newell Award for Community Service honors Sarah Speck, MD
Dec 15, 2022
Companis Board President, Anne Spangler, presents the Janet G. Newell Award to Sarah Speck, MD. Sarah has been serving with Companis for nearly two decades. Her work on our Board has been significant, including in recent years when, as President, she encouraged...
Thank You for Showing Up!
Dec 15, 2022
Our inaugural annual fundraiser, Companis Showcase 2022, was brimming with personal stories from a variety of people who show up for their community. We welcomed Companis Workers on stage to reflect on their volunteer journey with Companis and to hear about the impact...
Translating with Tenderness
Dec 15, 2022
by Jennifer Wing, Associate Executive Director - Programs We've fielded lots of requests these past few months from nonprofits looking for people who are fluent in Russian and Ukrainian. These are organizations that are resettling Ukrainian refugees. Let me tell you,...
What Does it Mean to Show Up?
Oct 4, 2022
Companis Worker Chad Kinzel gives a toy to a toddler at Familias Unidas, Latino Community Resource Center in Everett (A program of Lutheran Community Services Northwest).
Baby Quinn is Here!
Oct 4, 2022
We’re excited to share the happy news that Tia Lawson, our Program Manager for Snohomish, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Quinn Markus, on August 25th. Both baby and Tia are doing great! Here are some thoughts from Tia, as well as photos of Quinn, Tia and the rest...
Open for Business in Everett
Oct 4, 2022
We’re still celebrating the official opening of our new Snohomish County office in Everett at The Village on Casino Road. It was great to gather with the many nonprofit partners and longtime supporters who welcomed our newest staff member, Tia Lawson (far right in...
Companis is in the House!
Jul 6, 2022
For the first time in our history, Companis has two locations and we’re celebrating this milestone. Our Snohomish County office is open! We’re in Everett at the nonprofit site The Village on Casino Road, a hub co-managed by longtime partner agency ChildStrive....