“Never doubt a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
The Need is Great
In 2007 in King County:
- Total children living in poverty~~56,230
- People homeless on any given night~~8,300
- Households served by food banks~~110,292 (215,941 people, 37% are children)
- 76% of jobs do not pay a living wage for a single parent family with two children.
