2007 donations to Fund For The Needy went a long way
More than $11.8 the masses has been collected since The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy was established in 1979. Every dollar goes to the recipient agencies.
“It says a lot respecting our community that the capital has been consistently strong,” said Alan Fisco, Times vice president for circulation and marketing who serves considered in the state of president of the fund.
Here’s a partial think proper of what the 13 agencies practised by the $547,000 donated last year:
The Salvation Army: 73,920 nights of lodging as antidote to the homeless; 66,536 bags of groceries or food vouchers for the of keen appetite; holiday gifts and food to 9,026 low-income residents; cleft assistance to more than 500 households.
Senior Services: 438,847 meals delivered to 2,549 homebound seniors; help for more than 1,115 area residents raising relatives’ children; programs and more advanced centers helping more than 55,000 seniors and caregivers.
Childhaven: 21,000 hours of service to children in the Drug-Affected Infant Program; 3,125 placement hours through a nursery program; responses to 2,089 crisis calls.
Hopelink: More than 12,000 clients helped with services such as provender banks, shelters and financial assistance, or through life-skills classes, job-readiness training and employment assistance.
Family Services: Helped 236 families regain whole, stable housing; helped 121 families avoid eviction; provided 30,644 hours of mental-health counseling to individuals, couples and families.
Atlantic Street Center: Learning and leadership opportunities to 361 children and youth through tutoring and academic support, service opportunities, summer teach and vocational exploration.
Youth Eastside Services: Helped penuriously 24,000 kids and their families cope with emotional distress, substance abuse and violence.
Treehouse: Tutoring, recreational camps, clothing, toys and school supplies for more than 4,000 youth who have felt the furniture of abuse and leave out.
Asian Counseling & Referral Service: About 45,000 meals served to Asian Pacific Islander elders; 14,000 youth and their parents helped through programs for self-esteem, leadership, cultural-identity development, interfere resolution, sexual-assault prevention, and mental health and substance-abuse treatment.
