United Way Lobbies the Other Washington

Last week, over 1,100 volunteers and staff from United Ways around the country met with 440 Congressmen and Senators on Capital Hill to advocate for a number of priorities including: reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act; increased funding for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA); and support for state 2-1-1 (information and referral) programs. The advocacy efforts blanketed the Hill in a single afternoon and happened several days before passage of health care reform. The effort added nine new…

If you’ve been following the twists and turns of the health care debate over the past year, you likely know that the Senate narrowly passed its version of health care reform on Dec 24. Now, the House and Senate must reconcile two considerably different bills. Rather than go through the formal process of a joint conference committee to iron out the differences,  negotiators are expected to rewrite the Senate  legislation, send it to the House for a vote, and then give the Senate final…

United Way of King County is working in a variety of ways to ensure that every child has the opportunity for school success.

We support a number of interconnected strategies. One of these is parent home visiting.

If you’re a family under stress— maybe you’re a very young parent, or you’re hurting financially, or you’re a new immigrant—you may not have the support you need to nurture your child in the ways that will help them arrive at kindergarten ready to flourish.

What home visiting…

This Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, members from the House and Senate will return to their legislative districts to hold town hall meetings. This is your opportunity to let your elected officials know how you feel about budget priority areas. Click here for a list of times and locations for the town hall meetings.

Let your legislators know that you support:

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