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Good news happens! In this episode, we visit BENU Community Home in Seattle, a transitional shelter for single adult males experiencing homelessness that was launched more than two years ago by United Way of King County grantee Africatown Community Land Trust.

United Way proudly spotlights the BENU Community Home and its efforts to help men experiencing homelessness, particularly those of African descent, with resources that help them get back on their feet and then live productive lives once they leave BENU.

We will also spotlight United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming volunteer opportunity.

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Good news happens! This week’s episode of United Way of King County’s podcast Hourglass is the first in a two-part series on workplace giving. We will discuss workplace giving origins, its heyday at United Way of King County, and its place in the current work landscape.

We will also discuss United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming United Way Conversations for Change event.

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Good news happens! In this second episode of our three-part Get Out the Vote series, we talk ballot initiatives.

We chat with Amanda Sandoval, United Way director of systems change and policy, for a discussion about the importance of ballot initiatives and two initiatives on the ballot in November’s General Election.

We also discuss United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming United Way Conversations for Change event.

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Good news happens! This week’s episode features a conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer, an Indigenous scientist and storyteller whose book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than three years.

Kimmerer will be a returning guest speaker for the Seattle Arts and Lectures Encore Series on December 9 at Town Hall, and United Way of King County is proud to co-sponsor that event.

This week’s episode will also feature information about United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming event at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center.

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Good news happens! In this episode, we visit Jewish Family Service, a Seattle-based organization, that, via its food bank, supports the needs of Jewish individuals and families, refugees and immigrants, and our broader community.

United Way is proud to support Jewish Family Service and spotlight its annual Community-Wide Food Drive & Food Sort, which enlists volunteers and partners to provide healthy food to people throughout the Puget Sound region.

We will also hear about United Way’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming event at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center.

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Good news happens! This week, we visit the Iraqi Community Center of Washington, a Kent-based organization that provides services and programs that help its community members achieve self-sufficiency.

United Way of King County proudly supports the Iraqi Community Center of Washington and how it spends its time serving the nearly 5,000 Iraqi people who call our state home.

We will also discuss United Way of King County’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming Get Out the Vote event.

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Good news happens! In this episode we will chat with Yusuf Bashir of Falis Community Services, a Kent-based organization that spends its time providing services and opportunities for immigrants and refugees.

United Way proudly supports Falis Community Services and its efforts to help immigrant and refugee youth, and families succeed in our area.

We will also discuss United Way of King County’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming Get Out the Vote event.

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Good News happens! This week, United Way of King County’s podcast Hourglass features the first episode of our three-part Get Out the Vote Series.

With the November Election less than two months away, United Way stresses the importance of exercising your right to vote. Our Get Out the Vote Series will discuss the importance of voting, initiatives on this year’s ballot, and ways to stay civically engaged all year long.

We will also discuss United Way of King County’s Our Neighbor Fund and an upcoming Get Out the Vote event.

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