Author Lauren McGowan is the Director of Family Stability for United Way of King County. I began my career at United Way of… Read More

This week, United Way of King County celebrated 100,000 deliveries of food as we combat food insecurity across the region in partnership with DoorDash and… Read More

Meet Matthew, our Community Connections Coordinators VISTA. Inspired and humbled by his first day with us at United Way while visiting some local non profits. Read More

Every weekday morning for the past 11 months, I’ve traversed by bus to Hopelink’s Client Service Center in Bellevue from my home in central Seattle. Read More

I accepted my AmeriCorps VISTA position not out of any deep desire to commit to a year of National Service, but because I was interested in the project and organization: creating educational opportunities to refugee and immigrant youth. However, the reason that I fulfilled my year-long commitment as an AmeriCorps VISTA was because of the amazing opportunities that were presented to me as a result being a National Service member. Read More

James Addicott wants to serve the community, and underserved populations in particular, as a primary care physician one day, so he started his journey of… Read More

The financial coaching work that Bridge to Finish staff offer at local community colleges was already critical to the many students who have benefited… Read More

United Way deploys AmeriCorps VISTAs with partner agencies that are fighting poverty in Seattle and King County. All Home is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA who has a strong sense of social justice and racial equity around the issue of homelessness to be its new Coordinated Entry and Economic Opportunities Specialist. Read More

If you are  like me, you get pretty cranky when you are hungry. I get even crankier when I think about the one in five… Read More

This year, I have been fortunate to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA at Friends of Youth, where I worked with youth facing homelessness on the… Read More