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Ending homelessness
Your donation to United Way of King County provides shelter, education and life skills—ending the cycle of homelessness.
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Community issues
- Over the course of a year, about 24,000 people are homeless in the suburban cities, urban centers and rural towns in King County.
- It's estimated that more than 70,000 people worry about food for themselves and their families.
- A family in King County must earn about 2.5 times the minimum wage to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment.
- 1 in 10 children lives in poverty.
We help:
Learn more about the issues:
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Measurable outcomes
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United Way of King County 2007/2008 investment
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Matching
grant funding
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$25,000
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Washington Families Fund
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$25,000
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Strengthened/maintained
the capacity of King County human service organizations and providers
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$194,498
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Food Lifeline
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$169,834
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Multi-Service Center
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$24,664
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People
meet their basic food needs.
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$940,520
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Auburn Food Bank
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$69,838
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Black Diamond Community Center
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$9,360
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Des Moines Area Food Bank
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$17,500
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El Centro de la Raza
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$24,000
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Highline Area Food Bank
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$17,500
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Hopelink
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$112,180
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Jewish Family Service
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$60,857
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Kent Food Bank & Emergency Services
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$35,676
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Lifelong AIDS Alliance
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$28,511
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Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency
Services
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$42,232
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Multi-Service Center
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$68,160
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Operational Emergency Center
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$106,250
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Puget Sound Labor Agency, AFL-CIO
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$87,752
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Salvation Army Northwest Division
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$134,792
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Seattle Indian Center
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$55,916
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Solid Ground
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$69,996
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People
at risk of becoming homeless retain stable housing.
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$753,137
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Arc of King County
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$18,952
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Catholic Community Services Of Western Washington
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$11,667
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Community House
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$25,555
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Compass Center, The
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$79,620
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Family Services
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$90,000
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First Place School
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$8,588
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Hopelink
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$7,700
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Kent Food Bank & Emergency Services
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$4,592
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Lifelong AIDS Alliance
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$28,511
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Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency
Services
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$14,000
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Neighborhood House Incorporated
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$115,194
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Plymouth Housing Group
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$25,000
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Puget Sound Labor Agency, AFL-CIO
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$5,500
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Recovery Centers of King County
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$38,700
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Salvation Army Northwest Division
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$105,100
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Solid Ground
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$44,590
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Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
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$29,724
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$100,144
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Homeless
people meet emergency/immediate shelter needs.
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$1,210,901
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Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA)
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$41,344
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Auburn Youth Resources
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$12,912
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Catholic Community Services Of Western Washington
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$94,166
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Compass Center, The
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$214,788
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Downtown Emergency Service Center
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$25,236
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Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns
Council
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$16,536
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Family Services
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$262,647
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HOME (Homeless Outreach Mobilization
Effort)
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$12,056
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Hopelink
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$9,996
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Lifelong AIDS Alliance
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$27,008
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Multi-Service Center
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$33,144
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Salvation Army Northwest Division
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$111,852
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Seattle Indian Center
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$44,160
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Solid Ground
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$10,488
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TeenHope
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$10,000
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YouthCare
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$49,200
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$235,368
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People
are able to meet basic self-care and/or other survival needs.
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$297,016
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Auburn Youth Resources
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$4,836
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Black Diamond Community Center
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$5,200
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Compass Center, The
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$22,024
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Downtown Emergency Service Center
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$21,036
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Family Services
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$29,914
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Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency
Services
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$6,994
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Operational Emergency Center
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$30,000
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Puget Sound Labor Agency, AFL-CIO
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$9,462
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TeenHope
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$5,000
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The Sharehouse
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$27,570
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YouthCare
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$49,980
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$85,000
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People
transitioning out of homelessness secure permanent housing.
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$711,743
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Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA)
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$16,250
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Catholic Community Services Of Western Washington
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$72,369
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Consejo Counseling and Referral
Services
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$27,086
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Downtown Emergency Service Center
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$57,726
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El Centro de la Raza
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$23,746
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Exodus Housing
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$14,250
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Family Services
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$60,000
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Friends of Youth
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$103,074
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Hopelink
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$31,984
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Interaction/Transition
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$38,220
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Multifaith Works
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$12,996
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Salvation Army Northwest Division
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$20,896
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Solid Ground
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$52,666
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YMCA of Greater Seattle
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$60,000
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$120,480
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Homeless/low-income
people improve economic stability.
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$256,873
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Auburn Youth Resources
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$22,334
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Catholic Community Services Of Western Washington
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$73,816
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Exodus Housing
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$10,000
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Interaction/Transition
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$35,879
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Multi-Service Center
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$69,518
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$45,326
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Low
- and moderate - income people are able to purchase a home.
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$7,658
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El Centro de la Raza
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$3,500
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Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
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$4,158
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Homeless people meet intermediate
shelter needs.
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$157,542
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Community Psychiatric Clinic
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$77,136
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First Place School
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$9,996
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Hopelink
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$20,004
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Kent
Youth & Family Services
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$8,628
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Multifaith Works
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$12,000
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Solid Ground
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$9,774
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United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
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$20,004
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Homeless
people increase stability in permanent supportive housing.
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$443,436
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Downtown Emergency Service Center
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$134,004
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Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns
Council
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$31,344
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Family Services
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$40,000
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Low Income Housing Institute
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$66,084
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Multi-Service Center
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$24,504
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Valley Cities Counseling and
Consultation
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$57,500
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YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
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$90,000
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Hunger Impact Plan
