Break the status quo. Work for a future that doesn’t, as he puts it, suck. That’s what United Way Board Member and Grist CEO Brady Walkinshaw wants for Emerging Leaders. It’s what he wants for [...]

Seattle is an amazing town, one Stone Gossard is proud to be from: "It's the kind of place that if we really come together and focus on something, we can accomplish results beyond what people [...]

A mother addicted to drugs. School councilors telling them to drop out instead of providing help. Losing both parents to cancer. These are reasons we’ve heard this year from young people who have [...]

United Way Emerging Leaders gathered at Mary’s Place to join hands with a group of volunteers of all ages for Comcast Cares Day.

Big wins in criminal justice reform. Hungry children getting breakfast in school. Steps to alleviate King County’s homelessness crisis. United Way’s advocacy for this year’s state legislative [...]

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 [...]

Seattle can't afford to ignore the potential of youth, including opportunity youth. Meet Eddie, whose dreams stayed in sight through United Way's Reconnecting Youth program.

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. [...]