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Building Community to End Poverty

Solid Ground is a Seattle-based nonprofit working to end poverty and undo racism and other oppressions that are root causes of poverty in our community.

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Peer support for mental health recovery

Supportive services at Solid Ground’s Sand Point Housing (SPH) now include peer support – an opportunity for residents to get mental health recovery assistance from someone with lived, firsthand experience herself. Marissa Brooks, a Peer Support Specialist at Therapeutic Health Services (THS), passionately and devotedly fills this role. She also wears “a few different hats,” including helping individuals develop job search skills and access available services. The sole vocational specialist at THS, Marissa also trains...

Cultivating food, flowers & community

The garden at Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney Place (PGK) on Solid Ground’s Sand Point Housing campus is flourishing, and not only due to the warm weather and sunshine. This year, collaborative efforts and community support has empowered a group of PGK residents to really dig in, cultivate and begin reaping the fruits of their labor. “This is the bed we started with,” PGK resident Adrienne Karls notes, pointing to a booming bed of Swiss chard, kale...

A human face to help navigate the homeless housing system

For people experiencing homelessness, Regional Access Points (RAPs) are the primary starting points to access housing resources in Seattle/King County. With five locations, RAPs were developed to improve the effectiveness and reach of the Coordinated Entry for All (CEA) system for connecting people with housing and related resources. Solid Ground staffs the North Seattle RAP, co-located with North Seattle Community College’s Opportunity Center for Employment and Education (OCE&E). Those seeking the service schedule a RAP...

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Upcoming Events

Sep

Part 3: Banking Workshop: Financial Fitness Boot Camp

Are you ready to take control of your finances? Join us for... Read More »

Sep

Calling Volunteer Tutors 55 & Older!

Be a positive influence in the life of a young person! Attend... Read More »

Sep

Calling Volunteer Cooking Enthusiasts 55 & Older!

Passionate about cooking and food? We need YOU to share your skills... Read More »

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Dining for food justice!

Thank you to the social justice champions who gathered at the table with us at Marra Farm to advocate for food justice and a more equitable community. We shared an evening of truly fine food and wine, but what really made the night special was you – our Solid Ground community.

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