Emerging Leaders Serve Up Empathy to End Homelessness
This is a guest post by Jordan McKerney, a marketing… Read Article
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Lessons in leadership and radical empathy from Moz’s Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird spoke at a recent Emerging Leaders event about her values and personal philosophies that shapes her work as CEO of Moz. Read Article
One Diaper at a Time: Supporting Families with Westside Baby
This is a guest post by Sarah Shoemake, a member… Read Article
Tackling homelessness with 3 simple questions
Emerging Leader, Lauren Taggart, reports on our recent Speaker Series event on Zillow's efforts to tackle housing issues and homelessness in Seattle. Read Article
Summer Food Invasion Field Day volunteering
This is a guest post by Jessica Gonchar, an Emerging… Read Article
Congratulations to our Train concert winners!
A private concert with Train? We’re in! Thanks to generous… Read Article
Emerging Leaders Help ‘Launch’ a New School Year
On a beautiful sunny Saturday in August, more than a dozen United Way Emerging Leaders volunteered to support nonprofit Launch at Highland Elementary. Learn how you can be like them and make a big difference in just a few hours. Read Article
Emerging Leaders Prep for Summer Food Invasion
School’s out and summer is in full swing. Awesome, right? While this may be a widely shared sentiment, it’s not often we think about those families whose children participate in free or reduced lunch plans during the school year. A summer break for these families, therefore, also translates into a break in these programs and an added strain for 2-3 months. United Way’s Summer Food Invasion helps ease the burden. The program brings nutritious meals to the kids at more than 250 sites across King County. In addition to food, sites offer fun activities to make the experience feel more like a summer camp than meal site Read Article
Emerging Leaders Use Their Saturdays to do Good
Emerging Leaders Second Saturday volunteer projects are a chance to… Read Article
Emerging Leaders build hope and community
United Way of King County Emerging Leaders recently volunteered with the Pat Williams Apartments, one of 13 residential buildings operated by Plymouth Housing Group. Plymouth is transforming the lives of more than 1,000 formerly homeless people in Seattle through a “housing first” philosophy. Read Article