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April 10, 2018

Project LEAD Graduates Shape Our Community

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the celebration of 47 people of color about to serve their community had us extra proud. Project LEAD (Leadership, Effectiveness and Diversity) is a month-long training program to prepare people of color to serve on nonprofit boards. The training comes to an end with a recruitment fair, where nonprofits get to meet potential new board members, and a graduation celebration. Read Article

April 3, 2018

Remembering Herb Bridge

Mr. Downtown. Admiral. A class act. One of a kind. These are all ways you hear used to describe Herb Bridge. Read Article

March 26, 2018

School Breakfast = Big Win for Hungry Kids

After 5 years our persistence has paid off! Governor Inslee signed Breakfast After The Bell into law on March 7! It’s a major victory for the 1 in 5 children in Washington who struggle with hunger. Read Article

March 23, 2018

A Call for Bold Action and More Urgency to Address Seattle’s Homeless Crisis

Government, business and community leaders gathered at CenturyLink Field for United Way’s Changemakers’ Rally on March 20 to discuss how together we can stem the flow of people becoming homeless and more quickly house those currently living outside. Read Article

March 20, 2018

Amazing connections at today’s Community Resource Exchange

What a powerful day! We don’t have the official tally… Read Article

March 16, 2018

AmeriCorps Empowers Students at Alma Mater

Students becoming how to be financially stable and self-sufficient. It's possible because of AmeriCorps and the United Way Benefits Hub. Read Article

March 14, 2018

AmeriCorps VISTA Ensures Refugee Youth Graduate

For Wadii Boughdir, education has always been at the center… Read Article

March 13, 2018

AmeriCorps Makes Nutrition Education Accessible

This AmeriCorps Week, United Way’s Fuel Your Future team is… Read Article

March 5, 2018

#PressForProgress on March 8th and Every Day

International Women’s Day is a day that “celebrates the social,… Read Article

February 20, 2018

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