New Year’s Wishes from United Way

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

Catch Up With Ethan and Angela Stowell

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

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