Hourglass: United Way of King County
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Episodes
97 episodes
#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....
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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21:59
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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29:30
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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25:15
#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...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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25:55
#94: Hope Doesn't Quit, Neither Do We: Our Year-End Giving Campaign
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about our Year-End Giving Campaign, "Hope Doesn’t Quit, Neither Do We."When you invest in United Way’s work through our annual year-end giving campaign, you help us strengthe...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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14:02
#93: Asset Building in Indigenous Communities
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Andrea Alexander, a Makah Tribal Elder, activist, and community development expert who leads the Northwest Native Asset Building Coalition, an Edmonds-based, United Way-support...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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33:37
#92: Before You Write to Your Legislator: Here Are Some Dos and Don'ts
Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about contacting elected officials.Folks say write to your councilmembers, representatives, and your senators when you want issues addressed that you care about. Amid the current fe...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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29:45
#91: Safeguarding the Right for Indigenous People to Worship Behind Bars
Good news happens. This week’s episode is a conversation with Gabriel Galanda of Huy, a Seattle-based Indigenous organization that provides economic, rehabilitative, educational, and religious support for Indigenous inmates in Washington state ...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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31:21
#90: The Federal Government Shutdown Could Derail SNAP
This episode features a conversation about the possible loss of SNAP benefits to millions nationwide. United Way of King County has championed the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides families nationw...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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15:04
#89: Free Food, Delivered Door-to-Door
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation about United Way’s free Home Grocery Delivery Program.As United Way is set to launch our End of Year Giving Campaign that focuses on Hunger, Hourglass sat down with Cheyenne ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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23:27
#88: On Tyranny, On Freedom
This episode features a conversation with historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder. United Way is partnering with Seattle Arts and Lectures to co-sponsor an evening with Snyder at Benaroya Hall on Oct. 26 as part of our Conve...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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32:05
#87: Happy Hour with an Emerging Leader
Good news happens. This episode features a conversation about Emerging Leaders 365, a United Way of King County-sponsored group of more than 10,000 young adults passionate about engaging in a year of impact to support their neighbors. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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16:57
#86: Indigenous Groups Bring School Board Candidates to the Community
Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with two members of local Indigenous organization that will host a Seattle Public School Board Candidate Forum on October 4 at North Seattle College. We chatted with Lis...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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19:02
#85: “We’ve Never Run Out of Food”
Good news happens. This week's episode features a conversation with Tiffany Kelly-Gray of Byrd Barr Place, a Seattle-based nonprofit that offers essential services—including food, shelter, and financial tools—for Seattle area residents.
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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21:51
#84: Funding Indigenous Communities
Good news happens. This week’s episode discusses United Way’s Indigenous Communities Fund. Since the fund was launched in 2020, we’ve granted about $5 million to local groups to address many needs in King County’s Indigenous Communities....
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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24:48
#83: Meet Our New Interim CEO!
Good news happens. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Catherine Cushinberry, United Way’s interim CEO.Dr. Cushinberry became interim CEO when President and CEO Gordon McHenry Jr. stepped down in June. Hourglass sat down with D...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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27:50
#82: Keeping King County Housed
Good news happens. We sat down with three United Way of King County housing specialists to discuss the current need for rental assistance and eviction prevention in our county, our efforts (including renewed funding) to help address those needs...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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21:31
#81: When Reaching Age 18 is a “Blessing”: Youth & Gun Violence
This week’s episode features a candid and poignant discussion about youth gun violence in our area. We sat down with two young men from the United Way-supported 4-C Coalition and Seattle Cares mentoring movement, as well as the dire...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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47:23
#80: SNAP's Been Cut. Now What?
This week's episode discusses federal legislation that will cut SNAP benefits to recipients across Washington state and nationwide. We sat down with Sara Seelmeyer, United Way’s Director for Ending Hunger, and Connor Walsh, United W...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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18:32
#79: CHOOSE Expansion
Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with Jayanna Volle of CHOOSE 180, a United Way-supported, Burien-based organization that has impacted the local juvenile justice system by transforming how our region responds to yo...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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15:00
#78: Driven to Supporting His Community
Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with Kent resident Yusuf Bashir, who is making an impact in his community while working two jobs. One, as the founder of the United Way-supported nonprofit Falis Community Services,...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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31:32
#77: There's Hope for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation about addressing youth homelessness. We chat with Tricia Raikes, co-founder of the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation, which not only responds to youth and young adult home...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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43:00
#76: Poetry, Prose and Perspective
Good news happens. This episode features poetry, prose, and perspective from Maven Gardner, a 2016 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate, whose writings have shed light on what it means to grow up in foster care and then experience homelessness as an adu...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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47:43
#75: Fighting for Your Civil Liberties
Good news happens. This week’s episode features a conversation with Michele Storms, the executive director of the ACLU of Washington.Since 1935, the ACLU of Washington has served as one of our state’s most formidable civil rights and civ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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28:12
#74: Play Ball (Beyond Borders)!
Good news happens. In this episode, we’re talking baseball with Bookie Gates of Baseball Beyond Borders, a Kent-based organization that provides baseball and softball access for communities of color. United Way of King County is pro...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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35:30