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A non-profit service organization, VOW recruits, organizes and trains volunteers to perform trail construction and maintenance and to restore natural habitat while preserving the rich heritage of the land. VOW brings managers of public lands together with volunteers to help create and maintain public access on those lands. By training volunteers to be stewards of the environment VOW creates a sustainable connection between Washington's community and the land. [Volunteers for Outdoor Washington]

An initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, BetterBricks has its sights set on helping business professionals understand the power of energy efficiency to make a real difference in their buildings and in their business. BetterBricks believes that energy efficiency can provide tremendous value, with substantial contributions to the bottom line as well as the environment. BetterBricks services and resources are designed to meet the real-world needs of building professionals. [BetterBricks]

An arts program uniquely able to reach out to at-risk youth while enriching communities, ArtWorks programs have fostered a new sense of self-esteem, self-motivation and self-sufficiency for youth through pre-employment training and subsidized employment in the arts. They create murals for schools, businesses and parks throughout the city—and offer a wealth of opportunities for young people to get involved with the arts and move their lives in a positive direction. [ArtWorks]

Turning houses into homes, The Sharehouse is Seattle's free furniture bank, providing furniture and household goods to people who are making the transition to permanent housing. With the goal of helping homeless families achieve self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and long-term stability, furniture and housewares are collected from private households and businesses and donated to families refered here by more than 60 homeless agencies in the Seattle area. [The Sharehouse]

A community-based initiative to create an on-line information source of locally-owned and sustainable businesses in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, WA, Find it in Fremont is a great resource for local sustainability. In their online directory you can search our directory to find businesses that are locally-owned and who make or sell locally-produced, environmentally-friendly and socially-responsible goods and services in Fremont. [Find it in Fremont]

A non-profit organization, Sustainable Ballard seeks to develop a grassroots vision of sustainability for the community of Ballard. It is their goal to create a sustainable blueprint that serves to reduce Ballard's ecological footprint ensuring that future generations have access to the resources they need to thrive. Sustainable Ballard hosts festivals, presentations and monthly meetings to bring awareness to the sustainablity movement in Ballard. [Sustainable Ballard]