Celebrating Comcast Cares Day with United Way Emerging Leaders and Mary’s Place
United Way Emerging Leaders gathered at Mary’s Place to join hands with a group of volunteers of all ages for Comcast Cares Day. Read Article
United Way’s Advocacy Benefits All of Washington
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 session was a huge success. Read Article
A Different College Experience
College: A time synonymous with fun, freedom, four (or more)… Read Article
Education Setbacks Won’t Hold This Future Filmmaker Down
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. Read Article
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
Answering Your Questions About Homelessness
Last month, at our first-ever Changemakers Rally, attendees had… Read Article
300 More Students Eating Breakfast in Renton Schools
Manasi Parekh is Fuel Your Future AmeriCorps member with United… 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
Overcoming the loss of both parents, Zena is thriving
Losing a parent is incredibly tough. Losing both your parents… 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