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Savings at Tax Time With myRA

Tax time is a crucial for saving because tax refunds are often the largest lump sum payments many taxpayers receive all year. While much of that refund may be needed to pay off bills and other immediate expenses, setting aside a portion with myRA can provide a cushion against future financial hardships. Read Article

Family of 5 Builds New Home

A husband and wife emigrate to Seattle from Ethiopia, seeking a better life for themselves and their three sons. They’ve just arrived in the country. They don’t know many people here, but they do have an old friend to stay with as they start their new life. Eleven people under one roof. Twenty days in, it’s too much and they have to leave. A family of five with nowhere to live. Read Article

Maikol and Ronald’s Immigration Story

When Maikol and Ronald left their house in Honduras one morning in 2014, the brothers had no idea they would never return. Their mother told them she was taking them and their younger siblings on a “field trip.” That field trip disguised a desperate attempt to flee violence in Honduras that killed their father and nearly forced Ronald into a gang. Read Article

Nikita Moves from Streets to Home

Nikita is using her new-found passion for photography to look at life through a different lens. The single mother of two is focusing on the future, although snapshots from her past are never far away. Read Article

Policy Change: Your Donations and the Bigger Picture

Change is good. Change is hard. JFK even said change is the law of life. All of them reasons we talk with legislators in Olympia about what's working and what's not. Then they can create effective large-scale solutions. With elections still fresh in our minds, here's an update on our policy work. Change takes small steps and big steps, and you're right there walking with us. Read Article