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
Can we make progress on homelessness?
Communities across the country reported their annual count of people experiencing homelessness to HUD last week. This data is based on a census… Read Article
This is the Most Important Grade For High Schoolers
When you hear the term “high school dropout,” what comes to mind? Whatever it is, it’s probably not a 14- or 15-year-old just out of… Read Article
14,000 Reasons Why Local Youth Don’t Graduate
Disconnected youth. What does that even mean? It’s a term used by social scientists that refers to young people 16-24 who are neither working nor attending school and don’t have a diploma. We have about 14,000 young people in King County and Seattle who fit that definition. 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
Opioid Crisis Requires More Resources
The opioid crisis and lack of mental health services in our community are wreaking havoc on our city. In 2018, Seattle saw a record high… Read Article
4 Things We Love About This Solution to Homelessness
It’s true that the Seattle area is experiencing homelessness at record amounts. It’s also true that there are some solutions in place that are housing… Read Article