Solid Ground

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2020 Community Report

Read about the myriad ways Solid Ground participants, volunteers, and staff shined through the darkest days of an unprecedented year.

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Reimagining cooking together

Our Community Food Education team creates community in their cooking and nutrition classes – virtually!

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Black woman gazes hopefully off over a body of water. To her right is a blue text box with black and white text that reads: “I could dance right now! This program has helped me have a better life, not just go from one place of poverty to another. I now have a chance to have better, to be better, to do better.” ~LaTanya Cheatam, JHRRH participant

Personal advocacy makes powerful change

LaTanya's story shows how resilience and brilliance – combined with compassionate support and collaborative advocacy – can lead to legislative change that helps many.

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Your light shines so brightly!

We're all aglow! Thanks to all who joined us for our Golden Hour 2021 event. You can still view stories of our community's resilience and brilliance via the recorded livestream from Town Hall Seattle.

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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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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.

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Solid Ground endorses Best Starts for Kids Levy renewal

At its meeting earlier this month, the Solid Ground Board of Directors voted unanimously to endorse King County Proposition 1, the Best Starts for Kids Levy renewal, on the upcoming August 3 primary ballot. The original Best Starts for Kids Levy, approved by voters in 2015, raised around $440 million to support critical programs and services for tens of thousands of kids in King County, many of them in underserved communities. This money has allowed...

Why ‘Compassion Seattle’ will do more harm than good for our unhoused neighbors

If, like us, you worry about the wellbeing of thousands of our neighbors living in parks, on street corners, and in emergency shelters across Seattle, you may have been intrigued by a proposal called Compassion Seattle. “Finally,” you might think, “Somebody has a plan to address homelessness in Seattle.” But don’t be fooled. Compassion Seattle is a vaguely worded proposal that would do far more harm than good for one of Seattle’s most vulnerable populations....

Gov. Jay Inslee at a bill signing ceremony.

The BIG wins we’re celebrating from the 2021 legislative session

While we continue to face many challenges in overcoming poverty and systems of oppression in Washington state, we can also celebrate several major legislative wins over the last year that are already having a big impact – particularly for folks living on low incomes, people exposed to persistent trauma, and communities of color that continue to be subjected to the forces of systemic racism. Solid Ground’s advocacy partner, Statewide Poverty Action Network, made significant progress...

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