This blog post was written by Leila Shahidi, United Way of King County AmeriCorps VISTA for food security innovation. More food, less worry. Read More

Our 2015-2016 AmeriCorps VISTAs leave us at the end of the week. In that time, they’ve dedicated their time, heart and brainpower… Read More

This is a guest post from Sophie, who interned with United Way this summer. Here, she reflects on what her time here has meant as… Read More

2018, it's on. At United Way, we're pushing forward on our goal to build a community where all people have homes, students graduate and families are financially stable. Check out our top moments of 2017. Read More

While’s school’s out for the summer, many kids are at risk of hunger because they aren’t accessing free meals. We’re teaming up with 100 AmeriCorps VISTA members, No Kid Hungry & City of Seattle to make healthy meals available to young people 18 and under all summer long! Read More

Hungry tummies for kids means little concentration in school. Our Breakfast Challenge aims to help and so do the Seattle Sounders! Check it out. Read More

Students becoming how to be financially stable and self-sufficient. It's possible because of AmeriCorps and the United Way Benefits Hub. Read More

The EARN Starter Savings Program is an online tool that encourages saving through cash incentives. Program participants link the EARN platform with their current bank account and commit to saving a minimum of $20 per month for six months. For every month Savers are able to make their savings goal, they will earn $10. Read More

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 how United Way Benefits Hubs are turning that around. Read More

The need for school breakfast highlights racial inequities in the fight for access to healthy food. Studies show that the need for school meals is great—21.8 million students eat free- or reduced-price lunch—but only 12.5 million eat school breakfast. Many children missing out on school breakfast are low-income, immigrant students and students of color. Read More