United Way of King County

When you’re struggling with homelessness, it can be difficult to navigate the different systems and to get around to the various providers as you look… Read Article

When Michelle’s* abusive relationship ended she lost her home. Fortunately, St. Vincent de Paul helped her and her teenage daughter get into a new apartment. Read Article

Innovative. Creative. Smart. All words Jonathan Sposato and Heather Lowenthal used a year ago to answer the question “why United Way?”.  They had set out… Read Article

This blog post was written by Chris Partridge (pictured above), a member of Emerging Leaders 365. Connect for Good introduced me to United Way of… Read Article

At first-blush, E.D.’s story doesn’t make you think ‘high school dropout’. He’s lived in a two-parent home, in the same neighborhood, since kindergarten, earned good… Read Article

Wait. What? More than half? That’s right – turns out that students community colleges serve have a different experience than students at more traditional colleges. Read Article

The Food Research and Action Center just released its annual report on summer hunger, Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation. It measures the reach of… Read Article

We are thrilled to highlight Nordstrom as this quarter’s Emerging Leader sponsor! In addition to supporting United Way’s Bridge to Finish program—the work… Read Article

This is a guest post from MaryKate Moran, our Social Media Strategist. Here, she reflects on the film The Public, just out on streaming, and how… Read Article

What does a dollar a day, every day, for one year add up to? Well, when 450 young professionals join the Emerging Leaders 365… Read Article