Mission Statement
Cares of Washington’s mission is to support people with disabilities and low incomes to realize their purpose, potential, and strength
Cares combine career coaching, financial skills education, vocational and educational training, support services, and job placement into a cohesive plan for each client, mitigating barriers to employment and maximizing each person’s potential for independence. Cares firmly believe that it is simply not enough to just help someone find a job, any job. We emphasize jobs with career pathways and the potential for advancement, benefits, and living wages for every client that walks through our doors.
About
Cares of Washington has been providing services for people with low incomes and disabilities for over 39 years. The organization was first established in 1980 in Seattle as the International Assoc. of Machinists Center for Administrating Rehabilitation and Employment Services or “IAM CARES”. The original charter was to return injured Boeing Machinists to work. When the national IAM CARES organization closed in 2003, the Puget Sound office of IAM CARES incorporated with the new name ‘Cares of Washington’ and officially became an independent 501c3 WA State nonprofit with a broader mission and a far more diverse funding base. We are headquartered in Seattle, with field offices in Tacoma, Monroe, and Port Orchard. Cares is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
