At a glance

• 1 in 10 children in King County lives in poverty.
• 24,000 people are homeless in suburban cities, urban centers and rural towns in King County over the course of a year.
• $1 invested in childhood development programs saves $7 in future remedial education, welfare and jail-time.
• It essentially costs the same amount to house people as it does to leave them homeless.

Press releases

Disaster Recovery Team provides pool of skilled volunteers to response and recovery organizations

Volunteers needed for free tax preparation

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United Way of King County In the News

	2/21/2010 Microsoft's chief counsel Brad Smith sharp, able t ... Seattle Times
	2/7/2010 Generous donors give Fund for the Needy it's great ... Seattle Times
	2/5/2010 Taking Stock of Disaster Preparedness Puget Sound Business Journal
	2/1/2010 Missed Sunday's paper? Lot's of good food stuff Seattle Times
	1/31/2010 Hunger Action Week shows difficulty of diet on $12 ... Seattle Times
	1/31/2010 Hunger Action Week shows difficulty of diet on $12 ... Seattle Times
	1/29/2010 One Night Count finds slightly fewer homeless livi ... Seattle Times
	1/28/2010 Hunger Challenge Day 4 but what did it taste like Komo News
	1/27/2010 Hunger Challenge Day 3 I|Q|m no chef Komo News
	1/26/2010 Three Meals in One Hunger Action Week Seattle PI

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