After more than 18 years as CEO & President of United Way of King County, Jon Fine has announced his retirement. During Jon’s tenure, he’s led the organization in so many accomplishments that [...]

More people are living on the edge than we realize. The Federal Reserve Board issued a report that found four out of ten Americans, if faced with an unexpected expense of $400, would not be able [...]

"Food insecurity" is one of those terms that government entities and social workers use—that doesn’t always resonate. But it's felt all the harder during emergencies like snow storms.

The joy of opening birthday presents, blowing out the candles after your friends sing “Happy Birthday,” and, of course, cake. They’re such simple rites of childhood birthdays. [...]

Where do you even start? From our work, we’ve seen that communities of color are best served by nonprofits in their own neighborhoods. We know that part of the solution is empowering nonprofits [...]

$500 million for affordable housing. You read that right. That’s today’s exciting announcement from our longtime partner Microsoft. $5 million will go toward Home Base, our new effort with the [...]

Emerging Leaders participated in the Connect for Good opportunity to learn about racial equity in King County and review MLK service grants. More importantly, they gained a better understanding [...]

When Jodah locked the door to his apartment that he had been living for 13 years, he was worried about his health. He’d been diagnosed with a serious blood infection, was in a lot of pain and was [...]