Posts in: "Archive: Nov 2016"

Nikita Moves from Streets to Home

Nikita is using her new-found passion for photography to look at life through a different lens. The single mother of two is focusing on the future, although snapshots from her past are never far away. Read Article

Policy Change: Your Donations and the Bigger Picture

Change is good. Change is hard. JFK even said change is the law of life. All of them reasons we talk with legislators in Olympia about what's working and what's not. Then they can create effective large-scale solutions. With elections still fresh in our minds, here's an update on our policy work. Change takes small steps and big steps, and you're right there walking with us. Read Article

Double Duty: Celebrating a Veteran & AmeriCorps Member

On Veterans Day, we celebrate veterans who made sacrifices to uphold the US constitution. Today, we honor Hardy Awadjie, a veteran who served nine years with the military and is now serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with United Way. His story exemplifies national service, citizenship and the heart of AmeriCorps. Read Article