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For homeless parents, search for housing is long and traumatic
Elijah, 8, has autism. He lives with his mother in an Everett motel. “I’m watching my son get…
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6 pending bills that support workers, promote pay transparency
These proposed state laws survived Tuesday’s deadline for approval by their chambers of origin.
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3,500 households seek rental assistance
Volunteers of America has helped 900 households in Snohomish County since January as it processes thousands of applications.
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Washington’s child care workers are quitting for better pay
They earn notoriously low wages. A new state grant can help — to an extent.
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With a labor shortage, schools scrounge for substitutes
Looking for a career change? Schools in Snohomish County are emergency-certifying substitute teachers and paraeducators.
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Hundreds seek housing in Snohomish County — but are on hold
Housing challenges were the focus of a virtual panel hosted by Snohomish County Councilmember Megan Dunn.
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Nurses face burnout as hospital staffing shortage continues
‘It feels like there has been a mass exodus in the last two to three months.’
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Child care’s heightened burden takes parents out of workforce
One Snohomish County mom said she couldn’t return to work “because I didn’t have child care and I…
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Habitat for Humanity program helps Brier homeowners stay put
The nonprofit’s Home Repair Service program gave a senior couple a new roof — and hope.
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With down payment of ‘sweat,’ 9 Stanwood families are homeowners
A Housing Hope program helps families buy houses with “sweat equity”: “We busted our butts to get here.”
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Authorities did little to help displaced low-income tenants
The end was chaotic and confusing for tenants of the Whispering Pines complex in Lynnwood. Volunteers tried to…
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Health care workers want minimum staffing standards in 2022
Three major unions say hospital staffing shortages are burning out frontline workers.
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Young Everett dancers perform ‘The Nutcracker’ on Saturday
The Dance School, a nonprofit, is back to live performances after a hiatus. Expect some stylistic twists.
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Volunteers of America distributes nearly 8M lbs of food
The nonprofit feeds more than double the people it did pre-COVID.
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These holiday trees can liven a salmon’s home as well as your own
Adopt A Stream Foundation is selling native trees. Return them after the holidays, and they’ll become critical fish…
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Architects unveil new details for Baker Heights housing site
The northeast Everett housing development might be greener and taller than neighbors expected.
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Looking for his ‘last job,’ veteran found new work, new life
U.S. Navy veteran Dennis Willard, once homeless, now works for the nonprofit that helped him.
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83% of Mukilteo voters don’t want ‘high-density’ housing
A ballot measure’s results won’t immediately change anything, but Mayor-elect Joe Marine sees it as a mandate.
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Snohomish County voters said goodbye to these 7 incumbents
Collectively, these mayors, councilmembers and a school board director served decades in elected office.
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He learned his trade in high school; now he leads the class
Richie del Puerto, an auto technician at Sno-Isle TECH, trains the next generation for high-wage jobs.