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Employment
Your donation to United Way of King County helps provide job training and education so more people can support themselves and their families.
Community issues
- More than 1 million workers—one-third of Washington state's civilian workforce-lives in King County.
- 22% of King County workers don't make sufficient wages to care for themselves and their families.
- Nearly one-fourth of all low-wage earners are immigrants or refugees and these populations continue to grow.
- Wages in high skill jobs and in certain industries have increased over the past decade, but wages have stayed flat or declined in many entry-level, low-wage jobs.
We help:
- Support programs that give people concrete job skills and increase job retention, skill advancement and wage progression over a period of time
- Teach and/or Educate job-seekers how to successfully write a resume and interview for a job
- Educate people about communicating effectively, dealing with conflict, being on time and appropriate dress for the workplace
- Improve the English language and literacy skills of immigrants and refugees so they have a better chance of getting a good job
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Measurable outcome
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United Way of King County 2007/2008 investment
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People
acquire/improve English language and literacy skills.
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$253,537
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Center for Human Services
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$15,400
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El Centro de la Raza
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$16,720
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Hopelink
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$60,876
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Jewish Family Service
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$15,941
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Literacy Source, A Community Learning Center
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$52,640
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Multi-Service Center
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$39,080
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Neighborhood House Incorporated
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$8,100
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Refugee Women's Alliance
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$44,780
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People
develop/strengthen job-readiness.
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$410,036
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AtWork!
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$157,262
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Center for Career Alternatives
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$25,813
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Chinese Information and Service Center
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$7,302
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Community Psychiatric Clinic
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$25,606
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FareStart (formerly Common Meals Pgm)
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$82,790
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Hopelink
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$14,186
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Refugee Women's Alliance
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$24,424
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Sound Mental Health (formerly Seattle
Mental Health Institute, Inc.)
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$16,440
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Washington Women's Employment and
Education
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$24,295
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$31,918
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People
acquire/strengthen concrete job skills.
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$191,804
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FareStart (formerly Common Meals Pgm)
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$47,680
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Orion Industries
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$16,200
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Pioneer Human Services
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$4,050
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Refugee Women's Alliance
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$41,030
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Washington Women's Employment and
Education
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$11,916
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$70,928
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People
obtain employment.
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$501,264
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Asian Counseling and Referral Services
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$89,391
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CASA Latina
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$24,295
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Consejo Counseling and Referral
Services
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$6,650
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Jewish Family Service
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$27,556
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Neighborhood House Incorporated
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$40,490
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PROVAIL
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$51,401
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Refugee Federation Service Center
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$40,490
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Refugee Women's Alliance
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$58,310
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Sound Mental Health (formerly Seattle
Mental Health Institute, Inc.)
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$16,633
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Transitional Resources
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$22,620
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$123,428
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People
retain jobs.
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$250,494
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AtWork!
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$64,234
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CARES of Washington
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$48,590
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Port Jobs
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$40,490
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Seattle-King County
Workforce Development Council
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$97,180
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