Here’s a recap of all the happenings around Hunger Action Week on Tuesday.  I hope everyone is doing okay taking the challenge and bringing attention to hunger in the community! Also, don’t forget to sign up to get our Hunger Action Week emails! Just fill out the form on the right side of the screen!

Hunger Fact:

Nearly one in five Americans said they lacked the money to buy the food they needed at some point in the last year, according to a survey co-sponsored by the…

A number of people at the United Way offices are taking the Hunger Challenge this week.  The Murray family (mom, dad, and two kids) will be guest-blogging about their experience here.  They’ve even gone and cleared out their pantry to show the food that is available for the week.  You can see the pictures below.

I’m actually playing catch-up, so this will be two day’s worth of posts!

Our menu this week:
Breakfasts: eggs, frozen waffles, or oatmeal
Lunches: pb&j on bread or tortilla, salads featuring leftovers
Snacks: apples, carrots, celery, string cheese,…

One of the main purposes of our Hunger Action Week is to get people thinking about hunger in their community, whether that’s King County or anywhere else.

The facts show that even in the richest country in the world, hunger is still a problem.  A recent New York Times report showed that hunger in the US is at a 14-year high.

Hunger means a lot of different things to people.  Some of us were lucky that we never faced the issue first-hand, some had childhoods that were slim,…

I am a big fan of skill-based volunteering. While warm-body volunteering is great, I really like it when people take a skill that only they have and use it to help others. Even a seemingly unrelatable skill can be used to make a difference. Help-Portrait is a great example of this.

Help-Portrait was a simple 4-step project that banded photographers together for a good cause. Here’s how it went:

1. Find someone in need (shelters, hospitals, the streets, etc.)
2. Take their portrait
3. Print their portrait
4. Deliver it to them.

Many people experiencing homelessness…

Chase Bank is trying a unique way to decide which nonprofits to award money to — They are asking people on Facebook to vote on it.

From now until December 11th, Facebook users can vote for their favorite nonprofits (you can vote for 20 nonprofits in the first round) to receive large cash awards. There will be 100 winning charities. Here’s how it breaks down:

The eligible charity receiving the most votes will be awarded $1 million, the top five runners-up will receive $100,000 each and the 100…

Early diagnosis and intervention can make all the difference for a young child struggling with developmental disabilities or delays. For one child, specialized therapy made communication possible for the first time in his young life.

The 2008 Preschool Class of the Ned Behnke Speech Language Preschool

Caden, age 5, has severe apraxia, a motor speech disorder that makes speech, auditory processing and motor function irregular and difficult. Diagnosed with the disorder at 2 years old, Caden struggled to communicate with his family and make friends. While…

As you can tell, the United Way of King County Blog has received a facelift and a new home!  We thought it was time to change it up and make the site more user-friendly and visually appealing.  Hopefully we’ve accomplished that!

We’ve made two big changes on our blog: