Helping people meet their immediate needs and become self-sufficient is only one side of Solid Ground's work. We also work to ensure that social and government policies are more responsive to the realities people with low incomes face in King County and across Washington State.

• Our Anti-Racism Initiative works to undo racism by identifying and addressing institutional practices and policies that are barriers to the full participation of people of color in our society.
  
• Family Assistance protects people’s rights, working directly with families statewide to help them obtain and retain public assistance.
  
• Penny Harvest program is the region’s most broad-based effort to involve, engage and inspire young people to address community needs through philanthropy and service learning.
  
• Statewide Poverty Action Network is an alliance of individuals and organizations advocating for public policies that eliminate the root causes of poverty.