What’s Society’s Obligation to Provide Shelter? The Public Takes a Look

This is a guest post from MaryKate Moran, our Social Media Strategist. Here, she reflects on the film The Public, just out on streaming, and how… Read Article

Unconventional Ways to Help Struggling Families

This is a guest blog Heather Lowenthal, Producer, Director and Senior Project Manager at Parallel Productions and outgoing Campaign Co-Chair for 2018-2019. If you’re… Read Article

Making Sense of Recent Homelessness News—And 5 Things To Do Now

Over the last few weeks we’ve seen a mix of positive and negative news about the homeless crisis in our region. Here’s a taste:… Read Article

“How Real Is the Seattle Freeze?” A Facebook Live Discussion

It might be almost summer, but the Seattle Freeze is on. A recent PEMCO survey that found that only 27% of Pacific Northwest respondents… Read Article

CEO Jon Fine’s Top Moments, In Photos

United Way of King County's CEO Jon Fine recently announced his retirement. Check out some top photos of his tenure and read his thoughts on what's next. Read Article

This Year’s Wins & Losses Statewide

To build a community where people have homes, students graduate and families are financially stable, we must fix systems and policies that make it hard… Read Article

Why Donate? One Emerging Leader Shares Her Story

Meet Dre Gohlke (above left), manager of inflight strategy at Alaska Airlines and member of United Way’s Emerging Leaders Committee. Dre just raised A… Read Article

Are all homeless people drug addicts?

Lately, there’s been much dialogue, chatter—and sometimes one-way ranting—about how drug and alcohol addiction fits into our homelessness crisis. It’s understandable how people can… Read Article

United Way of King County CEO Search Committee

After more than 18 years leading United Way of King County through a period of transformation, Jon Fine announced his retirement earlier this year. He… Read Article

“Everyone thinks homeless people are moving to their city for free stuff”: Busting Myths on Facebook Live

United Way Board Member, Chairman of GeekWire and Chairman of PicMonkey Jonathan Sposato, plus Lauren McGowan, our Senior Director of Ending Homelessness and Poverty, took to Facebook Live to answer the public’s questions directly. The result was a discussion based on data instead of wide generalizations. Read Article