Help Stories

There was a family of four in a van living near our Georgetown food bank. They were homeless and had moved here from California. One of the parents just got out of jail. They’re hoping to start over here in King County. The dad is eager to find work. We gave him  several employment leads. They…

Loretta lived in an area of King County where it is hard to get social services. She had no income other than an unpredictable amount she gets sporadically. Her Section 8 based rent rate (Section 8 housing is a federal housing voucher program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent,…

Karen lost her job recently. She was already living paycheck to paycheck and had no savings for emergencies. She’s a single mom with three boys, two are disabled and receive Social Security Disability Income. She gets $239 per month in child support. She got behind on her rent. SVdP helped her with $105 to prevent…

We recently helped a family of six. They had little money. The only income this family of six had was what the father earned doing “odd jobs.” He was an undocumented immigrant and couldn’t find steady employment. It was difficult for the housing program to determine the amount the family should pay for rent due to the variances…