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due to a lack of access to high-quality remote instruction," she says. "Before the pandemic, too few Washington students were graduating and earning credentials in the STEM, trade and health care jobs that drive our economy. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has only escalated our state’s workforce crisis." Read more

Innovative strategies address critical housing needs

vanished. His family began rationing food, trying to ensure they could continue to eat. COVID-19 left many families across the region wondering when, or if, their next meal would come. By April 2020, 1.6 million people across Washington state were affected by this crisis, and lines continued to grow at food banks and food pantries. Up to one-third of Washington’s population is now food insecure, according to a survey carried out by Washington State University, the University of Washington and Tacoma Community College — at least 2.2 million people. Read more

A Seattle father was working hard as a rideshare driver, making a decent living, thinking he left deprivation behind long ago in Afghanistan. But when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the region in March, his income

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Organizations are putting their human and financial resources into initiatives designed to reduce racial inequality during the coronavirus crisis and well beyond.

“It’s inspiring to see fellow Washingtonians come forward in recognition that the hope for our future lies within our very own communities," say Kimber Connors, Executive Director, Washington State Opportunity Scholarship.

Vulnerable groups in King County are experiencing a much greater impact from COVID-19, especially when they are experiencing housing instability or even homelessness.

The Afghan Health Initiative is one of the more than two dozen agencies connected with the Community Food Fund. (Courtesy of United Way of King County)

By April 2020, 1.6 million people across Washington state were affected by the pandemic, and lines continued to grow at food banks and food pantries. (Courtesy of Hopelink)

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COVID-19 created a series of challenges we will continue to face in 2021 and beyond. Disparities that existed before the pandemic have widened, leaving many with uncertain futures. “To close the gaps, we all need to come together in new ways and act with greater urgency, creativity and shared accountability,” says Jane Broom, senior director of Microsoft Philanthropies. Washington State’s citizens, businesses, community organizations and local and state governments are working together to address affordable housing, education and food security. Together, we can help communities across Washington emerge from these challenging times stronger, healthier and more resilient.

housing instability or even homelessness. “We live in an area with a severe shortage of affordable housing, which led to a homelessness crisis before the pandemic even arrived on our shores,” says Gordon McHenry Jr., CEO of United Way of King County. “We have not invested at the levels needed to help people living in cars, under bridges, in tents, or living one paycheck away from homelessness.” Read more

As soon as COVID-19 broke out in the U.S., Kimber Connors knew what it would mean for higher education. "Black, Hispanic, Latinx and low-income students are much more likely to fall behind in their studies

The global pandemic has impacted us all in unprecedented ways, but it has not impacted us all equally. Vulnerable groups in King County are experiencing a much greater impact from COVID-19, especially when they are experiencing

Partnerships work to overcome education gaps highlighted by COVID-19 crisis

Feeding Washington: Facing food insecurity head on

“We live in an area with a severe shortage of affordable housing, which led to a homelessness crisis before the pandemic even arrived on our shores,” says Gordon McHenry Jr., CEO of United Way of King County. (From left: Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela, Gordon McHenry Jr. and Leigh Toner)

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