Civic Engagement Clearinghouse
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The Walla Walla Valley Disability Network (WWVDN) works closely with another organization we have in town but also nationally called Parent to Parent (P2P). These organizations provide support and resources to parents and their child(ren) who have special needs as well as their siblings. Outside of resources for families, they also do community outreach disability trainings. Most importantly they choose to celebrate abilities!
This organization’s purpose is to make people aware and to start thinking about heart disease, “America’s No. 1 Killer”. This association raises money to fund research about heart disease and has made large strides over the years to push for a healthier youth through programs such as The Kids Heart Challenge.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) commissions and manages hunting, fishing and other recreational activities throughout the state of Washington. They are tasked with setting seasons for wildlife management units as well as monitoring the number of game species within those units and to improve opportunities for residents of the state and surrounding states.
“We aim to inspire a thriving city through cultural and educational opportunities. We connect our community with education, information and programming. We work together to create the best outcomes. We include and celebrate Spokane’s diverse communities. We take risks and drive change. We impress our customers with individualized service. We use public funds responsibly.”
The Right to Write program is an organization that is trying to collect pens and pencils to send to third world countries. Kim, their founder started by taking clothes overseas to donate while she was visiting. She found that most people wanted more of her pens than anything else! She started then to collect pens and pencils to send to schools, orphanages and hospitals either by individual volunteers, travelers or through other organizations. These people distribute them by hand to children who need them the most. Their goal is to make sure that all classrooms have the materials to work with in the schools. The organization is based out of New York, and you mail the collections of materials to the hub if you cannot personally take them to another country with you. You also can arrange to take materials with you on a trip out of the country as well.
Little Free Library was first started by Todd H. Bol who later created a non-profit organization.
This organization inspires a love for reading. It invites everybody to take a book and leave a book. The purpose of this organization is to provide age-appropriate books for children all over the world. Little Free Library helps maintain little libraries all over the world.
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