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From the Business:Amara works to ensure that every child in foster care has the love and support of a committed family – as quickly as possible, and for as long as they need. Founded in 1921, Amara guides, prepares, and supports foster and adoptive families to ensure that every kid in foster care can be placed in a stable, long-term, loving home, and provides compassionate direct care to kids in their first few days of foster care through the Amara Emergency Sanctuary program.Read more

From the Business:Eckankar of Greater Seattle offers information, classes, workshops, worship services, and spiritual assistance to support Soul on Its unique path of unfoldment. Thousands of people in the Seattle area have benefited from the ECK teachings - whether for a day, a couple of years, or even a lifetime.Read more

From the Business:The Seattle Community is indeed looking for a 'big brother' or an umbrella organization that will definitely solve the concern of this ‘help’ that will promote not only a cooperation with different groups, but will also serve as a 'rainbow connection' that will complete the missing part. If a concern individual or group can recognize this need, start planning and hopefully implement this kind or solution to this concern, then Seattle communities will reach its break through.Read more

From the Business:Give It All plans to begin pursuing its mission in October 2013 by starting an after-school dance program integrated with global awareness and Giving. Our goal is to establish our program in at least ten schools in the Seattle area. In our second year, we plan to expand to 50 schools in the Greater Seattle area. Our goal is to expand our reach to 5000 schools across the world, reaching out to a minimum of 100,000 students. We shall reach our goal through an ambitious expansion plan involving licensing our dance and global awareness curriculum, and through innovative fundraising.Read more

From the Business:The South Asia Center is the leading center for the study of South Asia in the Northwest. The South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, is a leading center for South Asian Studies in North America. It promotes knowledge about South Asia through innovative research, teaching and outreach to educational, civic, and business institutions and to the community.Read more

From the Business:At Nunmaan Tamil Academy, we believe in honouring the richness of Tamil language and heritage while embracing modern learning. From immersive in-person classes in Troy, Novi and Windsor to flexible virtual sessions, we offer engaging Tamil language programmes for both young learners and adults. Our dedicated volunteer teachers bring years of experience, using a curriculum that emphasizes speaking, reading and cultural confidence. Whether you’re looking to deepen your connection to Tamil roots or help a child grow bilingually, Nunmaan is committed to nurturing language fluency, celebrating cultural identity and empowering every student to carry Tamil into the next generation.Read more

From the Business:Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an institute for the traditional study of Advaita Vedanta, Sanskrit, Yoga, Ayurveda, astrology, and other classical Indian disciplines. The word Arsha means that which is from the Rishis - the great sages of ancient India. The word Vidya means knowledge. Gurukulam refers to a residential center for learning with the teacher. Thus, Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is a place where one learns the knowledge imparted by the Rishis. Established in 1986 by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the Gurukulam is patterned after the ancient gurukulams of India. The Gurukulam offers Indians and Westerners alike an opportunity to study the profound spiritual knowledge of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahmasutras, and other classical Vedic texts in English in the USA. Located on 14 acres in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, a serene setting in the Pocono Mountains, the Gurukulam offers short- and long-term programs of study for guest and resident students of all ages. The campus is adorned by a beautiful temple dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurti, considered the first teacher of Vedic knowledge. Apart from Vedanta, classes on Sanskrit, Vedic chanting, Vedic astrology, Ayurveda, meditation and Iyengar Yoga are also offered. There are ongoing meditation and Vedanta classes on weekends which anyone can attend without prior registration.Read more