A Los Angeles Times article recently dubbed Seattleites “snow wimps” after our mid-January wintry blast shut down much of the city. Clearly, what the LA
Times didn’t know was that despite the snow, ice, and generally nasty weather, nearly 1,300 volunteers (and volunteer managers!) throughout King County left the comfort of their warm homes to spend the day serving the community in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Students from Seattle University and the University of Washington came…

The Jefferson Awards honors ordinary people who do extraordinary things for others. Initiated in 1972 to create a “Nobel Prize” for public service, awards are presented both nationally and locally. Five volunteers from Washington State will receive the Washington State Jefferson Award for their outstanding volunteerism. The winners will be judged by a panel of community leaders and their stories will be told on Evening Magazine the week of March 12th.

If you are a volunteer manager, or work with volunteers in any capacity, this…

The Seattle-King County Asset Building Collaborative will be having their annual Financial Fitness day on March 31^st. They have joined with over 40 community partners to be able to bring community members FREE financial services. These services include everything from one-on-one help filling out a tax return, printing and analyzing free credit reports, opening bank accounts, creating a household budget, working with a financial planner, applying for public benefits (food, utilities, child care, health insurance, social security), learning how to start a business, shredding…

Atlantic Street Center, a multi-service nonprofit organization in Seattle, has been offering the Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP) since 2004 and in 2010 partnered with United Way of King County as one of the agencies that will help bring the program to families throughout King County.  The Parent-Child Home Program is a proven early literacy, school readiness and parenting program that encourages verbal interaction and educational play between parents and their preschool children in families that have had limited exposure to educational opportunities and activities.  Atlantic…

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In just two short months, our fantastic Bridge to Basics volunteers committed over 100 hours to connecting people in the community to much needed resources. We’d like to spotlight one of our volunteers:

George Lauer just finished his junior year at Seattle University and plans to graduate next year with a degree in Social Work. This term of Bridge to Basics, George went beyond his required service learning hours for school. George’s warm personality and humor made him a great asset to the…

Thanks to the combined advocacy of our United Way constituents nd partner organizations, United Way of King County was able to achieve many of its legislative asks even in one of the most challenging economic years on record.  Below is a summary of the outcomes of our main advocacy efforts for FY 2011-2013.

 2011-2013 Budget Outcomes

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Last year the Mayor launched the Youth and Families Initiative and through that work met with over 3,000 community members to learn about the help that local children needed to be successful in school and during their out of school time.  Through the Youth and Families Initiative, Engage Seattle Initiative and the Cities of Service Initiative, the Mayor called for community members to volunteer as reading tutors, mentors, and after school volunteers.  Recent data has shown that this is making a difference in the lives…

Viruses and Malware reeking havoc on your nonprofit’s desktop and/or server PCs? Don’t have the staff resources or budget to address computer security issues? Today is your lucky day! A group of senior-level security experts at Microsoft is looking to connect with local nonprofits that are in need of computer security help. Volunteers will look at your nonprofit’s desktop and server PCs to make sure important security updates are installed, preventative anti-virus software is in place, and will help with machines that may already…

The New Solutions Impact Council  works to identify community driven solutions that are impacting local communities. Kona Kai Coffee located on 4th and Gowe in downtown Kent is a small business that has passion for good coffee and food and for supporting our young people gain the skills they need to move forward successfully in their lives. Kona Kai recently received the 2011 Restaurant Neighbor Award by the National Restaurant Association. Congratulations…