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10 Powerful Reasons to “Give 10″

1. Your neighbors need your help! 98,630 people are out of work, compared to 45,480 a year ago, and there has been a 180 percent increase in the number of foreclosures.

2. Single-parent families, disabled veterans and other vulnerable people are having a hard time paying their mortgages and rent.

3. By joining together with 10 others in your circle of friends and family–and giving just $10 each, you can keep people from plunging into homelessness and crisis.

4. Your giving will create a ripple effect that will spread through our community immediately.

5. You will help people avoid or escape homelessness.

6. You will help provide counseling and short-term financial support for low-income homeowners and tenants facing eviction, foreclosure or utility shut-off.

7. You will help newly-homeless families and individuals get back into housing and back on their feet with one-time move-in grants for first and last month’s rent and/or damage deposits.

8. It’s a small way to make a big difference in people’s lives!

9. Your gift to United Way of King County is tax deductible.

10. It’s super easy. Just click here to give.