At Ethiopian Community of Seattle, a financial expert teaches immigrants the importance of building up savings. Many of the students are living on modest incomes or are struggling with poverty. United Way of King County jumpstarts each participant’s financial stability with a $300 stipend. But the cl;ass teaches more than whats in the manual. Read Article
International Women’s Day is a day that “celebrates the social,… Read Article
Edit: Now, just two weeks later, the WA State Senate… Read Article
Microsoft volunteers for United Way’s Free Tax Preparation, ensuring financial stability. On average, one volunteer returns $30,000 to individuals and families in the form of tax credits and refunds. So when we say we’re thankful to have so many Microsoft tax volunteers, what we mean is we’re REALLY thankful. Like $30,000 each thankful. Read Article
We want every kid in our community to have access to the nutritious food they need to grow up healthy and succeed in school. And with craziness like lunch shaming going on lately, who wouldn’t? This is how we're ending childhood hunger. Read Article
Too many kids in the Seattle area are going to school hungry. Check out these 5 easy ways to help hungry kids. Read Article
Raise your hand if you wish school had covered basic… Read Article
Summer is especially difficult when kids don’t have access to free and reduced-price lunch at school. “When they’re out of school, they’re eating at home 3 times a day. With summer meals, they can eat breakfast and lunch for free. Read Article
While’s school’s out for the summer, many kids are at risk of hunger because they aren’t accessing free meals. We’re teaming up with 100 AmeriCorps VISTA members, No Kid Hungry & City of Seattle to make healthy meals available to young people 18 and under all summer long! Read Article
Recent coverage of lunch shaming children for unpaid lunch bills highlights a need to compassionately address poverty and hunger in our schools. No kid should have to worry about where breakfast is coming from or how to pay for it. Local father Jeff Lew thought so, and took action by raising money to erase the Seattle school lunch debt. It’s amazing what one everyday hero can do, and schools have the ability to do even more. Good news: it’s easy! Read Article
