One-Stop Shop For Turning Lives Around

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 nothing but people who wanted to help him succeed, including those at the promising Jobs Connect job fair. Read Article

Project LEAD Graduates Shape Our Community

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the celebration of 47 people of color about to serve their community had us extra proud. Project LEAD (Leadership, Effectiveness and Diversity) is a month-long training program to prepare people of color to serve on nonprofit boards. The training comes to an end with a recruitment fair, where nonprofits get to meet potential new board members, and a graduation celebration. Read Article

Seattle’s Kids Deserve a 2nd Chance

How can a community like ours have 14,000 young people with no high school diploma? It’s sad but true.   And as staggering as that number is, you have the power to not just change the outcome, but the equation. Your gift to Reconnecting Youth will help young people in our community reconnect to their education, earn a high school credential and build a solid career path to a bright future. Read Article

We Must Unite To End Homelessness

Seattle’s homelessness crisis is unacceptable and requires bold, urgent action. There are numerous reasons why 5,000 people will sleep on our streets tonight and it's our collective problem—and our collective responsibility—to our fellow human beings, to solve it. But we need changes to solutions in place. Read Article