The Florida Project Puts a Face on American Poverty

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

No Housing in Seattle: Aeshia’s Story

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

For A Domestic Violence Survivor: A Brighter Future

"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

The Homelessness Crisis Needs More Urgency

Much of the attention in Seattle's 2017 election was on the candidates’ positions on “sweeps” of encampments and expansion of homeless services funding. There was less focus on what is currently working to house people experiencing homelessness or how we can prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place. Here's what was missed. Read Article

4 Ways Volunteering Can End Homelessness

Four simple options to help people experiencing Homelessness is an issue in Seattle and it’s hard to know where to start. It’s National Homelessness Awareness Month, so we challenge you to do something. A great way to begin is by volunteering! Here are four ways you can use your time helping your neighbors experiencing homelessness. Read Article

Stand Against Homelessness

We all know someone experiencing homelessness. Someone who’s outside your office building at lunch. Maybe you see them in passing every Sunday at the farmers’ market. Everyone deserves a home. November, stand against homelessness. Read Article