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The Justice Department proposed introducing a question on the 2020 Census asking if individuals are U.S. citizens. Given the current political climate and anti-immigrant rhetoric, it’s not [...]

Families fleeing violence to seek a better, safer life in the United States deserve our compassion. Being torn apart upon reaching our border of beyond horrific. If the upcoming marches this [...]

United Way of King County’s 2018 Breakfast Challenge wraps up this week. The official data from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction shows some big successes! The recipients of [...]

Discouraged by the recent news on the homeless count? Read these 4 ways our community is making real progress to move people off the streets.

Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. And luckily, thanks to the passing of Breakfast After The Bell, more and more kids are getting the breakfast they need—at school. Here's how [...]

United Way Champions are making a lasting impact on philanthropy in King County. They recently talked about Seattle-area students living in poverty, how it affects those students' futures, and [...]

What does the 2018 One Night Count show for Seattle and King County homelessness? What role can affordable housing play? Read answers to these questions and what other solutions should go into [...]

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein As we approach the end of another fiscal year here at United [...]

Seattle is an amazing town, one Stone Gossard is proud to be from: "It's the kind of place that if we really come together and focus on something, we can accomplish results beyond what people [...]

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 [...]