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Choose180 raises staff min wage to $70,000 a year and raises expectations for funders and non-profit organizations

CHOOSE 180 announced wage increases and a minimum salary of $70,000 for all staff members effective immediately. A nonprofit organization in King County, WA, CHOOSE 180 transforms systems of injustice and supporting youth in communities in lieu of engagement with the criminal legal system. To create healthy, thriving communities, the organization advocates for improving material conditions.

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Gone too soon: Adè Hogue made an impact and a “Commitment” here in Seattle.

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in so many things, a village is what it takes. In the case of Alaska Airlines’ “Commitment” airplane, part of the village that created it, was Adè Hogue. Immediately visible on this beautiful plane, are images of Black youth, juxtaposed with a bold and iconic font, with quotes from iconic leaders, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Hogue was the brainchild behind the look of this font, which can be seen up close, but still reads boldly from a distance… and rightfully so.

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Fire Departments across King County to hold diversity recruitment event.

The King County Fire Chiefs Association looks forward to hosting its first semi-annual Diversity and Recruitment Workshop on Dec. 11, 2021 in Bellevue. Fire departments across the County are seeking qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds who may be interested in becoming firefighters but are unsure of how the hiring process works.

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Building Black wealth with Phoenix Rockwell-Davidson and Black Dot

Wednesday evenings between 6:00pm - 8:00pm, BLACK DOT and your "Home Girl in Real Estate" Phoenix Rockwell-Davidson will host an in person and virtual event called Seattle Black W.E.A.L.T.H. Builders Club that will serve as a place for our community members to get together with like minded people and learn how to support each other on their personal journeys to building generational wealth.

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#DomesticViolenceAwareness: YWCA’s Survivors First Program

Survivors FIRST (Facilitating Interventions and Resources for Survivors of Trauma) is a partnership between the YWCA of Seattle King County and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) that identifies justice-involved survivors of gender-based violence and connects them to culturally specific services at the YWCA Seattle King County.

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