Solid Ground

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Help build a home for healing

Housing and essential support services are possible because of friends and supporters like you. Donate today to remind thousands of families that their futures are worth working toward!

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Key ingredients for housing stability

Solid Ground’s personalized case management approach – building trust and customizing support to meet people where they are – is essential to families’ ability to find and hold on to stable housing.

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What does it take to #SolvePoverty?

COMMUNITY! Please take 60 seconds to watch this video, then join us in this important work today.

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Leaning into community approaches to public safety

Solid Ground is actively working to understand our role in the ongoing movement for racial justice and Black liberation – and how we can use our privilege to further the demands for racial equity.

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Coronavirus resources for Seattle, King County, & WA State

Solid Ground has helped our community overcome crises for over 45 years – and we’re here now to help people and our community during the pandemic.

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Community Report 2019

Healing, wellness, and race and social justice are critical ingredients in our anti-poverty recipe for change for more than 76,000 neighbors in 2019.

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Solid Ground connects people with resources to help gain stability and build stronger futures. »

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Volunteer, donate, advocate or just spread the word. Learn about the many ways you can join us to build community to end poverty. »

Solid Ground believes poverty is solvable.

Our approach combines direct services with community-based advocacy. We support individuals and work to undo racism and other oppressions that create barriers – so everyone can achieve their full potential.

Groundviews Blog

Honoring the life & legacy of Tony Lee

All around Washington State, tears of grief are rolling up against memories of the booming, mountainous laugh of Tony Lee, who died on Thursday of complications from Primary Lateral Sclerosis. Tony will be remembered as many things: passionate, committed, smart, a man of integrity, a keen analyst, a tireless champion of racial justice, and the source of a wondrously infectious laugh. For those who had the honor to know and work with him, he was...

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Post-election survival tips

Let’s face it. This year’s election has us all carrying around a lot of feelings. Many of us have expressed anxiety, frustration, anger, more anxiety, fear, and a little bit of hope. After an already long and difficult 2020, it is totally understandable to feel burdened – perhaps beyond what we can handle sometimes – by this very important election. With this in mind, here are a few thoughts about the hidden victories we have...

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Relationships, trust, & other keys to housing stability

Rental assistance is historically one of the most effective tools to help keep at-risk families and individuals stably housed. In a system where local emergency shelters are consistently over capacity, rapid rehousing with rental assistance is a critical strategy to forestall homelessness. However a key element in families’ likelihood to succeed is Solid Ground’s personalized case management approach – building trust and customizing support to meet people where they are – especially as the pandemic...

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Upcoming Events

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Virtual Volunteer Orientation

Interested in volunteering to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change... Read More »

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Thank you for making our Virtual Lunch-IN a LITERAL recipe for success!

Thank you to all who contributed to our Recipe for Change Campaign! Missed the livestream event with Chef Edouardo Jordan? Visit the Solid Ground Virtual Recipe for Change Lunch-IN webpage at any time for a replay of both the event and the heartwarming video of Chef’s workshop series with young Sand Point Housing residents. (Presenting sponsor: Whole Foods Market)

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Help build a home for healing

Key ingredients for housing stability

What does it take to #SolvePoverty?

Leaning into community approaches to public safety

Coronavirus resources for Seattle, King County, & WA State

Community Report 2019

Help build a home for healing

Get Help

Get Involved

Solid Ground believes poverty is solvable.

Our approach combines direct services with community-based advocacy. We support individuals and work to undo racism and other oppressions that create barriers – so everyone can achieve their full potential.

Groundviews Blog

Honoring the life & legacy of Tony Lee

Post-election survival tips

Relationships, trust, & other keys to housing stability

Upcoming Events

Virtual Volunteer Orientation

Thank you for making our Virtual Lunch-IN a LITERAL recipe for success!

SOLID GROUND'S WALLINGFORD OFFICES ARE CURRENTLY OPEN ONLY TO EMPLOYEES.

Monday – Friday, 10am – 2pm

206.694.6700