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Opportunity Council
非营利组织管理
Bellingham，Washington 728 位关注者
Community Action Agency helping build lasting foundations for bright futures and healthy communities.
关于我们
Through a broad menu of services providing education, support, and direct assistance, the Opportunity Council helps people of all ages get what they need for healthy lives and bright futures. Whether that’s addressing crises like emergency shelter and access to food or supporting long-term actions that ensure self-sufficiency like early childhood education and job training the Opportunity Council is dedicated to ensuring everyone has the building blocks they need for a healthy, productive life. Together, we can build and maintain the strong foundations we all need to weather this current storm and unlock our potential for healthy, productive lives.
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https://www.oppco.org/
Opportunity Council的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 非营利组织管理
- 规模
- 201-500 人
- 总部
- Bellingham，Washington
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1965
地点
Opportunity Council员工
动态
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We’re grateful to work with people who value making a difference. ?? Last month, some of our Child Care Aware of Northwest Washington staff rallied in Olympia for Child Care Advocacy Day! Organized by the Child Care for WA Campaign, the group asked state legislators for affordable access to high quality child care for families and living wages and benefits for child care providers.? ? Our Whatcom Asset Building Coalition team also participated in the Statewide Poverty Action Network lobby day in Olympia last month. With other asset-building partners, they spent the day connecting with our elected officials like Rep. Joe Timmons, Sen. Sharon Shewmake, Rep. Deborah Lekanoff and Sen. Liz Lovelett to share the importance of financial wellness.
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“As the years went by, I realized—everybody needs a friend.” One of our rock star volunteers, Ursula, was featured in a recent KUOW Public Radio story picked up by the Boston NPR station, WBUR. Give it a listen to find out how Maple Alley Inn brings hot meals and care to people who need it each week in Bellingham: https://lnkd.in/g9bXSN74?
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This spring, our Whatcom Homeless Service Center and PeaceHealth will open the medical respite side of the Way Station so that instead of being discharged from the hospital to the streets, people experiencing homelessness will get the care and respite they need through health care and access to service providers. The showers and laundry part of the Way Station is currently open, run by Unity Care NW. Everyone deserves the dignity of being clean and we’re grateful to partner with folks making that happen!?
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We’re grateful to be able to help people who are homeless get back on their feet. Check out the recent Salish Current story below!
Many factors have contributed to the rise of unhoused people in Bellingham and Whatcom County during the past couple of decades, including the slowdown of construction of new homes since the Great Recession, steadily rising rents and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The high cost of housing in the region means many households are one medical emergency or job loss from becoming unhoused or housing insecure, said Greg Winter, executive director of the Opportunity Council?in Bellingham. “People may not know where they’ll sleep the next night, or they are unsure of how long they can stay where they are,” Winter said. “There simply aren’t enough homes available for everyone. We also need more safe, clean and accessible emergency shelters.”
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Our Early Support for Infants & Toddlers (ESIT) program was recognized recently for the work they do to build relationships with families and meet them where they’re at. ESIT Weekly by WA Department of Children, Youth, and Families featured our awesome team members who focus on doing what’s best for each family. Learn more about ESIT at https://lnkd.in/gJjyHqkF. ?
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If you love working with children, this is a perfect opportunity for you. ?? ??? ???We’re looking for a toddler teacher who wants to help kiddos grow and thrive in a nurturing, fun environment. ?? Play a crucial role in healthy brain development for 1- to 3-year-old kids ?? Be a guide for classroom staff ?? Work with families to make sure they and their kids get what they need Does that sound like you? Come work with us! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g_rjbzYn
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We’ve been in Whatcom County for 60 years (and we’re not going anywhere). On this day in 1965, The Bellingham Herald announced the creation of “an Opportunity Council!” We’re so glad to be part of our communities, which now span multiple counties. ?? ?? ?? #oppco60 #HelpingPeople #BuildingCommunity #HelpPartnerInvest #opportunitycouncil
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Ayúda a asegurar que la gente consiga el apoyo con este trabajo en tu propia comunidad. ????? ?? Want to help people navigate health care and social service systems that are too often stacked against them? As a bilingual Community Care Coordinator, you can be a bridge between clients and the support they need. You’ll guide people toward the resources necessary to thrive individually and as a family.? ? Aquí hay una gran oportunidad para?ayudar a su comunidad. ?No dejes que se te pase! ? ? Aplica hoy: ?? https://lnkd.in/g8yYcRWP??
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?? Happy birthday to us; happy birthday to us! ?? This year we’re celebrating 60 years of helping people and building community. Stay tuned this year for more on the lives we’ve touched, the impact we’ve had, and the celebration of everyone who made it possible. #oppco60 #HelpingPeople #BuildingCommunity #HelpPartnerInvest #opportunitycouncil
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