Ten years ago a group of individuals representing nonprofits, philanthropy, local government, the faith community, and the business community came together to discuss our community’s… Read Article

Success Story: Roel – Homelessness Is Not Hopeless

A day before he turned 7, Roel’s mom died of ovarian cancer. Roel and his younger sister lived with family friends before going… Read Article

New report reveals indicators that can predict which youth are most likely to become homeless after exiting foster care.   United Way of King… Read Article

Smarter, Less Expensive, More Humane  

Well it turns out that ending homelessness is as simple as getting people into homes.  Read Article

Tents, tents, everywhere tents…

I don’t know about you but it sure seems like I’m seeing more and more people in our community struggling with homelessness. I’m particularly struck by the number of tents that I see – under bridges, on sidewalks, set-up on greenbelts, and on and on. Read Article

Steve had been in and out of shelters for years. "In" meaning figuring out how to get his name shelter lists early to get bed. "Out" meaning a cold, wet night outside. Read Article

Volunteer Where It’s Needed: Surprise! It’s in Your Own Neighborhood.

Guest blogger Lisa Wolf works in Community Development at Washington Federal. She currently sits on the Emerging Leader Marketing Committee and was a United Way… Read Article

What would you say if you saw a Mercedes pull up to a food bank

What would you say if you saw a Mercedes pull up to a food bank? You may want to think twice about first judgments. Read Article

Seattle’s Best Sports Event. Ever.

Guest blogger Constance McBarron shares with us her impressions from the All-Star Classic that had over 6,500 attendees at Safeco Field who watched celebs and volunteers play a friendly softball game to raise money and awareness for Seattle’s homeless youth. Read Article

Impact Manager Courtney Noble spills the beans on homelessness investments

Get the inside scoop on our youth homelessness investments. Impact Manager Courtney Noble's dishes the dirt straight from her desk. Read Article