Against All Odds
Darcy Hupf Had A Dream: To Create A Program For Disabled Kids Who Are Too Old For Day Care
But now Byron was 13. And a half. And 5 feet 9 inches tall. And, after learning to walk at age 5, Byron was now learning to talk. The doctors had diagnoses for Byron’s conditions.
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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930718&slug=1711568
State to End Mistaken Funding; Disabled Kids May Lose Day Care
The letter informed them that as of July 1, the state no longer will pay the $650 a month after-school care the three children have been getting for several years at Northwest’s Child, a unique program in North Seattle for young people with severe developmental disabilities.
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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980506&slug=2749118
Firm goes to bat for disabled kids’ day care
April Shook stood in the kitchen of the Northwest’s Child day-care center, stroking her daughter Becky’s arm and listening to the director’s report about the day. It was a good day,
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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000608&slug=4025491
Readers Care: Northwest’s Child doesn’t just serve children
Northwest’s Child provides day care for children and adults with physical and mental disabilities and will benefit from the Readers Care Fund annual drive.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/294583_readerscare04.html
Readers Care: Success bounded by expectation
Northwest’s Child guides clients by respecting choices but enforcing guidelines
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395908_readerscare14.html
Developmentally Disabled, Unable to Speak … Ready to Work?
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http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-07-08/news/developmentally-disabled-unable-to-speak-ready-to-work
Readers Care: Charitable agency makes a difference
Northwest’s Child offers programs for young adults with profound disabilities and continued services to their families. They serve 40 clients on a slim budget.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/344569_readerscare22.html
Readers Care Fund: Needs are more critical than ever
This Thanksgiving, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer kicks off its Readers Care Fund drive, which raises money to help some of society’s most vulnerable.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/389676_Readerscare27.html
Readers Care: Success bounded by expectation
Northwest’s Child helps an autistic boy develop speaking and interaction skills in a controlled setting. It’s one of the P-I’s Readers Care Fund beneficiaries.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395908_readerscare14.html
Readers Care Fund: A helping hand with special-care needs
For more than a quarter-century, Seattle P-I readers have donated generously to the newspaper’s annual Reader’s Care Fund, generating more than $5.6 million. Today, we feature Northwest Child.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/342175_readerscare04.html
SEATTLE — “Mother Furious After Autistic Teen Abandoned Twice By Metro”
Metro Transit is facing tough questions after a KOMO Problem Solvers investigation revealed the King County bus service lost a special needs boy, not once, but twice. Read the full article at:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/106803558.html
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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950226&slug=2107009
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http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040801&slug=pfdisabled01
People with disabilities face uncertain path to “real” jobs
Aleta Hursh is 31 years old but has never held what most would consider a real job. Born with cerebral palsy, the Kirkland woman can’t talk…
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003843379_disabledworkers19m.html