United Way of King County Emerging Leaders recently volunteered with the Pat Williams Apartments, one of 13 residential buildings operated by Plymouth Housing Group. Plymouth is transforming the lives of more than 1,000 formerly homeless people in Seattle through a “housing first” philosophy. Read Article
Like many youth her age, Miraclejoy is working this summer. Read Article
How much do you about homelessness in King County? Take this quick quiz and find out! Read Article
This is a guest post by Vanessa Ronquillo, Project Manager… Read Article
Homeless? Got a spouse, a child or a pet? These things would preclude you from getting into a shelter in Seattle and King County. Read Article
Fun, easy ways to engage your kids in learning throughout the summer. Read Article
Our Free Tax Program did 21,750 tax returns, totalling 29.1 MILLION in refunds. Zowie, now that's a lot of dough. Check out the deets! Read Article
In Seattle, you might think that all available jobs get filled up. NOT TRUE! Jobs in our area go unfilled everyday. That's where Jobs Connect comes in and helps those experiencing homelessness CONNECT to jobs. Check it out! Read Article
Forget a retirement party, what about a volunteer project? When Steve Wilhelm announced his retirement after 28 years with the Puget Sound Business Journal, a party was the furthest thing from his mind. Instead, he found a perfect way to use his skills to give back. Enter Seattle World School. There, 300 students from 6th to 12th grade, newly arrived from other countries, hone their English skills for a new life in the United States. Once they're up to speed they’re placed at schools within their home district. Students are from Ecuador, Vietnam, China, Ethiopia. Some have been in the country for months, some just a week or two. Read Article
