Community Services/Non-Profits in Silverdale, WA

“Bloodwork’s NW does *NOT* pay their plasma donors like other donation centers.I looked everywhere online to find this out and it isn’t addressed anywhere, even on their website. They should consider adding that information to their extensive info page on plasma. Finally, I just called and asked them directly, and they confirmed that none of their donors are compensated in any way.Pro bono donation is a noble thing to do, and I do believe paying for whole blood donations isn’t even legal anyway. This isn’t a criticism of Bloodworks (notice the 5 ⭐️ rating.) But paid plasma donation has saved me on bills and rent many times. I’ve done it a hundred times at least. Now that I’ve moved to the PNW, I was excited to see find a donation center nearby. If Bloodworks paid their plasma donors, I’d be in there twice a week. Sadly, without that compensation, I can’t afford that drive on a regular basis.”

“I have worked extensively with the Community Foundation over the past several years. They are knowledgeable, helpful, and courteous. Each staff member has excellent skill sets that fit naturally with his/her position.”

“So fun! At first I was worried I couldn't pass the swim test, or if I did they wouldn't let me swim very far, but even the easiest one will let you go very far into the pool! Plus, I forgot goggles once but I asked a pool lifeguard and they showed me a small bin of goggles that you could get goggles from (although they were dusty and most of them were broken).”

“It's a 5 star review but I hated going there. I had a private cremation for my 19 year old kitty. Staff was friendly & sympathetic. She understood that she had to pull the box out of my arms that held my kitty.They have a great selection of cats & dogs that need adopted. Save a life ❤”

“We have been shopping (and donating to) the Silverdale Goodwill for over a decade and it is clear that the Goodwills in this area are fundamentally better than most other locations nation-wide. What they do right: turnover - if you're going to come to goodwill with any regularity you need to have high turnover of goods so people still find new things, and the way the goodwill rotates through the colors and liquidates items the Monday after they've been around for 4 weeks is a pristine example of a good turnover plan. (Note: this was recently tweaked, with goods on the 5th Monday now being a percentage off now instead of $.99, we will see if this affects things). One of the best deals at goodwill for the long term WAS canning jars for $.10; when they come in they'd go out just as quickly. Recently management upped that price to $.49 a jar, comparable to the new price - and now guess what, jars sit on the shelves. Same with books - paperback books used to be $.99, this was a reliably good deal and we would shop paperbacks all the time, at the new price, we don't even go to that section anymore. People need those cheap deals to look for to keep them coming back, and I would implore management to reconsider these changes for their success, because if someone is coming in for a $.10 Jar they are still likely to buy a $49 clock they see - and the profit from that one higher-price item is more value to the org than 'loss' from as many $.10 jars as someone would bother to fill up their cart with.”