Gordon McHenry, Jr. is the President and CEO of United Way of King County February 2021—This Black History Month has been unlike any other… Read Article

Edgar Villanueva, author of the book “Decolonizing Wealth,” called on philanthropies to prioritize funding for Black and Indigenous communities as part of the healing… Read Article

Young people of color in middle schools and high schools across the region faced educational barriers before the coronavirus pandemic, but the crisis has heightened… Read Article

As the pandemic continues to ravage the local economy, with thousands still unemployed and more businesses shuttering and leading to more joblessness, the need for… Read Article

Today in Seattle, we observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In October 2014, when the City of Seattle first adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it stated this day to… Read Article

The results of the 2020 Point-in-Time Count demonstrate what we already know –  that we must  accelerate our approach to how we fight homelessness. Read Article

As Canada prepares to observe Canada Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the protests demanding structural changes in policing, United Way of King County welcomes… Read Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people of color the hardest—economically and health-wise. People who were employed but scraping by suddenly found themselves… Read Article

Hunger was a crisis that affected the our region before the COVID-19 pandemic began, particularly for people of color, who are disproportionally affected by… Read Article

The homicide of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers is another recent manifestation of the racially unjust legal system that still exists… Read Article