David's Corner

Meet Joseph Fry, Program Director - Puget Sound I enjoyed hearing more about Joseph's work with Seniors - as I said in the video, seniors services are vital for our communities, and without services like ours, isolation and loneliness can be very harmful. Keep the nominations coming! Next week we are going to hear from Aya Aljanabi and Emilie Nangle about themselves and the world of IT. David Health, Justice and Hope

Meet Sarah Williams, Program Director - Multicultural Counseling Training Institute, in Portland Oregon Thank you for sharing about your work Sarah! I am sorry I messed up the first two videos! :)   If you have a nomination of other LCSNW staff for an interview like this, please tell us about them below too! David Health, Justice and Hope

Dear Team: Despite the hectic pace and fast-changing landscape of our work during this 19-months-and-counting pandemic, it's important to take time to pause, reflect and say "thank you" for your commitment. This week is a perfect time for that. I'm glad to report that LCSNW's deadline for full COVID-19 vaccination came and went with a minimum of staff disruption. No employees were notified that they were losing their jobs. As of Oct. 18, all had received their vaccinations (or were in the last steps of doing so), secured an accommodation, or chose to move on to other opportunities. Ensuring compliance with the governors' vaccine mandates required high degree of collaboration from everyone across the agency. The same is true as we keep following health and safety practices--such as attestation when entering offices, social distancing and wearing face coverings. From where I stand, this week provides a preview of Thanksgiving, five weeks early. I'm grateful

The best people work at LCSNW. We do good work and have a lot of passion for helping people. Whether you work in operations or shared services, you're still helping people. COVID has made it tough to stay connected--which is hard on people who like to help people. So, for the remainder of the year, I'm going to use the Friday Note to get us together. Each week, I'll do a 2 minute lightning round with someone on our team. It could be someone who's worked with us for a long time or the last person to join us, either way, we should all get to know them a little better. Have someone in mind? Let me know in the comments, and maybe include what they're working on or how they're making a difference. David Health, Justice and Hope

LCSNW welcomes Matt as our new Director of Communications. Click READ MORE to watch the video below.  David Health, Justice and Hope