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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School Readiness

	11/13/2009 The high economic cost of outs and inadequate education Seattle Times
	11/9/2009 Parenting: Cuts Keep Coming: New Round of Early Ed Cuts in Washington State (Paul Nyhan) Seattle Post Globe
	11/7/2009 Hearts, wallets in right place for children The Olympian
	10/19/2009 Parenting: Will Early Education Funding Fall Off a Cliff? Seattle Post Glob
	7/26/2009 Stimulus money shores up early-learning programs, provides opportunities Seattle Times
	10/10/2008 How to boost child's brain power The Daily News
	10/9/2008 AT&T Awards $730,000 in Grants to Help Address High School Dropout Crisis in Los Angeles Area Program Is Part of $100 Million AT&T Aspire Initiative to Promote High School Success and Workforce Readiness Market Watch
	10/9/2008 Parents can influence school success Smart Brief
	10/5/2008 Reading to children early helps them develop skills for school Redding.com
	9/22/2008 Academic Success Begins at Home: How Children Can Succeed in School The Heritage Foundation

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