• When Our Children's First Teachers Become Their Best Advocates
    Jun 3 2024

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    This episode features a conversation with Regina Elmi, co-founder and executive director of Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond (SPEB). This Renton-based organization believes all children’s success depends upon strong partnerships between parents, schools, and community members.

    United Way of King County proudly spotlights Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond and how it spends its time helping communities of color advocate for change.

    We will also chat about West Seattle Food Bank and spread the news about an upcoming Volunteer and Learn event.

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    16 mins
  • Class Time and Community During COVID
    May 27 2024

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    This month marks the one-year anniversary of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hourglass looks back at how COVID-19 impacted local students in and out of the classroom and how a United Way-funded coalition of nonprofits aided young people, families, and communities during the pandemic.

    In the photo are four students from two local nonprofits who offered their takes on schooling during COVID: Zeppelin Andrew (Kiowa) and Helena Johnny (Cowichan) of local nonprofit Red Eagle Soaring and Alondra Gonzalez and Miguel Bravo Monterrozo of Para Los Ninos.

    We’ll also spotlight the South King County Food Coalition and an upcoming United Way event addressing housing insecurity.

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    27 mins
  • Keeping Our Youth Active
    May 20 2024

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    There's more to movement than exercise and sports! This episode features a conversation with Sarah Sense-Wilson and Kayla Harstad of Urban Native Education Alliance, a Seattle-based organization that immerses generations of Indigenous youth in education, culture, and tradition.

    United Way is proud to support Urban Native Education Alliance and how it spends its time keeping Indigenous youth active with programs that foster health and wellness and engaged in activities that promote social justice.

    We will also hear about the Des Moines Area Food Bank and an upcoming event that probes solutions to housing insecurity.

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    23 mins
  • "Hope and Opportunity in Over 40 Languages"
    May 13 2024

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    In this episode, we chat with Leslie Stone, the youth development director for Asian Counseling and Referral Service of Seattle. For more than 50 years, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, or ACRS, has offered a broad array of behavioral health programs, human services, and civic engagement activities for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other local communities.

    United Way of King County proudly supports ACRS and how it spends its time promoting social justice and the well-being for communities that are often underserved.

    We also spotlight Ballard Food Bank and our upcoming Conversations for Change event on Housing Stability.

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    24 mins
  • Technology. Access.
    May 6 2024

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    In this episode, we chat with Sherry Williams, the executive director of operations for Technology Access Foundation, a Seattle-based organization that provides STEM education for underserved students and support for educators of color.

    United Way of King County proudly supports Technology Access Foundation and how it spends its time using STEM as a tool for social change and educational equality.

    We will also hear about Kent Food Bank & Emergency Services and about our upcoming Conversations for Change event on Housing Stability.

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    20 mins
  • “Nothing About Us Without Us”
    Apr 29 2024

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    This episode features a conversation with Nicole Barker of Open Doors for Multicultural Families, a Kent-based organization that envisions a world where all individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities and their families thrive in an inclusive society of their own design.

    United Way of King County proudly supports Open Doors for Multicultural Families and how it spends its time supporting communities through programs, training, and advocacy.

    We will also spotlight the Highline Area Food Bank and share information about an upcoming United Way event on housing stability.

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    25 mins
  • Tony B. of Rainer Avenue Radio!
    Apr 22 2024

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    This episode features a conversation with Tony B Benton, the founder and Station Manager of Rainier Avenue Radio, a Black-owned, 24-hour station in Historic Columbia City Theater that amplifies the diverse narratives and voices of Southeast Seattle’s communities.

    United Way of King County is proud to spotlight Tony B and allow him the time to chat about the station’s upcoming Rainier Avenue Earth Day event, an event held from April 22-26.

    We will also spotlight the Auburn Food Bank and share information about an upcoming United Way event on housing stability.

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    17 mins
  • “I want to be the light in anyone’s life I come across.”
    Apr 15 2024

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    In this episode, we chat with De’Vonte Parson, the executive director of Pro Se Potential, a prevention-based, restorative program that empowers local youth to achieve stability and find their purpose.

    United Way of King County proudly supports Pro Se Potential and the time it spends building young leaders through healing-centered engagement, workforce development and mentorship.

    We will also hear about a great volunteer opportunity coming up, as well as United Way of King County’s signature fundraising event.

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    38 mins