We’re excited to welcome 2024 because Companis will be 30 years old in March! Reaching that milestone offers a chance to reflect on where we’ve been, and where we’re headed. Since our founding in 1994, Companis has made more than 1,350 placements of volunteer...
We are excited to welcome Jennifer Wing as Companis’ Associate Executive Director - Programs. She is taking over Karen’s duties in connecting skilled Companis volunteer professionals with partner nonprofits. Jennifer had a long and successful career in public radio....
Individual donations fuel our work and make it possible. They are the single-largest source of contributions to Companis. That's why community-wide philanthropy events, such as GiveBIG, are so important to meeting the demand for our services. Because of our donors'...
We’re excited to announce that Emilio Garza has joined the Companis team as Program Specialist and Equity Consultant, a key role working to advise and advance strategies that continue to raise awareness of Companis service as we expand our work in both King and...
We're thrilled to announce Cynthia Hunter has joined our staff as Outreach Specialist, a lead role in introducing Companis to nonprofits throughout King and Snohomish counties. Cynthia first took on the role in September as a contractor. Now, through a 3-year grant...
We're so grateful! Ninety individual donors pushed Companis well past our Giving Tuesday challenge match of $20k, with contributions of $37,176.13 in response to Giving Tuesday. It's clear the day did 'unleash generosity' (a Giving Tuesday theme) during this worldwide...
Companis is part of community recovery from Covid, with placements on the front lines throughout our region.
She helps people face the fears and challenges of death and dying, isolation and exclusion, and does so with a chaplain's heart fueled by courageous advocacy. For her decades of innovative caring for our neighbors, the Companis Board of Directors honors Trudy James...
Companis Workers Cynthia Hunter, Donna Whitford and Tess Selim are now part of the Companis team to help us grow our outreach to new communities, volunteers and partners. Cynthia joined Companis in 2018, in a placement with Byrd Barr Place, and later with Fabian's...