Microsoft volunteers for United Way’s Free Tax Preparation, ensuring financial stability. On average, one volunteer returns $30,000 to individuals and families in the form of tax credits and refunds. So when we say we’re thankful to have so many Microsoft tax volunteers, what we mean is we’re REALLY thankful. Like $30,000 each thankful. Read Article
We want every kid in our community to have access to the nutritious food they need to grow up healthy and succeed in school. And with craziness like lunch shaming going on lately, who wouldn’t? This is how we're ending childhood hunger. Read Article
Too many kids in the Seattle area are going to school hungry. Check out these 5 easy ways to help hungry kids. Read Article
Raise your hand if you wish school had covered basic… Read Article
Summer is especially difficult when kids don’t have access to free and reduced-price lunch at school. “When they’re out of school, they’re eating at home 3 times a day. With summer meals, they can eat breakfast and lunch for free. Read Article
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 Article
Recent coverage of lunch shaming children for unpaid lunch bills highlights a need to compassionately address poverty and hunger in our schools. No kid should have to worry about where breakfast is coming from or how to pay for it. Local father Jeff Lew thought so, and took action by raising money to erase the Seattle school lunch debt. It’s amazing what one everyday hero can do, and schools have the ability to do even more. Good news: it’s easy! Read Article
The national school breakfast program is designed to address hunger, but it isn't working as well as it could in Washington. We rank 45th in the nation in program participation among low-income kids. Why? Often, schools don’t think they have the time. But Breakfast After the Bell makes it easy. Read Article
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 Article
House Bill 1508 includes and supports “Breakfast After the Bell," a United Way program which gives kids in high-need schools food where and when it matters. Schools where at least 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals would be required to offer breakfast after the start of the school day. Read Article
