Joining me is Lisa George out reach coordinator for Clothes for kids. Clothes For Kids provides free school clothing to lower-income students. Any child who attends school in Snohomish County or the Northshore School District (Head Start/ECEAP through 12th grade) and requests help qualifies for Clothes For Kids. Clothing is distributed from August through the end of May. Just go to their website https://clothesforkids.org/ and schedule your shopping appointment.

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Ian Freed with Bamboo learning joins us to share the good news that there is now a Bamboo Learning app for the Iphone and Ipad. Bamboo® Learning creates voice-enabled educational applications for children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Our reading and listening comprehension activities follow the standard K–5 curriculum and boost reading confidence, listening and speaking skills, and overall literacy. https://bamboolearning.com/

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Birthday Dreams is an organization that provides birthday parties for kids in transition. They are in shelters at the time of their birthday so because Birthday Dreams believes everyone deserves a birthday they go to the shelter and throw a party for the child. With covid things have changed a bit and now they are doing birthday in a box. Due to covid they had to cancel their gala so they are looking for donations to keep doing birthdays during these challenging times. https://birthdaydreams.org/

Spotlighting Birthday Dreams

Marti Casey, President of the board of directors, for Doney Coe Pet Clinic. She is a dynamic and committed woman working toward better health care for the pets of homeless people throughout Seattle. The team of Doney Coe Pet Clinic matches the needs of local animals and free veterinary clinics in Seattle. Our mission is to serve our community with respect for the human/animal bond. We provide equal access to quality veterinary care for animals who otherwise will not receive medical care. If your pet is in need of emergency care, please contact Seattle Humane at pethelp@seattlehumane.org or (425) 649-7561. Please check here for other resources between scheduled clinics for urgent care. https://doneycoe.org/

Spotlighting Doney Coe Vet Clinic

Joining me today are LaCrisha Brown: Outreach Coordinator, Raniere: Outreach Coordinator Lead and Porsche Thompson Children and Family Outreach Program Manager of Hand in Hand/ Handinhandkids.org. Hand in Hand exist to foster hope and opportunity for children and families in crisis by providing services focused on protection, provision and permanence. This is our purpose. Through Hand in Hand Safe Place, the Outreach Program and newly developed Foster Support Services, providing extensive resources and refuge to all children and families in need throughout our community. https://handinhandkids.org/

Spotlighting Hand in Hand

Joining me is Luke Minor with WA 529 College Saving Plan. College is one of the biggest expenses people face in their lifetime. 529 plans were created to help parents, future students, friends, and family save money tax-free for eligible expenses, like tuition, fees, room & board, books, and supplies. There are two kinds of 529 plans, Savings and Prepaid. Families can choose to save in one type of plan or the other, or both to diversify their college savings: 529 Savings Plans, like the DreamAhead College Investment Plan, allow you to pick an investment option and save money based on the market’s performance. Friends and family can make gift contributions to help a beneficiary’s account grow. Once a Gifting Page is set up for a DreamAhead account, you will receive a custom link when it’s live. Your friends and family can follow the instructions online to make a direct contribution of at least $5 to a beneficiary’s account. https://wastate529.wa.gov/

Spotlighting WA 529 College Saving Plan

Mike Andrews fantastic new book, 'The Influential Christian: Learning to Lead from the Heart'. The book deals with the topics of influence and empathy— Of one, most Americans would say, there is too much. The other, not enough. But which is which? Is there too much of both in our culture today? Not enough of either? And what does one have to do with the other? Popular portrayals of influence usually focus on enabling you to get something you want. Better ways to market yourself or your product, so others buy into your proposal or social influence or leadership. But, that's not what influence is. There are millions of people out there who consider themselves 'influencers'. And if the aforementioned is not influence, what are those people? As for empathy, what does it have to do with influence? Everything. And is there anything the world needs today more than empathetic leaders influencing others? http://mwandrews.com/

Spotlighting Mike Andrews Empathy and Influence

PTSD expert Dr. Lipov, a board-certified physician in Anesthesiology and Pain Management, and his family went through years managing the trauma that came with the adoption of their son. Research shows that adoptees are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide than non-adoptees. PTSD is common among adoptees, as they often come from challenging environments, often leading to trauma for new adoptive parents. An Oxford study found 1,900 cases of child-to-parent violence in a year period, but experts say the results are severely underreported, due to the taboo nature and because parents will often not report out of fear of legal consequences for their children. Dr. Lipov is a renowned medical researcher and the Chief Medical Officer of Stella, a pioneering mental health treatment organization. Dr. Lipov developed the revolutionary solution which he used on both himself and his adopted son, called the Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB). Combined with psychotherapy, the SGB shows an 80% effectiveness rate in patients. https://stellacenter.com/

Spotlighting Adoptive Parents with PTSD

Austin Meyers from Seattle WA is running the New York City Marathon November 7, 2021. He is running with Beyond Type Run Team with 50 other runners. This is his 4th marathon and he is trying to get qualified for the Boston Marathon. Austin is raising funds for Beyond Type 1 which is a diabetes nonprofit that has supported Austin in his journey since being diagnosed in 2081. To donate https://donate.beyondtype1.org/campaign/beyond-type-run-2021-tcs-new-york-city-marathon/c349534

Spotlighting Type 1 Diabetes and Austin Meyer

The Co-Founders of Cyber Dive - Jeff Gottfurcht (CEO) and Derek Jackson (CTO). Created a child’s first smart phone with parental dashboard so parents know what their children are looking at and what apps they download. They believe it is better to be aware of what they are doing and have a conversation rather than trying to keep kids away from internet and social media because it is not going away. They are bridging the digital divide giving parents the tools so they can feel safe when they give their children access to social media for the first time.

Spotlighting Cyber Dive/Aqua-One A Childs First Smart Phone

Birthday Dreams is an organization that provides birthday parties for kids in transition. They are in shelters at the time of their birthday so because Birthday Dreams believes everyone deserves a birthday they go to the shelter and throw a party for the child. Tiffaney Jones, Volunteer Coordinator, and Priya Priyadarshini, Board Chair join us to talk about how they have had to pivot. With Covid things have changed a bit and now they are doing birthday in a box. Due to Covid they had to cancel their gala so they are looking for donations to keep doing birthdays during these challenging times. https://birthdaydreams.org/

We Connect App, the founders are in long-term recovery; we know recovery is unique to every individual. We believe your recovery tool should be as flexible and supportive as you need it to be to help you improve your life. That's why WEconnect exists. Through our incentives-based app and dedicated peer support, founder Daniella Tudor says they help members build a strong, personalized foundation for their recovery. When Covid hit it took away many options for people in recovery so Weconnnect/Recovery got to work and made a free version of their app so people could stay, well, connected. https://www.weconnectrecovery.com/

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Each week host Laurie Hardie brings you the issues affecting the Pacific Northwest and the people making a difference in our community and sometimes beyond. Expect compelling conversations with local leaders and influencers. Spotlight is dedicated to presenting you with issues that matter - including education, health, mental health, and the environment.

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