From South to West
“My first day here, I woke up and realized there weren’t any Black people,” laughs Shaquana Dobbins, a Direct Service Professional in VOA...
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- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Soul Test
I am VOA. Have you ever taken a personality test? I took one called a “soul” test one time and found out: I’m a Server, a person who...
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- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
Window of Opportunity
I am VOA. I had a window when I first started, over in the Broadway building. When I interviewed at VOA, I was so nervous. I had to start...
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- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Warming Up To Humans
I am VOA. I usually like dogs more than people. They’re not judgy. I’ve got Jake, who’s a mutt. And Oliver is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. I...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
One Hour of Service
We are VOA. Ellie the potato puller. Ellie the Christmas Elf. Ellie the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for the...
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- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Other Duties As Assigned
I am VOA. Working for VOA for the past 12 years I have been able to witness the wide range of services that VOA offers in the community....
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- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
A Tradition of Giving
I am VOA. “I could never imagine what some of my clients are going through. I just want to help.” Born and raised in Everett by a...
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- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Spirit of Grams
"I am humble because I’ve been there. My mom got WIC when we were kids. I’ve had just buttered noodles for dinner or chili all week. I...
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- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Big One
Claire Danielson, the new VOA Controller, is explaining about the Big Four: The four biggest accounting firms in the United States. They...
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- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Acts of God
Jessica Marburger has experience with what insurance companies call Acts of God. “Flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, riptides. I...
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- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
One Person
Chris Eck remembers. She remembers that old farmhouse they lived in in the DC area, when her Dad was in the Army, and their Dalmatian,...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Purpose of Strong Tea
“We could have anything we wanted for breakfast: tray of eggs, bread and butter, tea with milk and sugar.” Until she was eight, Sophie’s...
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- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Begin Again
Anne is bragging about her client, a single mom with three kids. The mom moved back into the area with nothing, after a divorce and...
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- Jul 6, 2021
- 3 min
Lauryn Hartridge: Birth of A Writer
“I’ve always been a person who likes to document things.” Lauryn Hartridge wants to remember. Maybe it’s all the people she’s left...
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- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Caring For Those Who Care For Others
By Brenda Werth, Senior Director of Disability Services Volunteers of America Western Washington When I started as a Direct Support...
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