Since November 2024, UWSC has awarded $41,000 to four nonprofit organizations working to address inequitable impacts of the war on drugs, particularly on BIPOC communities, in Snohomish County. Funds awarded to date include:
- Connect Casino Road – $15,000
Offers a nine-week business accelerator course – in English and Spanish – for small business owners, focused on financial planning and marketing. Learn more.
- Black Healing Fund – $10,000
Purchased a delivery vehicle to enhance the distribution of resources to underserved Black families and increase community engagement. Learn more.
- Millennia Ministries – $6,000
Offers financial literacy and personal development programs for BIPOC youth and Black women. Learn more.
- Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services – $10,000
To aid The Nest program, which serves 150 Indigenous families through their Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Project. Learn more.
Our outreach focuses on strengthening Black-, Indigenous-, and Latine-led community initiatives as these groups have been disproportionately affected by and involved with the justice system.
Specifically, UWSC aims to:
- Provide financial literacy and mentoring support
- Support asset-building initiatives
- Plan and implement a statewide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
- Oversee and manage an Individual Development Accounts (IDA) program.
United Way of Snohomish County is one of seven United Ways of the Pacific Northwest, selected to administer the Community Outreach Fund, a grant made available through the Community Reinvestment Project (CRP) by the Washington State Department of Commerce.