Hourglass: United Way of King County
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Episodes
118 episodes
#119: Pack the Bus, Gus!
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about Pack the Bus, United Way’s May 20th volunteer initiative in partnership with Communities in Schools Greater King County. Pack the Bus is designed to support studen...
#118: UWKC in DC, Episode Two: Taking Your Concerns to the Pols
Good news happens. This episode is the second in a two-part series on United Way of King County staff members visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with federal lawmakers from Washington state. Today’s episode looks at our visit to the...
#117: UWKC in DC, Episode One: Hunger Advocacy
Good news happens. This week's episode is the first of a two-part series on United Way of King County staff members visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with federal lawmakers from Washington state.This episode looks at our visit to last w...
#116: Downpayment Assistance for Black, Brown Homebuyers
Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about homeownership with Anzhane Slaughter of the Seattle-based organization Young Black Homeowners and Dawn Bennett of the Kent-based, United Way-supported organization African American L...
#115: 2026 Public Policy Series, Episode Three: Recap and Updates
Good news happens. This episode is the third installment of a three-part series on 2026 state, county, and city policy. We'll chat with Nancy Lu, United Way public policy coordinator, and Amanda Sandoval, United Way's director of sy...
#114: Talking Taxes: Free Filing, ITINs and More
Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about taxes with Ryan McFerran, United Way Senior Financial Stability Program Manager, and Ramon Ortiz, an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Washington Law School and manag...
#113: Financial Insight That Just Makes (Dollars and) Sense
Good news happens. For this episode, we’ll talk about financial planning with James McBain, senior vice president and regional director of wealth planning and trust advisory at US Bank Private Wealth Management. Hourglass was please...
#112: A Sacred Space
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about Sacred Land Collective, an Auburn-based, Black-owned, 78-acre partnership that offers programs, retreat spaces, and cultural ceremonies for people to gather, rest, and heal. U...
#111: More Than a Game
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Bookie Gates of Baseball Beyond Borders, a Kent-based, United Way-supported youth development organization that combines baseball and softball with mentorship and education.&nb...
#110: Mother's Care
This week's episode features a conversation with Norine Hill, founder and director of Mother Nation, a Seattle-based, United Way-supported organization that provides cultural healing services, housing support, and other resources for Indigenous...
#109: That Brown Girl Talks About Cooking!
Good news happens. This week's episode is a conversation with Kristi Brown, the renowned chef and owner of That Brown Girl Cooks catering and Communion Restaurant and Bar in Seattle.United Way is proud to say we have supported Kristi on ...
#108: Let's Talk ParentChild+ With its New CEO, Stephen Cockrell!
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about Parent Child Plus with its new CEO, Stephen Cockrell.United Way is proud to support the national ParentChild+ program and its local agencies as part of our commitment t...
#107: The Future of SNAP: Who'll Pay for It?
This week's episode features a conversation about SNAP, namely, who is going to cover the costs to keep the federal nutrition program running?Hourglass recently sat down with Elsa Young, United Way Food Security Impact Manager, about a r...
#106: Progressive Leadership, Continued
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Teresa Mosqueda, a current King County council member and former member of the City of Seattle council. Teresa has been a steadfast supporter of United Way programs...
#105: Building Black Communities, Collectively
Good news happens. This episode features a discussion about United Way’s Black Community Building Collective, a group of more than a dozen Black-led nonprofits that share best practices, craft strategies, and use United Way resources to help br...
#104: United Way’s Free Tax Prep Campaign is Back!
Good news happens. It’s Tax Season, and that means United Way of King County’s Free Tax Preparation Campaign is up and running. From now until April 19, qualified residents can have their taxes done free, either virtually or at one of our 20 lo...
#103: Public Policy Series, Episode Two: City and County Policy
Good news happens. This week’s episode is the second installment of a three-part series on 2026 state, county, and city policy. We’ll discuss the City of Seattle and King County governments, both of which gained new leaders from las...
#102: Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in Perilous Times—Again
Time and again, it seems as if Seattle’s annual King Day march and rally has coincided with moments in our nation’s history that shed light on injustice, inequality, and the progress we haven’t made in eliminating both.Monday’s march and...
#101: 2026 Public Policy Series, Episode One: State Policy
Good news happens. This episode is the first installment of a three-part series on 2026 state, county, and city policy. As the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session begins on January 12, we sat down with Amanda Sandoval, United ...
#100: Looking Back at 2025, Primed for an Impactful 2026
Happy New Year! For this 100th episode, we look back at 2025 and look at what’s in store for 2026.We’ll chat with United Way interim CEO Dr. Catherine Cushinberry about how we at United Way addressed the challenges of 2025 and some of th...
#99: A Chat with State Senator and Native Action Network Co-Founder Claudia Kauffman!
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Claudia Kauffman, our Washington State Senator and co-founder of the Native Action Network, a United Way-supported, Seattle-based nonprofit that promotes the full representatio...
#98: There's a Kit Build for That!
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about United Way's Community Partnership Kit Offerings, packages loaded with essential items for King County residents based on needs identified by neighborhood-based organizations....
#97: The Parent in ParentChild+
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about how the SeaTac-based Congolese Integration Network utilizes the early learning program ParentChild+ to help immigrant children and their parents adapt to and thrive in their n...
#96: Project LEAD, Leadership for Tomorrow
Good news happens. This episode is a conversation about Leadership Tomorrow and Project LEAD. Leadership Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization co-founded by United Way that cultivates a network of leaders to address our region’s challenges. It i...
#95: "No One Lies About Being Hungry."
Good news happens. On the eve of United Way of King County's Year-End Fundraising Campaign launch, this week's episode features a conversation with Angel Swanson of Feeding Feasible Feasts, an Auburn-based food relief organization that addresse...
