Washington Universities Feed People, Not Trash Cans Food waste — we all do it. We put that bag of spinach in the back of the fridge and forget about it. We make a casserole big enough to feed an army and... Kate OConnell
‘No Wrong Door’: New Seattle Clinic Responds To Lack Of Mental Health Care When it comes to providing care for people with mental illness, Washington ranks in the bottom five in the country. The state has one of the highest per... Ruby de Luna
Want Affordable Housing In Seattle? Get In Line (Literally) Steve Graham got in line late. His number was 136. But he was optimistic about the chance of a lifetime: a shot at brand new, low-income housing in an... Liz Jones
Why So Many Kids Are Chronically Absent In Washington State On a recent morning at George T. Daniel Elementary School in Kent, the school bell had already rung. In the driveway, one minivan after another pulled... Ann Dornfeld
Employment Is High, But So Is Poverty Jeannie Yandel talks to Dona Ponepinto, president and CEO of United Way of Pierce County about a new study commissioned by United Way that found one in ... Jeannie Yandel Amina Al-Sadi
PHOTOS: How Poverty Compares In Northwest And Across U.S. Jeannie Yandel talks to photographer Matt Black about his photo series, "The Geography of Poverty," and about how poor Northwest communities compare to... Jeannie Yandel Allie Ferguson
The People Behind The Rise Of Online Microlending Jessica Jackley was a liberal arts major who stumbled her way into the Stanford MBA program. Philosophy and business came together for her in 2005 when... John O'Brien
When It Comes To Equal Access To Healthy Food, Washington Has Room For Improvement RadioActive’s Julia Furukawa and Paul Kiefer delve into the often overlooked reality of hunger in contemporary America. Through a brief history lesson,... Paul Kiefer Julia Furukawa
From The Men's Wearhouse To Fighting Global Poverty Ross Reynolds speaks with Charlie Bresler, the former president of the clothing chain Men’s Wearhouse who became executive director of Bainbridge Island... Ross Reynolds
Why 'Rapid Re-Housing' May Be Key To Ending Homelessness In King County Marcie Sillman talks with Alice Shobe about rapid re-housing and how the strategy fits into ending homelessness in Seattle and King County. Shobe is... Marcie Sillman Andy Hurst