On the Brink of Homelessness
Note: Two days after starting at United Way of King County, new employee Cesar Canizales went on a video crew to shoot some footage at… Read Article
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Four Reasons I Love Project LEAD
Project LEAD—Leadership Effectiveness and Diversity—is a training program to prepare people of color for service on nonprofit boards of directors. More information about Project LEAD,… Read Article
How One Effort for Day of Caring Affects Thousands
The power of community is easy to forget. We can each make a difference on our own, but what happens when over ten thousand of… Read Article
When Day of Caring Becomes a Year (or More) of Caring and Connection
As we here at United Way wrap up the final details of this year’s Day of Caring, we wanted to take a moment to… Read Article
A Garden Party With Drama
This year’s United Way of King County Champions Celebration was September 12 at the stately Broadmoor Home of Noreen Shahani, a member of our board,… Read Article
Young professionals, changing lives-one pair of shoes at a time!
This past Saturday 56 Emerging Leaders 365 came out to Redeeming Soles for an exciting Day of Caring project. These incredible volunteers rolled up their… Read Article
Chris Capossela and Leigh Toner Step up as 2019–2020 Campaign Chairs
We’re excited to welcome an awesome duo as our new campaign chairs, the husband and wife team of Chris Capossela and Leigh Toner. Chris has… Read Article
How A $100 Bill Changes Lives
You’re at a Seahawks game. One person starts the wave, and it lasts through the TV timeout and then some. You’re on Facebook, watching a… Read Article
Your Fiscal Year Results: Racial Equity, Homelessness, Education
In this last campaign year, which ended June 30, we’re thrilled to announce that United Way of King County donors like you gave more than… Read Article
A Regional Authority to Fight Homelessness
This week, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a proposal to create a Regional Authority to fight homelessness in King… Read Article