Homes for the Holidays event provides beds for those in need
The Hawk Eye
Thanks to the efforts of four community organizations and a furniture store, children and adults throughout Des Moines County are getting a better night s sleep this Christmas Eve, helping Santa to better make his deliveries unseen.
Through Slumberland Furniture s Homes for the Holidays event and in collaboration with Burlington Building Bridges, Community Action of Southeast Iowa, the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Young House Community Services 14 beds were donated Monday to Des Moines County families in need. The need for beds in Burlington is really big, said Mona Ash, director of Burlington Building Bridges, which works with more than 75 southeast Iowa individuals and families to help them overcome the many obstacles put in place by poverty.
Seattle creates alternative program for domestic violence misdemeanors Dec 17, 2020
In recent years, Washington state courts have started rethinking their approach to domestic violence cases.
In Seattle, the municipal court is piloting an alternative to criminal prosecution. It provides more customized treatment for perpetrators, and incorporates the input of their victims.
Prosecutors at the Seattle City Attorney s Office say they plan to refer most offenders facing domestic violence misdemeanors to a domestic violence intervention program, which allows them to avoid a criminal record if they complete the program and do not reoffend.
One of the first participants was arrested in 2018 after neighbors called Seattle police to report an argument between a young couple in their apartment. The man, who KUOW is identifying by the initial M., agreed to speak on condition that his name not be used.
Cedar Rapids Humane Society
Community connection and service have long been important to the GEICO family – a family that is growing.
GEICO is hiring for Customer Service, Sales, Claims Service, Emergency Roadside Service, and the Management Development Program in Iowa. The company is committed to hiring 2,000 positions throughout the country over the next six months.
“We invite you to consider joining our GEICO family,” Hoagland said. “Our associates have helped make us the growing, stable and customer-focused company we are today.”
GEICO–one of Comparably’s 2019 “Top 50 Large Companies for Perks & Benefits” and
Indeed.com’s “10 Highest-Rated Workplaces for Compensation and Benefits”–offers full-time associates its Total Rewards Program, with a wide range of benefits, including health, dental and vision coverage, paid vacation and holidays, parental leave, continuing education and tuition reimbursement. GEICO is a promote-from-within company that offe
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