College: A time synonymous with fun, freedom, four (or more) years of finding oneself. Sure there was hard work, all-nighters spent studying and some lessons learned the hard way. But for most of [...]

When Eddie entered 2nd grade at a Seattle-area school in 2008, he didn’t have any friends. He was social and wanted to meet people, but there was just one problem: he didn’t speak any English. [...]

Collin is experiencing homeless. “Most of my days, by nine, I’m about ready to pull my hair out because it’s so stressful out there." But at last month's Community Resource Exchange he found [...]

Last month, at our first-ever Changemakers Rally, attendees had a chance to ask questions about the homelessness crisis to representatives from United Way, All Home, Amazon, Zillow, Starbucks and [...]

Manasi Parekh is Fuel Your Future AmeriCorps member with United Way, dedicating a year of service to increasing student participation in school breakfasts, after school meals, and summer meals. [...]

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, [...]

Losing a parent is incredibly tough. Losing both your parents to cancer when you’re in middle school? Unbearable. 19-year-old Zena of Seattle endured that kind of heartbreak when she was 14. Her [...]

How can a community like ours have 14,000 young people with no high school diploma? It’s sad but true.   And as staggering as that number is, you have the power to not just change the outcome, [...]

Seattle’s homelessness crisis is unacceptable and requires bold, urgent action. There are numerous reasons why 5,000 people will sleep on our streets tonight and it's our collective problem—and [...]

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