ESG News For King County, Washington

Today, WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), and Washington Federal Bank (“WaFd Bank”), its bank subsidiary announces that it will be the official banking partner for the purpose-driven digital commerce platform, the Network of Giving, launched initially in the Seattle market. This will fuel merchant-funded micro-donations to critical community service agencies to support our neighbors in need.The Network of Giving is designed to empower people to foster giving through everyday actions and

Tree planting nonprofit announces 18 subawardees 

Age and language appropriate books will be distributed to children ages 6 months to 5 years at clinics across King County to promote healthy brain development, language acquisition and family bonds.

The ODP Corporation (NASDAQ:ODP) will kick off the company’s sixth annual Day of Service company-wide philanthropic initiative on April 22 with a $250,000 donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of America to support kids and teens across the country. From April 22 through May 6, associates from The ODP Corporation’s operating business units, under the brands Office Depot OfficeMax, ODP Business Solutions, Veyer and Varis, will volunteer on 16 service projects to enhance local Clubs in their communities.

'Symetra Empowers Communities' program contributed $2 million in grants and funding

Hundreds of Office Depot Volunteers to Participate in Service Projects Designed to Enhance Local Boys & Girls Clubs from April 19 to May 7

New affordable housing investments include four new transit-oriented developments in these headquarter regionsWith these latest initiatives, the Amazon Housing Equity Fund will have committed more than $1.2 billion to create or preserve over 8,000 homes in its first 14 months

Philanthropic partnership supporting Seattle communities though digital commerce.

Kline Galland changes name of “The Summit at First Hill” to “Mary Schwartz Summit” in honor of gift

Bellevue-based life insurer also named one of region’s Top 75 Corporate Philanthropists

Digital freight network announces goal to eliminate an additional 3 million pounds of carbon emissions in 2021

Associates Nationwide to Lend Their Time and Talents During Company’s Flagship Volunteer Celebration from May 1 to May 8

U.S. Bank today announced $60,000 in additional support to Asian American and Asian Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to combat biases and acts of violence. The U.S. Bank Foundation grants were distributed to AAPI organizations in Southern and Northern California, Atlanta, Seattle and the Twin Cities.“Violence and xenophobia against Asian American and Asian Pacific Islander individuals cannot be tolerated,” said Greg Cunningham, Chief Diversity Officer for U.S. Bank. “In continued support to t

Announcement of groundbreaking at Village Gardens, a community land trust homeownership development in Seattle, WA.

Darwin’s Natural Pet Products is partnering with pet advocates, owners and experts to engage social media communities in supporting animal shelters and rescue centers with its ‘Buy One, Give One’ initiative.Darwin’s asked its Instagram influencers to nominate nonprofit animal shelters across the United States. When community members sign up for a new trial of Darwin’s raw pet food using a specialized code on the influencer’s Instagram account, Darwin’s will donate the entire price of the trial o

Donations to Support Educational Programs Designed to Keep Underserved Children and Teens Learning and Engaged Throughout the Summer

Company donates to multiple organizations, joins PPE supply chain, and celebrates frontline workers; among other charitable initiatives

Coalition of Restaurants, Foundations, Organizations and Individuals to Help Restaurant Workers in Need, Ask Members of the Public to Help Serve Those Who Served Us by Donating

Molina Healthcare of Washington announced the 2019 recipients of the Molina Community Innovation Fund (the Molina Fund), a new program designed to fund innovative programs that reduce access barriers and address the social determinants of health for Medicaid beneficiaries in regions of Washington State that have implemented Integrated Managed Care (IMC). In this inaugural year, Molina received a total of 152 applications and is distributing nearly $1 million in grants to 16 Washington-based 501(

233 Grants Will Help Nonprofit Organizations Advance Programs to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Their Communities

HanesBrands and the Pac-12 are teaming up to care for those living homeless in Seattle during the athletic association’s Sustainability Conference.

More than 3,000 Employees, Family Members and Friends Join Nonprofits Statewide to Make Change Happen

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards More Than $25 Million in Grants in the First Quarter of 2019

Symetra and the Seattle Seahawks awarded Sand Point Elementary School in Seattle with the 2018 Symetra Heroes in the Classroom® “MVP Award.”

Sweepstakes celebrates National Walking Day and April’s Move More Month, enabling people to enter for a chance to win one of more than 100 walking-related prizes People can sign the pledge to walk more and enter the sweepstakes at uhcwalkingmaps.com, which provides 10,000-step walking routes in more than 50 cities across the country On behalf of the first 25,000 people to sign the pledge, UnitedHealthcare will donate a total of $25,000 to help reduce childhood obesity, including contributions to Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and the Ginn Academy in Cleveland

Bellevue-based Symetra made a second $100,000 donation to The Sophia Way; Eastside Emergency Shelter for Women can remain open year-round in 2019.

2-1-1 Service Offers a Lifeline to Those in Crisis

Opus #CommunityFoundation announced today the approval of 20 grant awards to charitable organizations that Opus and the Foundation believe will strengthen and engage the communities that Opus serves.

Washington's First Lady Trudi Inslee joined the United Health Foundation and Whole Kids Foundation for a grant presentation today.

Symetra has made a $100,000 donation to The Sophia Way, a Bellevue, Washington-based nonprofit organization fighting homelessness.

More than 50 grants awarded to commemorate 50th anniversary of Fair Housing Act, honor advocates

More than 800 Symetra employees to volunteer at 57 nonprofits—34 in Puget Sound region

“ItEndsWithUs” Campaign to Engage 15,000 Youth at WE Day Seattle

Symetra and the Seattle Seahawks awarded Marvista Elementary in Normandy Park, Wash., with the $20,000 Symetra Heroes in the Classroom “MVP Award.”

More than 3,000 Comcast employees, family members and friends will help improve communities across Washington state

Recap of CSR stories on Business Wire

Fourteen local Boys & Girls Clubs received solar-eclipse glasses for the Aug. 21 viewing, enabling more than 1,000 young people to safely experience the celestial event Donation highlights the importance of eye safety during the solar eclipse and throughout the summer Eclipse coverage is 91.84 percent in Seattle area