Posts in category 'Doers Of Good'

Food has a wonderful way of bringing people together and breaking down barriers. That's the idea that helped guide founding members Maisa Abudayha, Ross Carper and Dan Todd to start Feast World Kitchen – a nonprofit restaurant that has been helping immigrants and refugees in the Spokane community feel welcome and achieve their fullest potential. 

It's a pursuit that strives to feed both heart and belly. The restaurant offers a rotating selection of food prepared by chefs immigrant chefs and refugees from around the world, while also helping them take steps towards removing the barriers to entry to open up their own restaurants, food trucks, catering firms and other businesses.

Carper describes the restaurant as "small business and job incubator."  Whatever money Feast World K...

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Founded in 2012 by three-time World Series champion pitcher Jeremy Affeldt, Generation Alive's mission is to empower youth to compassionately engage the needs of their community through action and service.

Organized in groups of 10-20 students identified as rising student leaders, they call them Action Teams for a reason.

Partnering with schools, churches and other youth-serving community organizations, Action Teams work to identify needs in the community and present a call-to-action to their peers in assemblies. Whether it's educating peers on food insecurity or project fundraising, students involved with Generation Alive have time and time again shown that they will rise to the occasion.

"We've seen classrooms face off in change drive competitions or student...

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In Spokane County, there are more than 1,000 children and youth currently living in foster care through Child Protective Service (CPS). These children living in foster care or relative placement commonly suffer from depression, behavior disturbances, poor health, learning delays, confusion, fear, and loneliness. CASA Partners helps support the lives of these neglected children in Spokane Country and children who are at risk of entering the system. 

CASA Partners is a volunteer-led 501 (c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1977. They started with a three-year $30,000 grant from the Junior League of Spokane and continue to grow with the generous support of many community organizations, businesses, and individual donors.

A "CASA" is a court appointed special advocate. CASAs are...

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#CBTDenimDay

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It's a difficult topic, no question.

Removing the stigma surrounding sexual assault and abuse, bringing the conversation to the forefront and out of the shadows, educating, speaking out, ending victim-blaming, and supporting survivors are the best defenses. So much has been done, with so much more to do.

It's worthy of our time. Of everyone's time. Here at CBT, we decided to act on one of our mottos – BE BOLD – and do what we can to help. For our April #DoersOfGood campaign, we're taking the message to all our offices and asking our Realtors®, staff, and managers to come together to support organizations in our areas who work hard to assist women in our local communities. We've asked them to...

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Beyond Pink is the result of two women, Charlie Brewer and Karla Porter, who wanted to celebrate the technology of Thermography and its powerful ability to aid in the early detection of breast disease. Their passion is that, when found at its earliest stages before a mass has formed, breast cancer can often be prevented by making lifestyle changes. Their goal was to not just to educate and raise awareness but to help provide funding for women who could not otherwise afford this potentially lifesaving screening as it is generally not covered by insurance.

What is Thermography?  It uses a kind of infrared technology that detects and records temperature changes on the surface of the skin. The camera displays these patterns as a sort of heat map.  Hot spots can indicate something needs t...

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