UPDATE: November’s High School Diploma
November is the first person in her family to earn her high school diploma. The Reconnecting Youth program helped set her up for success after circumstances worked against her. Read Article
Posts in: "Helping Students Graduate"
1,300 More Kids Now Ready For Kindergarten
The Parent-Child Home Program zeroes in on the opportunity gap by supporting parents during the crucial years of children’s development… and it’s working. Thanks to you, and all of our generous donors, we’re now able to reach even more kids and families to prepare them to start kindergarten ready to succeed. We have all sorts of numbers and figures to prove this program’s impact, but this says it all: Kids in the program are 30 percentage points more likely to graduate than their peers. Read Article
Champions Unite Against Racial Bias
Race and income should not determine the opportunities young people… Read Article
They Keep Coming Back! Reconnecting Youth Numbers In
Today in King County, 14,000 young people between the… Read Article
Big Goal To Take On Inequity in Early Learning
Income, race and ZIP code—do they determine a child’s… Read Article
A family first: high school graduate
On her way to being the first in her family to graduate high school, November credits United Way of King County's Reconnecting Youth program. See why. Read Article
Parent-Child Home Program: Success Story
5-year-old Daniel looks up briefly when he hears… Read Article
All-Star Softball: At-Risk Youth Win!
Did you hear about the raucous at Safeco Field a few weeks ago? Yeah, that was us. Check out how your support reached this huge event and beyond to do great things for at-risk youth. Read Article
Big $ For At-Risk Youth: Softball Results
7,500 fans headed to Safeco for our 5th annual All-Star Softball Classic. The roster of Macklemore, Gary Payton, 7 Seahawks and loads of Mariners provided tons of shenanigans...and raised a ton of money to support at-risk youth. See just how much! Read Article
GED Support With Reconnecting Youth
When your mom asks you to stay home from school, you do it. That's what Lee faced until he dropped out and hen became homeless. Learn how United Way's Reconnecting Youth program got Lee the GED support he needed to put his dreams back in sight. Read Article