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

United Way of King County tops nation in fundraising

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

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United Way of King County In the News

	8/9/2010 Companies donate employees' time, service instead of cash USA Today
	8/6/2010 Two Steps forward, one step back Effort to end homelessness reaches milestone as housing units open, but shelters face money crisis Puget Sound Business Journal
	7/26/2010 Non-profit community will miss Tod Leiweke United Way speaks highly of accomplishments King 5
	7/21/2010 United Way of King County Tops Nation in Fundraising Seattle Times
	7/21/2010 King County United Way tops in U.S. in fundraising Puget Sound Business Journal
	6/22/2010 United Way funds home grown food for Vashon food bank KCPQ Fox 13
	6/15/2010 Growing fresh food, feeding people Vashon Beachcomber
	6/11/2010 United Way project seeks ways to use volunteers better Puget Sound Business Journal
	6/8/2010 United Way vital to getting kids ready for school United Way of King Countys $25 million fundraising campaign to pay for early learning Seattle Times
	6/3/2010 VIDEO - Microsoft donates $1 million to United Way's Parent Child Home Program King 5 News at 6:30 King 5

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