Last Friday United Way of King County held it’s 6th Community Resource Exchange (CRE) at Qwest Field. While we’re still crunching the numbers, it is estimated that about 1,700 people experiencing homelessness accessed services, from foot washing to dental work, at the event. Seattle’s Q13 Fox News was on site covering the event and interviewing guests. Check out their short piece below.

*UPDATE* Check out our Facebook page for more photos of the event!

As I’ve mentioned numerous times in the past, one of United Way of King County’s biggest projects of the year is our Community Resource Exchange (CRE).  The CRE is a huge one-day event where we bring a wide variety of services to people experiencing homelessness all in one place and in one day.  We connect with dozens of organizations to provide resources that are vital (health…

A lot of people probably don’t know this but along with being a strong fundraiser, United Way of King County also provides direct service around its priority areas (ending homelessness, meeting basic needs, volunteerism, and getting kids ready for school).

With our “ending homelessness” priority, our big event is the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) – a really powerful event that helps people experiencing homelessness. We’ll be hosting our fourth CRE on September 11th, 2009.

Most people have no idea what the CRE is…