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Students Living in Poverty a Focus for Donors
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
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Millions of Children are Eligible For School Breakfast, But They’re Not Getting It
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
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College Completion
Connecting Students with Resources to Stay and Thrive in School. Poverty can make things tough. At community college—where more… Read More
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Emerging Leaders’ Connect for Good Fights Summer Hunger
This blog post was written by Chris Partridge (pictured above), a member of Emerging Leaders 365. Connect for Good introduced me to United Way of… Read More
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Summer Meals Program Keeps Kids Fed and Learning All Summer Long
This summer, the Newholly Library in Southeast Seattle offered more than books and story time: they also offered a free supper to youth through United… Read More
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Summer Meals Are More Than a Summer Job to Michael
Yes, it's a summer job. But Michael became a summer meal AmeriCorps VISTA for a different reason: To meet members of his community. Read More
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COVID-19 Updates: What’s Being Done
Because of COVID-19, the needs of the most vulnerable people in our community are increasing—for families living paycheck-to-paycheck, the loss of employment is wreaking havoc… Read More
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Helping Community College Students Weather a Pandemic
Imagine you’re one of the 66,000 students in the Seattle-King County area studying at a community college to get a credential or degree that will… Read More
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The Hunger Problem is Real in this COVID-19 Crisis
We are hearing from so many families who need food assistance for the first time. They’re unclear about how to access food banks and aren’t… Read More
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Lift people out of poverty with Americorps
Join our Americorps team to help lift people out of poverty through building financial stability. Apply today! Read More
