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After more than 18 years as CEO & President of United Way of King County, Jon Fine has announced his retirement. During Jon’s tenure, he’s led the organization in so many accomplishments that [...]

More people are living on the edge than we realize. The Federal Reserve Board issued a report that found four out of ten Americans, if faced with an unexpected expense of $400, would not be able [...]

Where do you even start? From our work, we’ve seen that communities of color are best served by nonprofits in their own neighborhoods. We know that part of the solution is empowering nonprofits [...]

$500 million for affordable housing. You read that right. That’s today’s exciting announcement from our longtime partner Microsoft. $5 million will go toward Home Base, our new effort with the [...]

The Seattle homeless crisis is no newbie to the evening news. Isn't it time we acknowledge the injustice behind this issue? Check out how.

Did you know eviction is the leading cause of homelessness? Learn how United Way is partnering with the Seattle Mariners and the King County Bar Association to prevent evictions in Seattle [...]

The homelessness crisis is on everyone's minds. Our campaign chairs, Heather Lowenthal and Jonathan Sposato, are no different. They care about how this is affecting people in our community. Read [...]

What can government do for us, other than fuel the 24-hour news cycle and generate a lot of upsetting tweets? Lots, as it turns out. First off, we’re still reeling from last year’s United Way’s [...]