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August 12, 2022

Need support with food? Help Me Grow Washington can help! 

WithinReach understands that this might be a difficult and uncertain time for families and individuals who are food insecure. However, we’re here to provide you support, check out this list of food programs, resources and benefits you can access all year long.
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August 12, 2022

Need support with food? Help Me Grow Washington can help! 

WithinReach understands that this might be a difficult and uncertain time for families and individuals who are food insecure. However, we’re here to provide you support, check out this list of food programs, resources and benefits you can access all year long.
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July 29, 2022

National Immunization Awareness Month 2022

National Immunization Awareness Month is an annual observance highlighting efforts to protect everyone from vaccine preventable diseases. Hear from our IACW Executive Members and why vaccination is so important.
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July 25, 2022

Q&A with Neil Kaneshiro: Celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month

We spoke with Dr. Neil Kaneshiro, about why vaccines are important for people of all ages, and what we can do right now to protect our family’s health.
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May 17, 2022

Want to learn more about your child’s development? 

Developmental screenings are activity-based questionnaires that can be completed by the person who knows your child best, YOU.
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May 17, 2022

¿Quiere aprender más sobre los cuestionarios del desarrollo infantil? 

Los cuestionarios del desarrollo infantil son una serie de preguntas y actividades que pueden ser completados por la persona que mejor conoce a su hijo, USTED.
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April 13, 2022

Celebrate National Infant Immunization Week with Routine Immunizations for Your Child

This year, in particular, it’s critical to ensure that families stay on track for children’s routine checkups and recommended vaccinations!
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March 10, 2022

Reflecting on Food Access is Community Care

Read about our reflections and takeaways from last month’s Food Access is Community Care series event.
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February 17, 2022

Watch Recordings from Food Access is Community Care

Unable to attend the Food Access is Community Care event? Check out the video recordings of each session!
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02/07/2022 12:00 pm 02/11/2022 1:30 pm

Food Access is Community Care

Join us for the Food Access is Community Care event from Feb. 7-11! Hear from many community organizers who will cover topics such as the, food justice, food sovereignty, and much more.
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January 13, 2022

Now Available: COVID-19 vaccine information available online in 40 languages

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) now has COVID-19 vaccine information available online in 40 languages! Learn how you can access these new web pages.
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January 3, 2022

Check Out Our New 20-21 Impact Report!

We are proud to share our accomplishments with you in our newest impact report.
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December 17, 2021

Celebrating the Life’s Work of Our Founder, Cynthia F. Shurtleff

WithinReach was born out of Cynthia’s hard work, and we are excited to take this opportunity to honor her and further her vision.
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December 13, 2021

Help Me Grow Washington Serves Families Through Plan of Safe Care

Plan of Safe Care was officially launched on December 1 and will help more WA families can get connected to vital resources.
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November 19, 2021

Expanding Food Access with Support from Coordinated Care

Our long-term partnership with Coordinated Care will help to expand food access and benefits to families and individuals across Washington.
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November 16, 2021

Check out Help Me Grow Washington’s Mid-Year Accomplishments

Read about our collective impact in the new Help Me Grow Washington Mid-Year Accomplishments Report.
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November 1, 2021

What an Open Door Means for Families: Brandon’s Story

Hear from one of our staff, who works directly with families every day to help them get the resources they need, when they need them.
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October 1, 2021

Welcome to the WithinReach 2021 Opening Doors, Strengthening Families Campaign!

Support our 2021 Opening Doors, Strengthening Families Campaign, so we can continue to be here for families when they need us the most!
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September 30, 2021

Join our Fall Campaign on Oct. 1-10!

Our 2021 Opening Doors, Strengthening Families campaign kicks off October 1, and we need your help! Learn how you can support and open doors for Washington families.
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September 20, 2021

Knock Out Flu: Think of It as Your Best Defense

This year, it’s more important than ever to get vaccinated against the flu. Read our blog to get the answers to common questions about the flu vaccine.
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August 26, 2021

Need support with food? WithinReach can help!

There are programs and resources to help your family get the food they need, and WithinReach can help you get connected to these benefits. Check out this list of food programs, resources and benefits that you can access.
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August 19, 2021

WithinReach State of the Union: Learning from the past as we look to the future

At a recent virtual event, we had a chance to share some of our biggest successes and challenges this past year, what we’ve learned, and what’s on the horizon.
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Newsletter
August 1, 2021

August 2021 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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July 29, 2021

Need support with food this summer? WithinReach can help!

WithinReach is here to help you get connected to food benefits. Check out our list of food programs, resources and benefits you can access this summer and all year long.
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June 30, 2021

Partnering with the Albertsons and Safeway Foundation to Fight Hunger in Our Community

Thank you to Albertsons and Safeway foundation for awarding us a $100,000 grant to help connect our community with federal meal programs. Read more about what we hope to accomplish with this grant.
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June 2, 2021

2021 Legislative Wins to Support Washington Children and Families

During this year’s legislative session, WithinReach advocated for many important priorities related to equity, food access, physical and behavioral health, and early learning.
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May 1, 2021

May 2021 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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April 27, 2021

WithinReach Makes a Difference by Supporting People’s Quarantine Needs

Read more about how WithinReach is working with the Department of Health and others to help with these statewide response efforts.
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March 26, 2021

Helping Families Access Food with Support from our Partners at Coordinated Care

Coordinated Care has provided $10,000 to WithinReach to support an innovative food texting and outreach campaign.
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Newsletter
March 17, 2021

Reflections on COVID – One Year Later

One year ago, in the face of a new and changing pandemic, our staff transitioned to working from home. Read about the key ways we have been working with partners to create positive impact.
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February 19, 2021

WithinReach Steps Up for Families During COVID: A Conversation with Director of Programs, José Villalobos

Learn more about the ways WithinReach is mobilizing around critical outreach efforts statewide.
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Blog
January 13, 2021

Knock Out Flu: Think of It as Your Best Defense

It’s not too late to get your flu vaccine to protect yourself, your family and community. Learn more about where and who should get a flu vaccine this year.
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Newsletter
January 1, 2021

January 2021 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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01/19/2022 9:00 am 01/19/2022 11:30 am

Basic Food Education Forum – Winter 2022

Join us for our upcoming Basic Food Education Forum (BFEF) on January 19, 2022!
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News
November 17, 2020

Western Immunization Coalitions Support the Western Safety Review Workgroup

Read the latest letter from our Immunity Community, as well as other Western States Immunization Coalitions showing our support for the Western Safety Review Workgroup and their work related to COVID-19 vaccine dissemination.
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November 3, 2020

Flu Vaccines for Uninsured and Underinsured Adults

This year is more important than ever to get vaccinated against the flu, and all adults 19 and older in Washington can now receive a flu vaccine at no cost, regardless of having insurance.
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03/11/2022 10:00 am 03/11/2022 12:30 pm

Washington Coalition on Medicaid Outreach (WCOMO) – March 2022

Join us for our upcoming virtual WCOMO meeting on March 11, 2022!
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Newsletter
November 1, 2020

November 2020 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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Blog
October 21, 2020

Knock Out Flu: Think of It as Essential

It’s more important than ever to get vaccinated against the flu. Read this blog to get answers to commonly asked questions about the vaccine.
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October 20, 2020

Thank you for Opening Doors for Families!

We did it! Thanks to you, we raised more than $64,000 for WA families in our Opening Doors, Strengthening Families campaign.
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Video
October 13, 2020

Ask The Staff Event Recording

Watch our “Ask the Staff” video and learn how COVID-19 is affecting our community.
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10/16/2020 6:30 pm 10/16/2020 7:30 pm

Bring Your Own Swigs Celebration!

Come ready to play games, win prizes and celebrate the best of our work and the campaign!
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10/08/2020 6:00 pm 10/08/2020 7:00 pm

Ask the Staff: How COVID is Affecting our Community

Hear from WithinReach frontline staff about how COVID-19 is affecting families in our state.
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October 5, 2020

An Open Door is…

Welcome to our Opening Doors, Strengthening Families campaign! Watch how WithinReach “opens doors” everyday to the families and communities we serve.
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October 1, 2020

Join Our Fall Campaign!

Learn how you can engage with our campaign and help support our communities and families in Washington State.
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September 22, 2020

Watch Our Learning Series Event Video on Early Childhood Development

Thank you to everyone who attended our WithinReach’s Learning Series event this week! Watch the recording of the event, in case you missed it or would like to share with your own networks.
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September 8, 2020

How Does COVID-19 Affect Early Childhood Development?

COVID-19 is shining a light on how important it is for families to access the resources they need, when they need them, as well as the barriers that impact healthy early childhood development.
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09/16/2020 5:30 pm 09/16/2020 6:30 pm

WithinReach to Host Free Learning Series Event on Early Childhood Development

Hear from a panel of experts on one of today’s most complex and consequential health matters.
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July 29, 2020

Congratulations to Our Immunization Champions, Seattle Public Schools Nurses and Stewart Lyman!

This year we recognize The School Nurses at Seattle Public Schools with our 2020 IACW Collaborator Award, and Stewart Lyman with our 2020 IACW Advocate Award.
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July 23, 2020

We’re in the news! Our new ad in the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Thanks to our amazing partner, Columbia Bank, we had an opportunity to build awareness about our work supporting families thru a feature in the Puget Sound Business Journal COVID-19 Giving Guide!
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Newsletter
July 11, 2020

July 2020 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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Blog
July 8, 2020

AmeriCorps and Direct Service Teams Respond to Families Affected by COVID

Our team experiences firsthand how barriers faced by families are exacerbated by social and racial inequities in our food system.
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Newsletter
July 7, 2020

April 2020 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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News
June 5, 2020

Black Lives Matter: We Stand in Solidarity

WithinReach stands in solidarity with Black communities, leaders and organizations in response to injustice and actions to end police violence.
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News
May 8, 2020

Congrats to Public Health Director Patty Hayes for Receiving Top Award

We applaud former WithinReach Executive Director Patty Hayes for her leadership during COVID-19 and for receiving the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate.
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News
April 27, 2020

Feeding Families with Nourishing Neighbors Grant

WithinReach was awarded a $100,000 Nourishing Neighbors grant to connect Washington families with much-needed food resources.
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Blog
April 14, 2020

Achieving Health Equity for Black Moms and Babies: A Conversation with Nurse-Midwife, Victoria Fletcher

We had a chance to talk with former WithinReach board member, Victoria Fletcher, about Black maternal health.
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March 12, 2020

Our Commitment to You

WithinReach is focused on taking care of our family and yours – and we are here to provide whatever support we can during this stressful time.
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Newsletter
January 17, 2020

January 2020 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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January 16, 2020

October 2019 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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January 16, 2020

Check out Our New Annual Report!

We are delighted to share our Annual Report with you, in recognition of the milestones and highlights you helped make possible this year.
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Blog
January 16, 2020

MLK Jr. Day: Honoring All Aspects of His Legacy

As an organization, we hope to bring forward Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical work to help lead our own work with families and communities across the state.
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Blog
December 20, 2019

Project Pilgrimage: Building Our Stamina for Racial Justice

We breathed in the power and joy of our newfound interracial and intergenerational community, as a pathway to racial justice stamina and enduring hope.
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December 9, 2019

WithinReach Launches New Equity Statement

We are committed to racial equity and advancing our work to address health disparities, meet the needs of people of color and challenge systems of oppression.
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October 29, 2019

Increasing Access to Care with Kaiser Permanente Grant

A generous grant from Kaiser Permanente will enable us to learn about the needs of families and communities and grow coordinated systems and policies to address the root causes of health disparities.
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October 25, 2019

Why WithinReach is Vital to Healthy, Vibrant Communities

WithinReach supports families at critical points in their lives by guaranteeing they have someone to reach out to.
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10/11/2019 5:30 pm 10/11/2019 11:00 pm

Thank You for Wigging with Us!

Thank you for joining us at WithinReach’s 5th annual Big Wigs & Swigs FUNdraising event at The Ruins! Be sure to check out the great event photos.
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October 17, 2019

Marking My 20th Year Anniversary with a Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Believe it or not, I am celebrating 20 years of service at WithinReach this month! Over the years, what I have appreciated most is the opportunities for professional and personal growth…
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October 17, 2019

Expanding Our Reach with Generous Grant from Premera Blue Cross

In the pursuit of creating healthy, thriving communities in Washington, Premera Blue Cross and the Premera Social Impact Team has awarded WithinReach with a generous three-year grant of $607,000.
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Newsletter
September 1, 2019

August 2019 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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August 28, 2019

Our Reach in the Community

See the impact we made in our community this past year. Thank you to the WithinReach outreach team for making this possible!
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August 19, 2019

Well-Being is Vital at WithinReach

We believe all people thrive when they experience balance in body, mind and spirit and feel connected to purpose, people and community. We strive to build pathways to health and well-being for ourselves and the people we serve.
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Video
August 16, 2019

Somebody listened.

A member of our team shares her experience in working working with a single mom going through difficult times.
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August 15, 2019

It’s National Immunization Awareness Month!

You have the power to protect yourself and your family against serious diseases. WithinReach focuses on the positive aspects of vaccines and work to ensure all families live a healthy, thriving life.
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10/08/2019 7:30 am 10/08/2019 4:30 pm

Washington State Immunization Summit

The goal of the Summit is to enhance the effectiveness of health care professionals and systems statewide to promote and deliver immunizations.
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10/11/2019 6:30 pm 10/11/2019 11:00 pm

Join Us for the 5th Annual Big Wigs & Swigs

Join friends old and new at The Ruins for a Broadway-themed evening filled with fabulous food, drinks and music! Big Wigs & Swigs raises money each year to support and improve the health of children and families.
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August 6, 2019

Every family has a unique story.

Meeting people where they are at is the foundation of how WithinReach works with families.
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August 1, 2019

I just did not want to give up on her.

Connecting a new mother with essential resources and support.
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July 1, 2019

Responding to the Measles Outbreak: Perspectives From a Clark County Nurse

Learn about the process local public health staff went through during the measles outbreak, as well as reflection and insight from a Clark County Public Health nurse.
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Blog
June 27, 2019

A Community Conversation Highlighting Health Equity

Last month, WithinReach held its very first Learning Series event centered on health equity and the obstacles families and individuals face when accessing the resources they need…
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June 14, 2019

Dads Make a Difference

About the time I started at WithinReach, Governor Gary Locke created the Commission on Early Learning, with the goal of making sure every child in Washington was ready to learn when they started school…
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June 1, 2019

Congrats to Our Cynthia F. Shurtleff Award Winner!

WithinReach honors an individual each year who has shown extraordinary leadership, innovation and dedication to the health and wellbeing of women, children and families in our state.
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May 9, 2019

Food Insecurity on College Campuses

My name is Tom and I am a recent college graduate serving as an AmeriCorps member at WithinReach. As part of my job, I go to colleges around King County and connect students with resources needed for a healthy and thriving life…
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May 2, 2019

May 2019 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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May 2, 2019

Happy “Mothering” Day!

Every year on Mother’s Day I am reminded of a quote from Martha Beck’s book, Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth and Everyday Magic…
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April 22, 2019

Belonging Starts with Sawubona

If I were greeting you on the street in passing, or at Starbucks for coffee today, I might say: “Sawubona!”…
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March 15, 2019

Celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2019: Reflecting on my Service at WithinReach

When I made the decision to join AmeriCorps, I had just graduated from college and had no idea what I wanted to do with my degree…
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March 6, 2019

March 2019 Making Connections

Check out our newsletter to get the latest news and updates from WithinReach.
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January 28, 2019

Baby Jeremy joins the WithinReach team (and everyone wins!)

WithinReach has always tried to create a work environment that supports women, moms and families…
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January 23, 2019

Meeting Students Where They Need Us: A Quick Guide to Benefits Hub

According to The Seattle Times, Seattle has the greatest number of college students living below the poverty line out of the 50 largest U.S. cities…
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December 13, 2018

30 Years of Women in Leadership Makes a Difference

As we come to the end of our 30th year anniversary, I continue to reflect on the ways WithinReach has grown and changed over the years to help hundreds of thousands of families live healthier, safer and more hopeful lives…
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December 10, 2018

Public Charge

WithinReach envisions healthy, vibrant communities in Washington where all families have the opportunity to thrive…
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November 6, 2018

Taking a “Both/And” View

So often, especially now, it seems we are pulled to live in a binary world – things, people, places, opportunities, opinions are either good or bad, right or wrong, racist or non-racist, etc…
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September 10, 2018

Suicide and Des-pair

I’ve learned a lot about suicide over the last several years because my spouse works with college-aged students, and regularly counsels students who are considering suicide…
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July 25, 2018

The Resilience of Brotherhood Goes Viral

Over the last year, I have volunteered as a mentor with Year Up: an amazing, yearlong program that provides low-income young adults with a combination of skills-based learning, coursework eligible for college credit, corporate internships and tons of support…
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July 19, 2018

A Board Abroad Travelogue

My husband, John, who serves on the WithinReach Board of Directors, and works in the Kindle division at Amazon, recently received word that he needed to leave for a business trip to the Middle East with only 10 days’ notice…
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June 27, 2018

A Story of Service

Howdy! My name is Samuel, and I am a specialist serving as an AmeriCorps on the Healthy Connections team whose mission at WithinReach is to connect families and individuals all over Washington State to basic resources to achieve healthy living…
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June 19, 2018

Families Belong Together

For 30 years, WithinReach has been connecting families to the resources they need to be healthy and safe. We envision a Washington State where all kids and families are growing and thriving…
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June 18, 2018

Being an Anti-Racist Takes Muscle Building

I have come to understand that it is not enough to wake up, learn, and care (or just consider myself ‘not-a-racist’), I must work to be an anti-racist…
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June 4, 2018

To Know Us is to Love Us

My dream is for everyone to get to know WithinReach better, because … to know us, is to love us … and our “badass love” for Washington families…
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April 24, 2018

Podcast: Help Me Grow with Founder Dr. Paul Dworkin

During the Help Me Grow National Forum, WithinReach’s Chief Strategy Officer, Sharon Beaudoin, sits down with Dr. Paul Dworkin to discuss the Help Me Grow model and importance of its key components and the work happening in our state…
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April 3, 2018

An Opportunity to Advance a “Child-First” Agenda

As debate rages on as to how best reform our health care system, we ask, “What about our children?”…
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March 30, 2018

Partnership Spotlight: Rebecca Hendricks & The End-FLUenza Project

On December 19, 2014, my 5-year-old daughter, Scarlet Anne, died. She died from the flu…
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March 2, 2018

My Year of Waking Up – Series: Part 5 of 5

The final piece in this reflective series on my recent learning about individual and institutional racism, about the difference between equality and equity, and about myself, is dedicated to hope…
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February 28, 2018

My Year of Waking Up – Series: Part 4 of 5

My past ‘year of waking up’ was not only enhanced by Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy, and my gym pal and local high school teacher, Eddie Stead, but by many others I was fortunate to meet throughout 2017…
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February 23, 2018

My Year of Waking Up – Series: Part 3 of 5

I started this series by saying that 2017 was a big year of learning for me about individual and institutional racism, about the difference between equality and equity, and about myself as a white person of privilege…
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February 20, 2018

Why WithinReach? Why Now?

When the opportunity to serve as a WithinReach Board member presented itself, I asked these same questions: Why WithinReach? Why now?…
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February 15, 2018

My Year of Waking Up – Series: Part 2 of 5

As I described in the introduction to this series, this has been a year of deep learning for me – about racism, bias, inequity and myself…
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February 8, 2018

My Year of Waking Up – Series: Part 1 of 5

Over the last year, I have experienced deep learning about racism, bias, inequity and myself…
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