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Connect For Good with Microsoft and Amazon

By United Way of King County
In Emerging Leaders 365, Helping Students Graduate, Racial Equity, Volunteering
Posted October 22, 2020

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 Champions Get the Inside Track on Bridge to Finish

By United Way of King County
In Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Helping Students Graduate, Racial Equity
Posted October 21, 2020

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

Pandemic Shows Pathway for Homelessness Relief

By United Way of King County
In Covid-19, Fighting Homelessness, News, Racial Equity
Posted October 20, 2020

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

Five Things Volunteers Love About United Way’s Free Tax Prep Program

By Cesar Canizales
In Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Volunteering
Posted October 16, 2020

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

Indigenous Peoples’ Day—A Time to Respect and Reflect

By Gordon McHenry, Jr.
In News, Racial Equity
Posted October 12, 2020

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

Your Vote Matters

By Gordon McHenry, Jr.
In News, Racial Equity
Posted October 5, 2020

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

Community Cocktails at Brimmer & Heeltap

By United Way of King County
In Covid-19, Eat, Drink & Be Generous, Emerging Leaders 365, Events, News, Racial Equity
Posted October 2, 2020

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

Overdue (Socially Distanced) Community Cocktail at Marjorie

By United Way of King County
In Eat, Drink & Be Generous, Emerging Leaders 365, Events, Fighting Homelessness, News, Racial Equity
Posted October 2, 2020

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

United Way, DoorDash Join Against Food Insecurity

By United Way of King County
In Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, News
Posted September 29, 2020

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

Rental Assistance, Preventing Homelessness During COVID-19

By United Way of King County
In Covid-19, Fighting Homelessness
Posted September 29, 2020

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

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