Powerful Story About Guns and Domestic Violence
A powerful story this week in Parent Map, “Normal from the Outside: A Family’s Story of Guns and Domestic Violence” by Rory Graves. “Police seized 24 guns and hundreds of…
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Being On-Call
At the WSCADV Annual Conference last month, a bunch of forward thinking directors, managers and advocates came together for a Good Jobs Forum. There was a lot of great discussion,…
Sometimes it’s the little things…
Last month we presented a MoneyTalks webinar (for those of you who do not know, WSCADV holds quarterly MoneyTalks for advocates to come together and talk about economic justice topics).…
Like A Boss
We have all had good ones and bad ones. Being the boss is HARD. But being a great one doesn’t have to make it harder. It may even make it…
Minimum Wage = Living wage?
We know that the title equation is not true for many in the U.S. right now. And in many places in Washington, it also comes up short. For DV advocates…
Good Jobs = Great Advocacy
You are leaders in your organizations and your communities. You are advocates, tirelessly working for justice and peace. If you alone could wave a magic wand and create the policies…
Hooray for Healthcare!
I bet there’s not one of you out there reading this who wouldn’t agree that health insurance is a vital resource for employees. We love healthy workers and healthy workplaces!…
S-T-R-E-T-C-H
When people talk about what makes a “good job,” one characteristic that always rises to the top is flexibility. Flexibility was a top reason that some participants of the…
Work Fit for Families
This week’s post brought to you by guest blogger Karen Burke, Executive Director of DVSAS of Whatcom County. …
Satisfaction
It’s a no-brainer that loving (or even liking) your job leads to you sticking around longer. The next few Good Jobs posts will be about job satisfaction, and how it…