Posts in: "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty"

Changing refugees and immigrant lives with financial stability

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

1 Volunteer = $30,000 Saved

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

Childhood Hunger Isn’t A Faraway Issue

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

Summer Food Invasion’s Anti-Poverty Mission

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