From affordable housing to nutritious food, basic needs are essential to the well-being of all residents—and the community at large.
Increase affordable housing Increase access to healthy food |
Downtown Emergency Service Center »DESC opened its doors 30 years ago as an emergency shelter; someplace for vulnerable adults living with behavioral health disorders, mental illness, and chronic homelessness to come in out of the cold for a night. OPERATION: Sack Lunch »OPERATION: Sack Lunch serves the homeless and food insecure in Seattle. We prepare and serve 200,000 meals a year; breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. Church of Mary Magdalene »Church of Mary Magdalene has contributed to the empowerment of thousands of homeless women who have moved out of homelessness into more stable situations. |
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Recent Foundation Activities
Building Resilience Initiative Update The Building Resilience Initiative (BRI) will be coming to an end at the close of 2011. This three-year funding collaborative was created by The Seattle Foundation in 2008 as a response to the economic downturn. |
Success Story
Impact Capital Financing Helps Low-income Communities Impact Capital makes strategic capital investments aimed at improving the quality of life in our region. As a community development financial institution, the organization provides pre-development financing and below-market loans to nonprofit organizations developing housing projects in low-income communities across the state. |
In 2010, there were more than 7.8 million visits to food banks in Washington and more than 2.2 million visits in King County. |