Home For Family: Andre’s Story
Finding a home in Seattle is tough enough. Now imagine you're homeless with your two kids. Tough just hit a whole new level. See how we helped. Read Article
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Double Duty: Celebrating a Veteran & AmeriCorps Member
On Veterans Day, we celebrate veterans who made sacrifices to uphold the US constitution. Today, we honor Hardy Awadjie, a veteran who served nine years with the military and is now serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with United Way. His story exemplifies national service, citizenship and the heart of AmeriCorps. Read Article
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 Article
Streets to Home an Important Step in Recovery
One man defied the odds in fighting homelessness and medical crises. See how he did it with a little help from our Streets to Home partners. Read Article
From Homelessness to Housing and Hope: Ariel’s Story
When Ariel first experienced homelessness last winter, she lost more than a roof over her head. She lost something valuable and irreplaceable. She feared she would never get it back. “Hope. I needed hope badly because I was getting really depressed because it’s very scary being homeless.” Read Article
Street Cleaning Jobs Clear The Path Out Of Homelessness
Meet just one of the impressive people helped out of homelessness by Jobs Connect! Read Article
An opportunity to work leads to a permanent job and a chance at stable housing
Jobs Connect gets Seattle's homeless population on the road to success through work. Check out how. Read Article
From Jail to College Graduate: Chris
Your gift helped provide first-ever shelter beds in the south end for homeless youth, job training. Check out the success you helped make. Read Article
Success Story in Early Learning: Sammy
Help for early learners is here and it's called the Parent-Child Home Program. Check out little Sammy's success story. Read Article
Success Story: Jan and Adam And Financial Stability
No parent wants to give their kids a memory of homelessness. Thanks to United Way’s focus on financial stability, this family didn’t get to that point. Read on to see how. Read Article