What does health insurance look like to you? Heather and Jerika sat down with Jami Lund, Co-Founder and Board Member for Health And Hope Medical Outreach, to talk about the barriers, the need, and the difference between being insured and underinsured in our community. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Health and Hope Medical Outreach Want more CFD: Click Here

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The Uninsured and the Underinsured

Let’s go play outside! Heather and Jerika sat down with Mel Clark, Executive Director for DiscNW, to talk about the fastest growing sport in the city of Seattle and King County. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: DiscNW Want more CFD: Click Here

Ultimate Frisbee!

Taking care of a family is more than just feeding them. Heather and Jerika spoke to Executive Director Jake Weber, Communications Coordinator Kirby Lochner and Development & Communication Manager Joey Ashenbrenner with FamilyWorks, to talk about their food bank, services for WIC and how they help everyone in need. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: FamilyWorks Want more CFD: Click Here

Food Bank and Family Center

I wanna rock! And you should too! Heather sat down with Natalie Walker, Executive Director for Rain City Rock Camp for Girls, to talk about the camp, creating music and how important it is for girls to be present in music. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Rain City Rock Camp for Girls Want more CFD: Click Here

Camp for Girls

Have you wondered how food impacts the environment? Heather sat down with Judy Jones, Development Director for the Thurston County Food Bank, to discuss how a food bank manages to serve their clients and execute sustainable environmental practices. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Thurston County Food Bank Want more CFD: Click Here

Food Matters and the Environment

Get ready to be motivated to pick up an instrument today! The CFD sat down with Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs, Music Director for Tacoma Youth Symphony Association (CFD #0315148), to talk concerts, auditions, musical instruments and inspiration. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Want more CFD: Click Here

Youth Symphonies

Season four is here! Heather sat down with Anne Leache, Board President for Balo USA, to talk about support for impoverished women, children and families in Kolkata, India. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: BALO USA Want more CFD: Click Here

Support for Impoverished Women, Children, Families

Who responds to the first responders? The Soup Ladies! The CFD were joined by Soup Ladies Lori Noel and Jessica Zielinski to discuss first responders, the way they help, and of course, soup! Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: The Soup Ladies Want more CFD: Click Here

First Responders #344

Do you need a healthcare advocate? Heather and Jerika sat down with Janet Varon, Executive Director for Northwest Health Law Advocates (CFD #0316180), to talk about healthcare in Washington State, coverage and how NOHLA fights for us all. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: NoHLA Want more CFD: Click Here

Healthcare Advocacy

Everyone has what it takes to be a leader. Heather and Jerika sat down with Matt Kloes, Executive Director of AgForestry Leadership Program, to talk about leadership, skills and tips on strengthening leadership abilities, and how we can all step up and lead. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: AgForestry Want more CFD: Click Here

Leadership

Two subjects in one! Heather and Jerika sat down with Mallory Anderson, Fundraising Coordinator with Canines for Disabled Kids,  to talk about what their organization does to connect disabled kids with service dogs. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Canines for Kids Want more CFD: Click Here

Children and Animals #341

How do veterans transition from service back to civilian life? Heather sat down with Deston Denniston, Director of Veterans Ecological Trades Collective, aka Vets_Cafe, to talk about veterans experiences upon coming home and learning how to transition to civilian life. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Vets_Cafe Want more CFD: Click Here

Transitioning Back to Civilian Life

What does education behind bars look like? Are there enough opportunities for offenders in the prison system to improve their lives through education? Heather sat down with Alice Fong, Advocate and Volunteer with The Prison Scholar Fund, to talk about how they help provide educational opportunities to the people they serve. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: The Prison Scholar Fund Want more CFD: Click Here

Education and Incarceration #339

Even though we don't always hear about them, there are wars and conflicts happening in our world on a continuous basis. Heather sat down with Joe DiCarlo, Global Ambassador for Medical Teams International, to discuss war, conflicts, refugees and medical needs in regions throughout the world. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: Medical Teams International Want more CFD: Click Here

War and Conflict #338

Do you know what it means to age well? Heather sat down with Dagmar Cronn, Board Treasurer with South Park Senior Center, to talk about healthy aging and the important social connections made within the senior community of South Park. Want to donate: Click and Give!  Visit their site at: South Park Senior Center Want more CFD: Click Here

Healthy Aging #337

The Washington State Combined Fund Drive is proud to present Podcasts for Good, a new format for donors, volunteers and charities to use to stay up-to-date with the CFD. CFD Program Manager Philip Kerrigan and Fiscal and Policy Coordinator Heather Lucas serve as co-hosts.

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