United Way of King County

This fall, we hosted two Connect for Good volunteer opportunities for Emerging Leader 365s at two local Seattle companies: Amazon and Microsoft. In September, 25… Read Article

United Way’s Bridge to Finish program helps low-income students graduate by providing services like emergency financial grants, housing assistance, access to food and income supports… Read Article

If there is a tiny sliver of a silver lining of the pandemic, it’s that it has forced local officials to find alternate ways to… Read Article

Everyone hates doing taxes—except for perhaps accountants and tax lawyers. The language on IRS forms is confusing, you have to make sure you have all… Read Article

Today in Seattle, we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In October 2014, when the City of Seattle first adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it stated this day to… Read Article

In a couple of weeks, Washington state will mail out ballots for one of the most critical elections of our lifetimes. While every election is… Read Article

This blog post was co-written by Emerging Leader 365 Donors and Committee Members, Andrea Gohlke and Nathalie Marte Under the cover of a slight drizzle,… Read Article

The blog post is co-written by Emerging Leaders 365 Donors and Committee Members, Lizette Ruiz and Chandler Ewen After a week of smoke-filled skies, it… Read Article

Food insecurity is on the rise because of the continued COVID-19 crisis—and this is far from being purely anecdotal. A team at University of Washington’s… Read Article

At the start of 2020, the unknowns of COVID-19 itself caused first nervousness and then panic. The effects of the virus, apart from bodily, would… Read Article