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Edit: Now, just two weeks later, the WA State Senate… Read Article
Edit: Now, just two weeks later, the WA State Senate… Read Article
As we ring in 2018, the United Way team is hard at work tackling our toughest community challenges. We have big goals to make sure more people have homes, more students graduate, and more families are financially stable in the new year. But it takes people who give money, volunteer and take action to make these goals a reality. Read Article
Did you know most human services funds come from tax dollars? That's why why advocacy work with our State Legislature is so important for vulnerable people. Read Article
Ethan and Angela Stowell, co-founders of Ethan Stowell Restaurants, are celebrating 10 years since opening their first restaurant here in Seattle. They’ve celebrated our community at United Way events across King County. They’re moving quickly and getting a lot done. We recently caught up with them (a little out of breath over here) for their views on their campaign so far. Read Article
With all the news on housing and tents, are you wondering what United Way is doing to end homelessness? Go in-depth on how we tackle housing, jobs and more. Read Article
See the tents, but don't know where to start in helping people struggling with homelessness? Check out these 8 concrete ways to get your giving gears going. Read Article
With specificity, believable characters and beautiful performances by the whole cast, The Florida Project film puts a human face on American poverty without sensationalizing anything. The film gracefully transforms statistics into people. Read Article
A full-time job, but no landlord would rent to her. Aeshia slept in her car until United Way's Streets to Home program made connections with a landlord to get her a roof overhead. Check out how it worked. Read Article
"Streets to Home gives domestic violence survivors the choice to determine what’s best for them. It leads to real, permanent solutions instead of temporary fixes that don’t end up fixing anything at all.” —Lea Aromin, Housing Stability Services Manager at Lifewire Read Article